Ritual weapons: Islamist purity practices in Cairo
"The ritual purity practices (wudu') of Egypt's Islamists are not different from those of other Muslims in the city. Outside the ritual sphere, however, ideas of purity and impurity seem to occur far more often during the conversations of Egypt's Islamists than those of average E...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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ISIM
2007
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ISIM review
Year: 2007, Issue: 19, Pages: 40-41 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious practice
B Islam B Fundamentalism B Interrogation B Egypt |
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| Summary: | "The ritual purity practices (wudu') of Egypt's Islamists are not different from those of other Muslims in the city. Outside the ritual sphere, however, ideas of purity and impurity seem to occur far more often during the conversations of Egypt's Islamists than those of average Egyptians. [...] Residing in a heretical state, surrounded by symbols of the perverse Western/Jewish culture, [...] they feel as if they occupy a community within a community. Their purity practices and beliefs bolster and protect Cairo's Islamists against their numerous enemies." (Richard Gauvain) |
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| ISSN: | 1388-9788 |
| Contains: | In: International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (Leiden), ISIM review
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