02529nam 22004933 450 991100368130332120250528080339.01-3995-3843-8(MiAaPQ)EBC31986313(Au-PeEL)EBL31986313(CKB)38924026600041(OCoLC)1521497071(Exl-AI)31986313(EXLCZ)993892402660004120250528d2025 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Beautiful Game on a Muslim Pitch How Football and Religion Are Shaping Identity and Society1st ed.Edinburgh :Edinburgh University Press,2025.©2025.1 online resource (210 pages)Exploring Muslim Contexts Series1-3995-3841-1 Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction - The Beautiful Game on a Muslim Pitch: How Football and Religion Are Shaping Identity and Society -- Part I: Football and the Maintenance of Identities -- 1. Benzema, Les Bleus and the Culture des Quartiers -- 2. Football Nation, Muslim by Default -- 3. Jewish Israeli Football Fans and 'Traditionism' -- 4. The Touchline of Fair Play: Football, Head Coverings and the Constantly Shifting Secular -- 5. Pakistan's Hidden Football History: Capital, Women and Challenging Social Norms -- Part II: Football and Social Maintenance -- 6. Fashioning Football Conservatism: Ruling Networks, Culture and the Creation of Turkey's Istanbul Başakşehir Football Club -- 7. Football Comes to the Silver Screen: The Contentious Politics of Football Spectatorship in Iran -- 8. Egyptian Islamism and the Noble Game of Football -- 9. Why Hizbollah Loves Football -- About the Contributors -- Index.Examines how football and religion act together to shape both identity and society in Muslim contexts.Exploring Muslim Contexts SeriesFootballGenerated by AIReligion and cultureGenerated by AIFootballReligion and culture796.334088297Hughes Aaron W1614327Stenberg Leif1821245MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911003681303321The Beautiful Game on a Muslim Pitch4384962UNINA