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Apologies for cross posting 30 % off for all MECCSA subscribers!* <http://bit.ly/xUdfMX> Muslims and New Media in West Africa <http://bit.ly/xUdfMX> Pathways to God Dorothea E. Schulz "Promises to make a major contribution not only to the study of women's involvement in 'political Islam' in West Africa, but also to comparative studies of commodification, mass entertainment, the global emergence of new religious cultures, masculinity, and the personal effects of neoliberalism." ¯Sean Hanretta, Stanford University Although Islam is not new to West Africa, new patterns of domestic economies, the promise of political liberalization, and the proliferation of new media have led to increased scrutiny of Islam in the public sphere. Dorothea E. Schulz shows how new media have created religious communities that are far more publicly engaged than they were in the past. Muslims and New Media in West Africa expands ideas about religious life in West Africa, women's roles in religion, religion and popular culture, the meaning of religious experience in a charged environment, and how those who consume both religion and new media view their public and private selves. Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments Overture; 1. "Our Nation's Authentic Traditions": Law Reform and Controversies over the Common Good, 1999-2006; 2. Times of Hardship: Gender Relations in a Changing Urban Economy; 3. Family Conflicts: Domestic Life Revisited by Media Practices; 4. Practicing Humanity: Social Institutions of Islamic Moral Renewal; 5. Alasira, the Path to God; 6. "Proper Believers": Mass-mediated Constructions of Moral Community; 7. Consuming Baraka, Debating Virtue: New Forms of Mass-mediated Religiosity; Epilogue Notes; Bibliography; Index Indiana University Press December 2011 320pp 9780253223623 PB £18.99 now only £13 when you quote CS0212MNMA <http://bit.ly/xUdfMX> when you order Postage and Packing £3.50 (PLEASE QUOTE REF NUMBER: CS0212MNMA <http://bit.ly/xUdfMX> for discount) To order a copy please contact Marston on +44(0)1235 465500 or email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or visit our website: http://bit.ly/xUdfMX where you can still receive your discount Or to request an inspection copy of this title please email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> stating your university, any relevant courses/modules you teach and the intake for your course/module per year. *Offer excludes the USA, South America and Australasia. -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies. This mailing list is a free service from MeCCSA and is not restricted to members. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------