Andreas Bandak Exemplary Life (Hardback) Anthropological Horizons (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Exemplary LifeCondition: NewSubtitle: Modelling Sainthood in Christian SyriaISBN-10: 1487542933EAN: 9781487542931ISBN: 9781487542931Publisher: University of Toronto PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 07/22/2022Description: Based on over five years of ethnographic fieldwork in Syria, Exemplary Life focuses on the life of a Damascus woman, Myrna Nazzour, who serves as an aspirational figure in her community. Myrna is regarded by her followers as an exemplary figure, a living saint, and the messages, apparitions, stigmata, and oil that have marked Myrna since 1982 have corroborated her status as chosen by God. Exemplary Life probes the power of examples, the modelling of sainthood around Myrna’s figure, and the broader context for Syrian Christians in the changing landscape of the Middle East. The book highlights the social use of examples such as the ones inhabited by Myrna’s devout followers and how they reveal the broader structures of illustration, evidence, and persuasion in social and cultural settings. Andreas Bandak argues that the role of the example should incite us to investigate which trains of thought set local worlds in motion. In doing so, Exemplary Life presents a novel frame for examining how religion comes to matter to people and adds a critical dimension to current anthropological engagements with ethics and morality.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: CAItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 159mmItem Width: 19mmItem Weight: 480gAuthor: Andreas BandakGenre: Society & CultureBook Series: Anthropological HorizonsTopic: Social SciencesRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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