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Title Pious Fun at Saints Festivals in Modern Egypt | ||
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http://hdl.handle.net/1887/17477 | ||
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Date 2001 | ||
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Author(s) Schielke, S. | ||
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Abstract Mawlids, traditional festivals in honour of saints, are among the most popular, but also the most controversial Islamic traditions in Egypt. Millions of people - even half of all the Egyptians, according to an unofficial estimate - participate in these festivals. In the public sphere, however, Islamists and conservative men of religion often find themselves side to side with many secularists, both vehemently opposing what they consider a shameful deviation from proper Islamic and/or modern culture. | ||
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Subject(s) Egypt | ||
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Language en_US | ||
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Publisher ISIM, Leiden | ||
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Type of publication Article / Letter to editor | ||
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Format 178419 bytes; application/pdf | ||
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Source 7; 1; 23; 23; 1; ISIM Newsletter | ||
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Repository Leiden - University of Leiden 
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