Bolivianas con hijab: mujer, género e islam
Abstract
En Bolivia, la diversidad religiosa es un tema poco estudiado. Durante el trabajo de investigación, se aplicó la metodología cualitativa, usando la observación participante entre 2015-2020 en las tres comunidades musulmanas de la ciudad de La Paz, incluyendo entrevistas en profundidad a miembros de las diferentes comunidades musulmanas. El objetivo central es examinar la participación y la posición de las mujeres dentro de estos espacios religiosos, el cómo ellas construyen y negocian su identidad con sus espacios cotidianos. Se concluye que las mujeres en las comunidades islámicas toman un rol protagónico que fortalece a la práctica y vida comunitaria y son quienes cargan el mayor peso simbólico, posicionando al islam en el espacio público urbano, permitiendo su incremento, todo ello coadyuvado por las lecturas de la doctrina con perspectivas positivas sobre el rol de las mujeres.
In Bolivia, religious diversity is a poorly studied topic. During the research work, I applied qualitative methodology, using participant observation between 2015-2020 in the three Muslim communities of the city of La Paz, including 28 in-depth interviews with members of different Muslim communities. The central objective is to examine the participation and position of women within these religious spaces, how they construct and negotiate their identity with their everyday spaces. It is concluded that women in Islamic communities take a leading role that strengthens community practice and life and are the ones who carry the greatest symbolic weight, positioning Islam in the urban public space, allowing its increase, all aided by readings of the doctrine with positive perspectives on the role of women.
In Bolivia, religious diversity is a poorly studied topic. During the research work, I applied qualitative methodology, using participant observation between 2015-2020 in the three Muslim communities of the city of La Paz, including 28 in-depth interviews with members of different Muslim communities. The central objective is to examine the participation and position of women within these religious spaces, how they construct and negotiate their identity with their everyday spaces. It is concluded that women in Islamic communities take a leading role that strengthens community practice and life and are the ones who carry the greatest symbolic weight, positioning Islam in the urban public space, allowing its increase, all aided by readings of the doctrine with positive perspectives on the role of women.
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