Arsalan Khan

Arsalan Khan is assistant professor in the department of anthropology at Union College in Schenectady, NY. His research is situated at the intersection of semiotics, ritual, value, and ethics, themes that he explores in the context of the Islamic revival in Pakistan. Through an examination of the transnational Islamic piety movement, the Tablighi Jamaat, in Pakistan, his research explores the broader relationship between Islam, secularism, and modernity.

Essays

Piety, publicity, and the paradox of Islamization

Arsalan Khan | April 30, 2019

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Arsalan Khan

Piety, publicity, and the paradox of Islamization

Mobilizing social science for the public good.

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