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The Art of Resistance in Islam

The Performance of Politics among Shi'i Women in the Middle East and Beyond

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

AvYafa Shanneik

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Based on first-hand ethnographic insights into Shi'i religious groups in the Middle East and Europe , this book examines women's resistance to state as well as communal and gender power structures. It offers a new transnational approach to understanding gender agency within contemporary Islamic movements expressed through language, ritual practices, dramatic performances , posters and banners. By looking at the aesthetic performance of the political on the female body through Shi'i ritual practices - an aspect that has previously been ignored in studies on women's acts of resistance -, Yafa Shanneik shows how women play a central role in redefining sectarian and gender power relations both in the Middle East and in the European diaspora.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2024-07-04
  • Mått152 x 229 x 14 mm
  • Vikt369 g
  • FormatHäftad
  • SpråkEngelska
  • SerieCambridge Middle East Studies
  • Antal sidor270
  • FörlagCambridge University Press
  • ISBN9781009015691
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