By noon prayer : the rhythm of Islam / Fadwa El Guindi
- Author
- El Guindi, Fadwa
- Published
- Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2008.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 203 pages) : illustrations
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- Contents
- Part I: Spatiality and Temporality -- Part II: Cosmos and Calendar -- Part III: The Arabo-Islamic Ecology of Rhythm.
- Summary
- A groundbreaking anthropological analysis of Islam as experienced by Muslims, By Noon Prayer builds a conceptual model of Islam as a whole, while travelling along a comparative path of biblical, Egyptological, ethnographic, poetic, scriptural and visual materials. Grounded in long-term observation of Arabo-Islamic culture and society, the study captures the rhythm of Islam weaving through the lives of Muslim women and men. Examples of the rhythmic nature of Islam can be seen in all aspects of Muslims' everyday lives. Muslims break their Ramadan fast upon the sun setting, and they receive Ramad.
- Subject(s)
- Islam—Essence, genius, nature
- Rhythm—Religious aspects—Islam
- Time—Religious aspects—Islam
- Prayer—Islam
- Anthropology of religion—Islamic countries
- Rythme—Aspect religieux—Islam
- Temps—Aspect religieux—Islam
- Prière—Islam
- Anthropologie religieuse—Pays musulmans
- RELIGION—Islam—Rituals & Practice
- Anthropology of religion
- Islamic countries
- ISBN
- 9781847884541 (electronic bk.)
1847884547 (electronic bk.)
1845200969 (hbk.)
1845200977 (pbk.)
9781845200961 (hbk.)
9781845200978 (pbk.)
9781474214537 (online)
1474214533 - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-198) and indexes.
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