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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779299803321

Titolo

Visualizing secularism and religion : Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, India / / Alev Cinar, Srirupa Roy, and Maha Yahya, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c2012

ISBN

0-472-03511-8

0-472-02813-8

1-280-69913-2

9786613676108

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Mahayudin Haji Yahaya

CinarAlev

RoySrirupa

Disciplina

322/.10956

Soggetti

Secularism

Religion and politics

Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction. Religious Nationalism as a Consequence of Secularism - Alev Çinar, Srirupa Roy, and Maha Yahya ; Part 1: Performances ; 1. Subversion and Subjugation in the Public Sphere: Secularism and the Islamic Headscarf in Turkey - Alev Çinar ; 2. Islamic Visibilities, Intimacies, and Counter Publics in the Secular Public Sphere - Buket Türkmen; 3. Mirrors of Emancipation: Images of Sovereignty and Exile in the Balmiki Ramayana - Usha Zacharias; 4. Secularism, Islam, and the National Public Sphere: Politics of Commemorative Practices in Turkey - Gizem Zencirci

9. Building Cities and Nations: Visual Practices in the Public Sphere in India and Lebanon - Maha Yahya10. Sincan, A Town on the Verge of Civic Breakdown: The Spatialization of Identity Politics and Resistance - Güven Arif Sargin; 11. The Secular Icon: Secularist Practice and Indian Visual Culture  - Karin Zitzewitz; 12. Spatial Representation of Sectarian National Identity in Residential Beirut - Sune Haugbolle; Contributors; Index



Sommario/riassunto

An investigation of the role of religion in the formation of secular-national public spheres in the Middle East and South Asia