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Podcast: New Books in Anthropology
Episode: Cristina Civantos, "Jamón and Halal: Lessons in Tolerance from Rural AndalucÃa" (Amherst College Press, 2022)
Description: In this episode, I interview Dr. Christina Civantos (University of Miami, FL, USA) about her open access book Jamón and Halal: Lessons in Tolerance from Rural AndalucÃa (Amherst College Press, 2022). This case study examines a rural town in Spain’s AndalucÃa in order to shed light on the workings of coexistence. The town of Órgiva’s diverse population includes hippies from across Europe, European converts to Sufi Islam, and immigrants from North Africa. Christina Civantos combines the analysis of written and visual cultural texts with oral narratives from residents. In this book, we see that although written a...