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Ritual Embodiment: The Body Remembers Through Ritual, Ayesha Mohyuddin
Ritual Embodiment: The Body Remembers Through Ritual, Ayesha Mohyuddin
Undergraduate Theses—Unrestricted
Ritual externalizes religious belief through physical embodiment and codified performance that allows it to be shared through a community. In a post 9/11 American society where Muslims are subject to increased scrutiny,. In a secular society that regulates religion to the private sphere so as not to conflict with the identity of the state, externalized religious identity can become problematic, especially as a Muslim living in post 9/11 United States. Ritual thenritual becomes a way to otherize a community based on shared practices. an identity under increased scrutiny. However, looking beyond the framework that the specific rules of ritual creates …
Rituals, Our Past, Present & Future. Glimpses Of Islamic Enrichment, Othman Mohamed Khunji Mr
Rituals, Our Past, Present & Future. Glimpses Of Islamic Enrichment, Othman Mohamed Khunji Mr
Theses and Dissertations
A Muslim should be encouraged to comprehend the benefit
and value behind every aspect of Islamic practice and wisdom,
and not just practice their religion because they were told to do
so. The products proposed in this thesis aim to achieve this by
inviting and encouraging a Muslim to practice The Five Pillars
of Islam while comprehending their value through the use of
modern means such as Arduino technology, 3D printing and
visual computing programing.
I am provoked by the fact that the circle of Gulf-region Muslims
I’m surrounded by, and have been exposed to since childhood,
belong to one …