The Art of Resistance in Islam : The Performance of Politics among Shi'i Women in the Middle East and Beyond Paperback / softback
by Yafa (University of Birmingham) Shanneik
Part of the Cambridge Middle East Studies series
Paperback / softback
Description
Based on first-hand ethnographic insights into Shi'i religious groups in the Middle East and Europe , this book examines women's resistance to state as well as communal and gender power structures.
It offers a new transnational approach to understanding gender agency within contemporary Islamic movements expressed through language, ritual practices, dramatic performances , posters and banners.
By looking at the aesthetic performance of the political on the female body through Shi'i ritual practices – an aspect that has previously been ignored in studies on women's acts of resistance -, Yafa Shanneik shows how women play a central role in redefining sectarian and gender power relations both in the Middle East and in the European diaspora.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:270 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:04/07/2024
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- ISBN:9781009015691
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Pre-Order
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:270 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:04/07/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781009015691
