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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1. VerfasserIn: Gauvain, Richard 1970- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch/Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: ISIM 2007
In: ISIM review
Jahr: 2007, Heft: 19, Seiten: 40-41
weitere Schlagwörter:B Islam
B Religionsausübung
B Ägypten
B Fundamentalismus
B Umfrage
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Zusammenfassung:"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)
ISSN:1388-9788
Enthält:In: International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (Leiden), ISIM review