Performances of Muslim-ness in post-apartheid Cape Town: Authenticating cultural difference, belonging and citizenship
| dc.contributor.advisor | Becker, Heike | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alhourani, Ala | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-24T08:27:08Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-20T12:46:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-31T22:10:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-20T12:46:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description | Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Anthropology/Sociology) | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis presents an ethnographic study of the resurgence of public performances of Muslim-ness and an exploration of the Muslim politics of cultural difference in the democratic, post-colonial, and liberal context of the post-apartheid South African nation-state. The central argument that underpins my approach throughout this thesis is that the post-apartheid cultural politics of 'rainbowism' has led to an enhanced and remarkable resurgence of public performance of Muslim-ness in Cape Town. This thesis posits that this resurgence has mediated a sense of belonging that is defined by the multiple allegiances of Muslims to their local cultural particularity, to the South African nation-state, and to the transnational Muslim Ummah. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/9504 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | |
| dc.title | Performances of Muslim-ness in post-apartheid Cape Town: Authenticating cultural difference, belonging and citizenship |
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