Leisurely Islam : negotiating geography and morality in Shi'ite South Beirut /

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South Beirut has recently become a vibrant leisure destination with a plethora of cafés and restaurants that cater to the young, fashionable, and pious. What effects have these establishments had on the moral norms, spatial practices, and urban experiences of this Lebanese community? From the diver...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Deeb, Lara, 1974- (Author), Harb, Mona (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Arabic
Francés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Series:Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
Subjects:
Leisure > Lebanon > Beirut.
Shiites > Lebanon > Beirut.
Recreation areas > Lebanon > Beirut.
Leisure > Religious aspects > Islam.
Loisir > Liban > Beyrouth.
Chiites > Liban > Beyrouth.
Zones de loisirs > Liban > Beyrouth.
Loisir > Aspect religieux > Islam.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Leisure.
Recreation areas.
Shiites.
Sjiʻisme.
Recreatie.
Ethische aspecten.
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Ethics.
Lebanon > Beirut.
Beirut.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface and Acknowledgments; Note on Language; Introduction: Exploring Leisure, Morality, and Geography in South Beirut; 1 New Leisure in South Beirut; 2 Producing Islamic Fun: Hizbullah, Fadlallah, and the Entrepreneurs; 3 Mapping Leisure and Café Styles; 4 Flexible Morality, Respectful Choices, Smaller Transgressions; 5 Comforting Territory, New Urban Experiences, and the Moral City; 6 Good Taste, Leisure's Moral Spaces, and Sociopolitical Change in Lebanon; Appendix: Quoted Figures and Characters; Notes; Glossary; References; Index.

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