{"product_id":"performing-piety-9781477302255","title":"Performing Piety","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracing the Islamization of Egyptian celebrities and their fans and the emergence of an Islamic aesthetics, this book offers a unique history of the religious revival in Egypt through the lens of the performing arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e…an invaluable contribution to the anthropology of performing piety, in general, and the study of Islamic revival and Muslim piety movement in Egypt, in particular. * Middle East Media and Book Reviews Online *\u003cbr\u003eThis ambitious study by Dutch anthropology professor Karin van Nieuwkerk is a vital contribution to the anthropology of Islam. * Journal of Islamic Studies *\u003cbr\u003eVan Nieuwkerk provides a finely detailed contribution to the study of elite public cultures in the Middle Eastern and North African region. . . An inventive analysis of the circulation of taste in a fractured media environment. * American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart One. The 1980s: Celebrating Piety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. Dreams, Spirituality, and the Piety Movement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. Repentance, Da`wah, and Religious Education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. Veiling and Charity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Two. The 1990s: Debating Religion, Gender, and the Performing Arts in the Public Sphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. The Islamist (Counter)public\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. The Secular Cultural Field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. Changing Discourses on Art and Gender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Three. The New Millennium: Performing Piety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7. Art with a Mission and Post-Islamism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8. Halal Weddings and Religious Markets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9. Ramadan Soaps and Islamic Aesthetics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408941752663,"sku":"9781477302255","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781477302255.jpg?v=1730504793","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/performing-piety-9781477302255","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}