Everyday life in the Muslim Middle East / edited by Donna Lee Bowen, Evelyn A. Early, Becky Schulthies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bowen, Donna Lee, 1947- editor.

Early, Evelyn A., editor.

Schulthies, Becky Lyn, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Social aspects--Africa, North.

Islam.

Islam--Social aspects--Middle East.

Middle East--Social life and customs.

Middle East.

Africa, North--Social life and customs.

Africa, North.

Middle East--Social conditions.

Africa, North--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (501 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2014]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This dynamic and imaginative volume continues to provide a rich resource for understanding contemporary Muslim culture in the Middle East.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Illustrations

Preface to the Third Edition

Note on Transliteration

Introduction

Part I. Generations and Life Passages

Introduction Part I

1. Traditional Songs from Boir Ahmad

2. Childhood and Development in Rural Morocco: Cultivating Reason and Strength

3. Youth Expressions of Class and Mobility in Beirut, Lebanon

4. Harasiis Marriage, Divorce, and Companionship

5. Two Weddings

6. Kidneys, Kinship, and Muslim Ethics in Egypt

7. Contested Traditions: Gender and Mourning Practices in Egypt

Part II. Gender Relations

Introduction to Part II

8. Young Women's Sexuality in Tunisia: The Health Consequences of Misinformation among University Students

9. A Thorny Side of Marriage in Iran

10. Car Culture in Contemporary Qatar

11. Middle Eastern Masculinities in the Age of Assisted Reproductive Technologies

12. Few "Gays" in the Middle East, but Significant Same- Sex Sexuality

13. The "Ramallah Girls": Social Change in Urban Space

14. Tamkin: Stories from a Family Court in Iran

15. A New Jordanian Generation Wears the Hijab

Part III. Home, Community, and Work

Introduction to Part III

16. Politics, Politics, and More Politics: Youth Life Experiences in the Gaza Strip

17. Islamist Activism in Jordan

18. Democracy's Collateral Damage

19. Politics of Class on an Egyptian Factory Floor

20. "Madam, You Drive a Hard Bargain": Selling to Tourists in Tunis's Medina

21. Human Insecurity in Lebanon

22. Pedagogy, Islamic Education, and Life Lessons in a Jordanian Secondary School for Girls

23. Networks, Jobs, and Everyday Life in Cairo

Part IV. Islam in Practice

Introduction to Part IV

24. The Sound of the Divine in Daily Life

25. Abu Illya and Zakat

26. The Hajj in Everyday Life.

27. Abdul Qadar and the Sheep of ʿId al- Adha

28. Tele- Preachers and Talk Shows: Egyptian Religious Discourse

29. Sufism and Everyday Ethics in Turkey

30. "Caught among the Unbelievers": How Pilgrimage Shapes Iranians' Understandings of Sectarian Difference

Part V. Performance and Expression

Introduction to Part V

31. Deposed Leaders, YouTube, and the Contested Language of Arab Uprisings

32. From the Death of Sally Zahran to the Trial of Hosni Mubarak: Martyrs and the January 25 Revolution

33. Reinserting Race as a Relevant Social Category in Turkish Football

34. "The Worst Disaster Is What Makes You Laugh": Sounds of the Syrian Revolution

35. Al- Aris (Th e Bridegroom): Prison Literature and Human Rights

36. "To Mount at- Tiyal He Declared": Some Poetry from the Yemeni Civil War

37. Sad Songs of the Western Desert

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-253-01472-7

OCLC:

1434176952