id
	5407
Url
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/afrique_ouest/item/5407
Modèle de ressource
	Thesis and dissertation
Classe de ressource
	bibo:Thesis
Titre
	The construction of Muslim identities and social change in Zinder, Republic of Niger
Sujet
	social change
	Zinder
Editeur
	Michigan State University
Date
	1997
Type
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/afrique_ouest/item/8649
Identifiant
	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117312344 Q117312344
	iwac-reference-0000625
Langue
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/afrique_ouest/item/8322
Résumé
	Social scientists have long debated the appropriate perspective from which to study cultural phenomena. On one side are objectivist perspectives which focus on structure and the constraints society places on the individual. Conversely, subjectivist approaches centralize the actions of the individual and are thus concerned with the influence the individual has on society. In this study of Muslim identity construction in Zinder, Niger is used as a vehicle for mediating objectivist and subjectivist views of culture. Practice theory provides the framework for the analysis of Muslim identity construction in Zinder which in turn furthers an understanding of the relationship between structure and practice.
Based on data collected in Zinder during individual interviews, group interviews and participant observation, several conclusions emerge. First, a consideration of both objectivist and subjectivist perspectives is important for understanding cultural phenomena. Second, this is evident in the dialectical relationship which exists between structure and practice as seen in the dialectical relationship which exists between society and the individual. And finally, although both perspectives need to be considered, it is by focusing on the actions of individuals that one learns the most about culture.
Couverture spatiale
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/afrique_ouest/item/540
Provenance
	East Lansing
Liste des auteurs
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/afrique_ouest/item/1691
Nombre de pages
	424

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