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Is God for revolution? : affect, youth, and Islam in post-2011 Egypt/ Nareman Amin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Amin, Nareman, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam and politics--Egypt--History--21st century.
- Islam and politics.
- Revolutions--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Revolutions.
- Egypt--History--Protests, 2011-2013.
- Egypt.
- Egypt--Politics and government--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, [2026]
- Summary:
- Based on interviews with upper-middle-class Egyptian Muslims, Is God for Revolution? explores the ways in which political participation in the 2011 Egyptian revolution--and the emotions that came with it--changed the landscape of religious discourse and practice. It is a story about postrevolutionary agency, the emotional toll that this democratic experiment had on those who believed in the revolution and its ideals, and the transformative power of autonomy an.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Affective Generational Ruptures
- Political and Social Liminality
- Methods: Emotion, Memories and Meaning-Making
- Personal Affects
- Beyond Theorizations of the "Islamic Awakening"
- Embodying Virtue
- Totalizing Piety
- Affective Orientations: Religious Practices, Texts, and Authorities
- Chapter Overview
- 1 Tapestries of Religious Socialization
- Islam in the Home
- Islam in Brotherhood Schools and Homes
- Coming into Their Own
- The Du'ah
- Salafis.
- Muslim in Name Only
- Conclusion
- 2 "Fatwas in the Fog": On Revolting Against the Ruler
- Eighteen Days
- "Rebelling Against the Ruler:" Azhar and Salafi Responses to Revolution
- 'Imad 'Iffat and Fatwas in Support of Revolution
- The Muslim Brotherhood and the Revolution
- The Reaction of the Laity
- 3 The Battle of the Ballot Boxes
- The "Islamists"
- The Referendum of March 2011
- The Battle of Muhammad Mahmud
- The "Revolutionary" Parliament
- The 2012 Presidential Elections
- The "Lemon Squeezers"
- Mursi's Victory
- Conclusion.
- 4 Massacres and a Moral Reckoning
- The Bearded Presence
- Bassem Youssef
- Mursi's Political Performance
- The Coup-volution and the Rabi'a Massacre
- Rebellious Uncertainty
- The Stage, the Sit-in, the Speech
- The Massacres
- Al-Azhar's Response
- A Moral Reckoning
- Diminished Moral Capital
- 5 Questioning Islamic Authority, Tradition, and Belief
- Questioning Tradition
- The Youth and Religious Authorities
- Reevaluating Hijab
- Travel and Change
- "I Am Not a Believer"
- Struggling with Nonbelief
- Sufi Sensibilities
- Skepticism and Reluctance.
- Critiques of Sufi Political Quietism
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed June 2, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Amin, Nareman Is God for revolution?
- ISBN:
- 9780197804742
- 0197804748
- 9780197804759
- 0197804756
- OCLC:
- 1564840971
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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