The Perils of Joy : Contesting Mulid Festivals in Contemporary Egypt /

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Mulids, festivals in honor of Muslim "friends of God," have been part of Muslim religious and cultural life for close to a thousand years. While many Egyptians see mulids as an expression of joy and love for the Prophet Muhammad and his family, many others see them as opposed to Islam, an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schielke, Joska Samuli
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mawlid al-Nabī.
Fasts and feasts > Islam.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Islamic Studies.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Fêtes religieuses > Islam.
Mawlid al-Nabī > Egypt.
Egypt.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Mulids, festivals in honor of Muslim "friends of God," have been part of Muslim religious and cultural life for close to a thousand years. While many Egyptians see mulids as an expression of joy and love for the Prophet Muhammad and his family, many others see them as opposed to Islam, an expression of a backward mentality, a piece of folklore at best. What is it about a mulid that makes it a threat to Islam and modernity in the eyes of some, and an expression of pious devotion in the eyes of others? What makes the celebration of a saint's festival appear in such dramatically different contours? This book offers an investiga­tion, both historical and ethnographic, of conflicting and transforming attitudes towards festivals in Egypt.
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 pages).
ISBN:9780815651918

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