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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa 2024-12-01
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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