book "Islam Observed"

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anthropological study book

"Islam Observed" is a seminal anthropological study by Clifford Geertz comparing the religious practices and cultural expressions of Islam in Indonesia and Morocco.

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Label	Occurrences
Islam Observed	2
book "Islam Observed" canonical	1

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Target entity: book "Islam Observed"
Context triple: [Clifford Geertz, knownFor, book "Islam Observed"]

A. Man and Islam
"Man and Islam" is a philosophical and sociological work by Iranian thinker Ali Shariati that explores the nature of human beings and their role in society from an Islamic perspective.
B. Islam and the West
Islam and the West refers to the complex historical, cultural, political, and religious relationship and interactions between Islamic societies and Western civilizations.
C. The Spirit of Islam
The Spirit of Islam is a seminal scholarly work that presents a sympathetic, reformist interpretation of Islamic history, theology, and civilization for both Muslim and Western audiences.
D. Covering Islam
Covering Islam is a critical work by Edward Said that examines how Western media and scholarship have historically represented and often distorted the image of Islam and the Muslim world.
E. Islam: A Short History
Islam: A Short History is a concise, accessible overview of the history and development of Islam written by religious historian Karen Armstrong.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: book "Islam Observed"
Target entity description: "Islam Observed" is a seminal anthropological study by Clifford Geertz comparing the religious practices and cultural expressions of Islam in Indonesia and Morocco.

A. Man and Islam
"Man and Islam" is a philosophical and sociological work by Iranian thinker Ali Shariati that explores the nature of human beings and their role in society from an Islamic perspective.
B. Islam and the West
Islam and the West refers to the complex historical, cultural, political, and religious relationship and interactions between Islamic societies and Western civilizations.
C. The Spirit of Islam
The Spirit of Islam is a seminal scholarly work that presents a sympathetic, reformist interpretation of Islamic history, theology, and civilization for both Muslim and Western audiences.
D. Covering Islam
Covering Islam is a critical work by Edward Said that examines how Western media and scholarship have historically represented and often distorted the image of Islam and the Muslim world.
E. Islam: A Short History
Islam: A Short History is a concise, accessible overview of the history and development of Islam written by religious historian Karen Armstrong.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anthropological study ⓘ book ⓘ
academicDiscipline	anthropology ⓘ area studies ⓘ religious studies ⓘ
author	Clifford Geertz ⓘ
compares	Indonesian Islam ⓘ linked to: Islam in Indonesia Moroccan Islam ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describes	relationship between religion and national culture ⓘ variation in Islamic practice across cultures ⓘ
focusesOn	cultural expressions of Islam ⓘ historical development of Islamic belief ⓘ religious practices ⓘ
genre	anthropology ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ religious studies ⓘ
hasAuthor	Clifford Geertz ⓘ
hasCentralConcept	cultural interpretation of religion ⓘ historical context of belief ⓘ religious symbols ⓘ
hasPart	case study of Islam in Indonesia ⓘ case study of Islam in Morocco ⓘ
hasPerspective	comparative ⓘ
influencedField	Islamic studies ⓘ anthropology of religion ⓘ comparative anthropology ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Indonesia ⓘ Islam ⓘ Morocco ⓘ religious development ⓘ symbolic anthropology ⓘ
notableFor	application of symbolic anthropology to Islamic societies ⓘ comparative analysis of Islam in two different cultural settings ⓘ
publicationYear	1968 ⓘ
publisher	University of Chicago Press ⓘ
setIn	Indonesia ⓘ Morocco ⓘ
subtitle	Religious Development in Morocco and Indonesia ⓘ
theoreticalApproach	interpretive anthropology ⓘ symbolic interpretation of religion ⓘ
title	Islam Observed ⓘ linked to: book "Islam Observed"
writtenBy	Clifford Geertz ⓘ

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Clifford Geertz → knownFor → book "Islam Observed" ⓘ

Islam Observed → title → Islam Observed ⓘ

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linked to: book "Islam Observed"

Negara: The Theatre State in Nineteenth-Century Bali → relatedWorkByAuthor → Islam Observed ⓘ

subject linked to: book "Negara: The Theatre State in Nineteenth-Century Bali"