Politics of Piety : The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject

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Politics of Piety is a groundbreaking analysis of Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a thriving, grassroots women's piety movement in the mosques of Cairo, Egypt. Unlike those organized Islamist activities that seek to seize or transform the state, this is a moral reform move...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mahmood, Saba
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Muslimska kvinnor > religiöst liv > Egypten.
Feminism > religiösa aspekter > islam.
Feminsim > Islamiska länder.
Islam > genusaspekter > Egypten.
Muslim women > religious activities.
Islam > gender > feminism > Egypt > Cairo.
Muslimska kvinnor > religiös verksamhet.
Islam > genus > feminism > Egypten > Kairo.
Feminism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Islamic renewal.
Feminism.
Gender identity.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Renouveau islamique > Égypte > Le Caire > Études de cas.
Renouveau islamique > Égypte > Le Caire.
Identite sexuelle > Pays musulmans.
Feminisme > Pays musulmans.
Islamic renewal > Egypt > Cairo > Case studies.
Islamic renewal > Egypt > Cairo.
Gender identity > Islamic countries.
Feminism > Islamic countries.
Egypt > Cairo.
Islamic countries.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Politics of Piety is a groundbreaking analysis of Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a thriving, grassroots women's piety movement in the mosques of Cairo, Egypt. Unlike those organized Islamist activities that seek to seize or transform the state, this is a moral reform movement whose orthodox practices are commonly viewed as inconsequential to Egypt's political landscape. Saba Mahmood's compelling exposition of these practices challenges this assumption by showing how the ethical and the political are indelibly linked within the context of such movements. Not only is this b.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9781400839919

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