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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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 13 interviewees actively negotiated their perceptions of and approach to GBV within their religious and cultural environment. First, the participants actively chose their religious authorities and illustrated how these authorities portrayed an Islam that is gender-just. Second, while largely opting to rather ignore than criticize probable patriarchal tones in their religion, participants freely expressed their critical views on patriarchy and GBV in relation to their culture. Through highlighting the agency and logic in the participants’ engagement with GBV, the article underscores the importance of involving conservative religious communities in combating GBV in their own terms.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2bdc7ab8242f4a63b0ef0de4c0f3040f2025-01-29T09:01:04ZengAssociation for the Study of Religion in Southern AfricaJournal for the Study of Religion1011-76012413-30272024-12-0137210.17159/2413-3027/2024/v37n2a3Agency in Community: Understanding Gender-Based Violence from within a Muslim Community in Lenasia, JohannesburgAaishah Lombard0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9301-780XElina Hankela1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5159-4425University of JohannesburgUniversity of 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 13 interviewees actively negotiated their perceptions of and approach to GBV within their religious and cultural environment. First, the participants actively chose their religious authorities and illustrated how these authorities portrayed an Islam that is gender-just. Second, while largely opting to rather ignore than criticize probable patriarchal tones in their religion, participants freely expressed their critical views on patriarchy and GBV in relation to their culture. Through highlighting the agency and logic in the participants’ engagement with GBV, the article underscores the importance of involving conservative religious communities in combating GBV in their own terms. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/3695Agencygender-based violenceIslamLenasialived religion |
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| title | Agency in Community: Understanding Gender-Based Violence from within a Muslim Community in Lenasia, Johannesburg |
| title_full | Agency in Community: Understanding Gender-Based Violence from within a Muslim Community in Lenasia, Johannesburg |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Agency in Community: Understanding Gender-Based Violence from within a Muslim Community in Lenasia, Johannesburg |
| title_short | Agency in Community: Understanding Gender-Based Violence from within a Muslim Community in Lenasia, Johannesburg |
| title_sort | agency in community understanding gender based violence from within a muslim community in lenasia johannesburg |
| topic | Agency gender-based violence Islam Lenasia lived religion |
| url | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/3695 |
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