Agency in Community: Understanding Gender-Based Violence from within a Muslim Community in Lenasia, Johannesburg
This qualitative study examines how a group of Muslims in a conservative community in Lenasia, Johannesburg, engaged with Islam and gender-based violence (GBV). Drawing on the framework of lived religion and Saba Mahmood’s conceptualization of agency and embodiment, the article highlights how the 1...
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| Main Authors: | Aaishah Lombard, Elina Hankela |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Journal for the Study of Religion |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/3695 |
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