How Young Adult Middle Eastern Muslims Interpret Various Prayer Positions in Salat
When presented with depictions of common bodily positions involved in Islamic prayer or salat, young adult Middle Eastern Muslims responded to both open-ended and forced-choice questions regarding the purpose and meaning of each position (Study 1). Coded for common themes, their responses show that...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2016
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| In: |
Research in the social scientific study of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 27, Pages: 158-173 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious sociology
B Social sciences B Religionspsycholigie B Religionswissenschaften B Religion & Gesellschaft B Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft & Religionswissenschaft |
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| Summary: | When presented with depictions of common bodily positions involved in Islamic prayer or salat, young adult Middle Eastern Muslims responded to both open-ended and forced-choice questions regarding the purpose and meaning of each position (Study 1). Coded for common themes, their responses show that each position carries different symbolic, indexical, or functional associations, and that prostration especially generates complex associations. Through an online questionnaire, Study 2 confirmed the coded themes from Study 1. Compared to a substantial body of ethno-graphic work on the physicality of prayer in Islam, these studies represent an initial exploration of salat using self-report methods and basic quantitative analysis more common to psychological research. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004322035_011 |