{"product_id":"the-perils-of-joy-contesting-mulid-festivals-in-contemporary-egypt-hardcover","title":"The Perils of Joy: Contesting Mulid Festivals in Contemporary Egypt - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoska Samuli Schielke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulids, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003emulid \u003c\/i\u003ethat 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? \u003ci\u003eThe Perils of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich investigation, both historical and ethnographic, of conflicting and transforming attitudes toward festivals in contemporary Egypt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSchielke argues that \u003ci\u003emulids\u003c\/i\u003e are characterized by a utopian momentum of the extraordinary that troubles the grand schemes of order and perfection that have become hegemonic in Egypt since the twentieth century. Not an opposition between state and civil society, nor a division between Islamists and secularists, but rather the competition between different perceptions of what makes up a complete life forms the central line of conflict in the contestation of festive culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuli Schielke\u003c\/b\u003e is a research fellow at the Center for Modern Oriental Studies in Berlin, Germany. He has published articles in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ethnologist, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eJournal for Islamic Studies, Contemporary Islam, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropo-logical Institute.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775870337312,"sku":"9780815633006","price":72.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/57688bb068e0c93ddbee217d7ae2f60c.webp?v=1780468076","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-perils-of-joy-contesting-mulid-festivals-in-contemporary-egypt-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}