The Prophet's Pulpit
Islamic Preaching in Contemporary Egypt
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 5. December 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
376 pages
978-0-520-08472-8 (ISBN)
Description
Muslim preaching has been central in forming public opinion, building grassroots organizations, and developing leadership cadres for the wider Islamist agenda. Based on in-depth field research in Egypt, Patrick Gaffney focuses on the preacher and the sermon as the single most important medium for propounding the message of Islam. He draws on social history, political commentary, and theological sources to reveal the subtle connections between religious rhetoric and political dissent. Many of the sermons discussed were given during the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, and Gaffney attempts to describe this militant movement and to compare it with official Islam. Finally, Gaffney presents examples of the sermons, so readers can better understand the full range of contemporary Islamic expression.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-08472-8 (9780520084728)
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07/2023
1st Edition
Naval Institute Press
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Person
Patrick D. Gaffney is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame.
Content
Introduction
1. THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE RITUAL SETTING
The Mosque in Time and Space
2. THE AUTHORITY OF PREACHERS
3? THE MOSQUE AND THE CULT OF THE SAINT
4? ISLAMIZATION
The Tarboosh and the Beard
5? THE SERMON AS PUBLIC DISCOURSE
6. SECURITY AND BELIEF IN THE RHETORIC OF THE SERMON
7? SECURITY AND BELIEF
The Transformation of Social Status
8. MORALITY AND RELIGION IN IDEOLOGY AND ACTION
9? FORMALIZATION AND STRUCTURE
The Preacher as the Affirmation of Traditional Authority
10. CREATIVITY AND ADAPTATION
The Preacher as Advocate of Religiously Inspired Modernity
11. UNITY AND COMMITMENT
The Preacher as Apologist for the Ideology of Islamic Fundamentalism
Conclusion
APPENDIXES
A. Sermon of Shaykh Mustafa, May 18, 1979
B. Sermon of Shaykh Uthman, December 15, 1978
C. Sermon of Shaykh Umar, April 6, 1979
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
1. THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE RITUAL SETTING
The Mosque in Time and Space
2. THE AUTHORITY OF PREACHERS
3? THE MOSQUE AND THE CULT OF THE SAINT
4? ISLAMIZATION
The Tarboosh and the Beard
5? THE SERMON AS PUBLIC DISCOURSE
6. SECURITY AND BELIEF IN THE RHETORIC OF THE SERMON
7? SECURITY AND BELIEF
The Transformation of Social Status
8. MORALITY AND RELIGION IN IDEOLOGY AND ACTION
9? FORMALIZATION AND STRUCTURE
The Preacher as the Affirmation of Traditional Authority
10. CREATIVITY AND ADAPTATION
The Preacher as Advocate of Religiously Inspired Modernity
11. UNITY AND COMMITMENT
The Preacher as Apologist for the Ideology of Islamic Fundamentalism
Conclusion
APPENDIXES
A. Sermon of Shaykh Mustafa, May 18, 1979
B. Sermon of Shaykh Uthman, December 15, 1978
C. Sermon of Shaykh Umar, April 6, 1979
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index