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The Perils of Joy
Contesting Mulid Festivals in Contemporary Egypt
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Artikel-Nr:
9780815633006
Veröffentl:
2013
Erscheinungsdatum:
15.12.2013
Seiten:
292
Autor:
Joska Samuli Schielke
Gewicht:
517 g
Format:
231x160x23 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Samuli Schielke is a research fellow at the Center for Modern Oriental Studies in Berlin, Germany. He has published articles in American Ethnologist, the Journal for Islamic Studies, Contemporary Islam, and the Journal of the Royal Anthropo-logical Institute.
Mulids, festivals in honor of Muslim "friends of God," have been part of Muslim religious and cultural life for close to a thousand years. While many Egyptians see mulids as an expression of joy and love for the Prophet Muhammad and his family, many others see them as opposed to Islam, a sign of a backward mentality, a piece of folklore at best. What is it about a mulid that makes it a threat to Islam and modernity in the eyes of some, and an indication of pious devotion in the eyes of others? What makes the celebration of a saint's festival appear in such dramatically different contours? The Perils of Joy offers a rich investigation, both historical and ethnographic, of conflicting and transforming attitudes toward festivals in contemporary Egypt.