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Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject,Used
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Politics of Piety is a groundbreaking analysis of Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a thriving, grassroots women's piety movement in the mosques of Cairo, Egypt. Unlike those organized Islamist activities that seek to seize or transform the state, this is a moral reform movement whose orthodox practices are commonly viewed as inconsequential to Egypt's political landscape. Saba Mahmood's compelling exposition of these practices challenges this assumption by showing how the ethical and the political are indelibly linked within the context of such movements.Not only is this book a sensitive ethnography of a critical but largely ignored dimension of the Islamic revival, it is also an unflinching critique of the secularliberal assumptions by which some people hold such movements to account. The book addresses three central questions: How do movements of moral reform help us rethink the normative liberal account of politics? How does the adherence of women to the patriarchal norms at the core of such movements parochialize key assumptions within feminist theory about freedom, agency, authority, and the human subject? How does a consideration of debates about embodied religious rituals among Islamists and their secular critics help us understand the conceptual relationship between bodily form and political imaginaries? Politics of Piety is essential reading for anyone interested in issues at the nexus of ethics and politics, embodiment and gender, and liberalism and postcolonialism.In a substantial new preface, Mahmood addresses the controversy sparked by the original publication of her book and the scholarly discussions that have ensued.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Politics of Piety'? A: The book analyzes Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a grassroots women's piety movement in Cairo, Egypt, challenging assumptions about the political impact of such movements.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Politics of Piety'? A: The author is Saba Mahmood, who presents a critical examination of moral reform movements within the Islamic revival.
- Q: What are the central themes explored in the book? A: The book addresses the relationship between moral reform movements and liberal politics, the adherence of women to patriarchal norms, and the connection between embodied religious rituals and political imaginaries.
- Q: How many pages does 'Politics of Piety' contain? A: The book contains 272 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of 'Politics of Piety'? A: The book was published on October 23, 2011.
- Q: In what format is 'Politics of Piety' available? A: The book is available in paperback format.
- Q: Is 'Politics of Piety' suitable for academic study? A: Yes, the book is essential reading for those interested in ethics, politics, embodiment, gender, and postcolonial studies.
- Q: Does 'Politics of Piety' include a preface? A: Yes, there is a substantial new preface in the revised edition that addresses controversies and scholarly discussions related to the original publication.
- Q: What genre does 'Politics of Piety' belong to? A: The book falls under the genre of Criticism & Theory.
- Q: What unique perspective does 'Politics of Piety' provide? A: It offers a sensitive ethnography of a largely ignored aspect of the Islamic revival, critiquing secular-liberal assumptions about Islamist movements.