All the islands of the western Indian Ocean are immigrant societies: Austronesian seafarers, African slaves, Arab traders, South Asian indentured labourers and European plantation owners have all settled, more or less voluntarily, on Madagascar and Zanzibar, in the Mascarenes an…
"All the islands of the western Indian Ocean are immigrant societies: Austronesian seafarers, African slaves, Arab traders, South Asian indentured labourers and European plantation owners have all settled, more or less voluntarily, on Madagascar and Zanzibar, in the Mascarenes a…
Berlitz Pocket Guide Mauritius is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the very best that this entrancing Indian Ocean island has to offer. The Where to Go chapter details all the key sights on this idyllic tropical is…
Subject: Culture Smart! Mauritius is an illuminating and practical guide to Mauritian culture and society. It will help you turn your visit-whether it's for business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include: Local customs and traditions, the im…
Mauritius is a conundrum. A small, exotic, multiethnic island nation in the Indian Ocean, to some it is a multicultural "rainbow," a haven of peace, love, and understanding. Others see it as ethnically divided, cultivating only "sugarcane and prejudice." Opinions differ as to wh…
Culture Smart! Mauritius is an illuminating and practical guide to Mauritian culture and society. It will help you turn your visit-whether it's for business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include: Local customs and traditions, the impact of h…
"Sounding Islam investigates the sonic dimensions of religion, combining perspectives from the anthropology of media, the anthropology of semiotic mediation, and sound studies. Based on long-term ethnographic research on devotional Islam in Mauritius, Patrick Eisenlohr explores …
L'éditeur indique : "Sounding Islam investigates the sonic dimensions of religion, combining perspectives from the anthropology of media, the anthropology of semiotic mediation, and sound studies. Based on long-term ethnographic research on devotional Islam in Mauritius, Patrick…
Sounding Islam provides a provocative account of the sonic dimensions of religion, combining perspectives from the anthropology of media and sound studies, as well as drawing on neo-phenomenological approaches to atmospheres. Using long-term ethnographic research on devotional I…
Sounding Islam
Sounding Islam provides a provocative account of the sonic dimensions of religion, combining perspectives from the anthropology of media and sound studies, as well as drawing on neo-phenomenological approaches to atmospheres. Using long-term ethnographic research on devotional I…