Visualizing secularism and religion : Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, India / Alev Cinar, Srirupa Roy, and Maha Yahya, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mahayudin Haji Yahaya.

Cinar, Alev.

Roy, Srirupa.

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Secularism.

Religion and politics.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An investigation of the role of religion in the formation of secular-national public spheres in the Middle East and South Asia

Contents:

Contents; Introduction. Religious Nationalism as a Consequence of Secularism - Alev Çinar, Srirupa Roy, and Maha Yahya ; Part 1: Performances ; 1. Subversion and Subjugation in the Public Sphere: Secularism and the Islamic Headscarf in Turkey - Alev Çinar ; 2. Islamic Visibilities, Intimacies, and Counter Publics in the Secular Public Sphere - Buket Türkmen; 3. Mirrors of Emancipation: Images of Sovereignty and Exile in the Balmiki Ramayana - Usha Zacharias; 4. Secularism, Islam, and the National Public Sphere: Politics of Commemorative Practices in Turkey - Gizem Zencirci

9. Building Cities and Nations: Visual Practices in the Public Sphere in India and Lebanon - Maha Yahya10. Sincan, A Town on the Verge of Civic Breakdown: The Spatialization of Identity Politics and Resistance - Güven Arif Sargin; 11. The Secular Icon: Secularist Practice and Indian Visual Culture - Karin Zitzewitz; 12. Spatial Representation of Sectarian National Identity in Residential Beirut - Sune Haugbolle; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9786613676108

9780472035113

0472035118

9780472028139

0472028138

9781280699139

1280699132

OCLC:

923505296

Publisher Number:

10.3998/mpub.197789