Salafi ritual purity : in the presence of God / / Richard Gauvain

• Autore: Gauvain Richard <1970-, >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (393 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.3/8
• Soggetto topico: Salafīyah; Salafīyah - Egypt; Purity, Ritual - Islam
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Salafism and purity: natural bedfellows -- Purity and the search for meaning -- En route to purity -- Charting Egypt's Salafi map -- Ritual purity in Cairene Salafi settings -- Pure bodies, purer hearts -- Surface dirt -- The purest pearls -- Salafism after the uprisings -- End of the liminal era? -- Coalitions, Copts and costa Salafis.
• Sommario/riassunto: Since 9/11, Salafism has attracted a great deal of attention from the world's media, which predominantly focuses on its potential for revolutionary violence. Salafism remains poorly understood both in Western media, where it is now the focus of considerable debate, and in Western academia, where until recently it was virtually undiscussed. In neither arena has a consensus emerged regarding what Salafism is or does. This pioneering work fills this lacuna by redirecting the reader towards the sphere of ritual practice, within which the discussions of contemporary Salafi scholars prove
• Titolo autorizzato: Salafi ritual purity
• ISBN: 1-136-44693-1; 0-203-12482-0; 1-283-89371-1; 1-136-44694-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779305903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Islamic studies.