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Book SynopsisExplores how a popular Islamic media form - the cassette sermon - has profoundly transformed the political geography of the Middle East. Focusing on Cairo's popular neighborhoods, this book highlights the pivotal role these tapes play in an expanding arena of Islamic argumentation and debate - what the author calls an "Islamic counterpublic."
Trade ReviewA very timely ethnography of Islam in general and Egypt in specific. Anthropology.net The relevance of this analytic project to readers both within and outside the academy cannot be underestimated. -- Ilan Pappe Arab Studies Journal This stimulating book offers a sustained argument and excellent, accessible ethnography for specialists of Islamic politics and media alike. International Journal of Middle East Studies The Ethical Soundscape provides a timely update to this important genre of Muslim expression. -- Flagg Miller Contemporary Islam Well worth the effort. -- Andre Singer Journal of Royal Anthropological Institute This is a substantial anthropological study that delves deep into the meaning and significance of cassette sermons in the context of Islamic revival... This book is a welcome analytical study which should be of profit to many. The Muslim World Book Review
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Transcription 1. Introduction 2. Islam, Nationalism, and Audition 3. The Ethics of Listening 4. Cassettes and Counterpublics 5. Rhetorics of the Da'iya 6. The Acoustics of Death 7. Epilogue Notes Works Cited Index
