Salafi ritual purity : in the presence of God / Richard Gauvain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gauvain, Richard, 1970- author.

Series:

Routledge Islamic studies.

Routledge islamic studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salafīyah.

Salafīyah--Egypt.

Purity, Ritual--Islam.

Purity, Ritual.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since 9/11, Salafism has attracted a great deal of attention from the world's media, which predominantly focuses on its potential for revolutionary violence. Salafism remains poorly understood both in Western media, where it is now the focus of considerable debate, and in Western academia, where until recently it was virtually undiscussed. In neither arena has a consensus emerged regarding what Salafism is or does. This pioneering work fills this lacuna by redirecting the reader towards the sphere of ritual practice, within which the discussions of contemporary Salafi scholars prove

Contents:

Salafism and purity: natural bedfellows

Purity and the search for meaning

En route to purity

Charting Egypt's Salafi map

Ritual purity in Cairene Salafi settings

Pure bodies, purer hearts

Surface dirt

The purest pearls

Salafism after the uprisings

End of the liminal era?

Coalitions, Copts and costa Salafis.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-44693-1

0-203-12482-0

1-283-89371-1

1-136-44694-X

9780203124826

OCLC:

823724105