Alef Is for Allah : Childhood, Emotion, and Visual Culture in Islamic Societies /

Alef Is for Allah is the first groundbreaking study of the emotional space occupied by children in modern Islamic societies. Focusing primarily on visual representations of children from modern Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan, the book examines these materials to investigate concepts such as innocence, c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Elias, Jamal J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2018]
Temas:
Child development > Social aspects > Middle East > Cross-cultural studies.
Children in mass media > Social aspects > Iran > Case studies.
Children in mass media > Social aspects > Pakistan > Case studies.
Children in mass media > Social aspects > Turkey > Case studies.
Emotions > Social aspects.
Muslim children > Religious life > Middle East > Cross-cultural studies.
Visual perception > Cross-cultural studies.
RELIGION / Islam / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface on Transliteration and Conventions
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Of Children, Objects, and Seeing: An Introduction
  • 2. Emotion and Its Affects
  • 3. Bringing Up Baby: The Construction of Childhood
  • 4. Good Muslims Do Their Homework
  • 5. Cuteness and Childhood in Turkey
  • 6. The Poster Children of Pakistan
  • 7. Toy Guns and the Real Dead in Iran
  • 8. Of Children, Adults, and Tomorrow: A Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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