The perils of joy : contesting mulid festivals in contemporary Egypt / Samuli Schielke.
Mulids, festivals in honor of Muslim "friends of God," have been part of Muslim religious and cultural life for close to a thousand years. While many Egyptians see mulids as an expression of joy and love for the Prophet Muhammad and his family, many others see them as opposed to Islam, an...
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Syracuse, N.Y. :
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2012.
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| Series: | Contemporary issues in the Middle East.
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