Author : Yafa Shanneik
Release : 2024-07-04
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 691/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Art of Resistance in Islam by : Yafa Shanneik
Download or read book The Art of Resistance in Islam written by Yafa Shanneik. This book was released on 2024-07-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on first-hand ethnographic insights into Shi'i religious groups in the Middle East and Europe , this book examines women's resistance to state as well as communal and gender power structures. It offers a new transnational approach to understanding gender agency within contemporary Islamic movements expressed through language, ritual practices, dramatic performances , posters and banners. By looking at the aesthetic performance of the political on the female body through Shi'i ritual practices - an aspect that has previously been ignored in studies on women's acts of resistance -, Yafa Shanneik shows how women play a central role in redefining sectarian and gender power relations both in the Middle East and in the European diaspora.