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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Auteur principal: Gauvain, Richard 1970- (Auteur)
Type de support: Numérique/imprimé Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: ISIM 2007
Dans: ISIM review
Année: 2007, Numéro: 19, Pages: 40-41
Sujets non-standardisés:B Islam
B Égypte
B Fondamentalisme
B Enquête
B Pratique religieuse
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Résumé:"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
Contient:In: International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (Leiden), ISIM review