{"product_id":"the-art-of-resistance-in-islam-the-performance-of-politics-among-shii-women-in-the-middle-east-and-beyond-paperback-softback-9781009015691","title":"The Art of Resistance in Islam; The Performance of Politics among Shi'i Women in the Middle East and Beyond (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009015691","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Art of Resistance in Islam\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Performance of Politics among Shi'i Women in the Middle East and Beyond\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExamines different forms of resistance among Muslim women in the Middle East and in the diaspora.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYafa Shanneik (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009015691, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e270 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Shanneik beautifully illustrates how ritual performances are a means of empowerment for Shi'i Muslim women and a form of resistance to religious sectarianism. This groundbreaking book erases traditional area studies boundaries by ambitiously connecting the understudied Arab Gulf to the Shi'i diaspora in Europe through artistic expression and political protest.' Mara Leichtman, Michigan State University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBased 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Trajectories of Shiʿis in the Gulf and their presence in Europe\u003cbr\u003e 2. The rites of mourning within Shiʿi Islam\u003cbr\u003e 3. Performing the sacred: emotions, the body, and visuality\u003cbr\u003e 4. Aestheticisation of politics: the case of taṭbīr\u003cbr\u003e 5. Fatima's apparition: power relations within female ritual spaces\u003cbr\u003e 6. The power of the word: the politicisation of language\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political activism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political activism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20activism%20%5BJPW%5D%22\"\u003eJPW\u003c\/a\u003e], Gender studies: women [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Gender studies: women\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Gender%20studies:%20women%20%5BJFSJ1%5D%22\"\u003eJFSJ1\u003c\/a\u003e], Islamic life \u0026amp; practice [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islamic life \u0026amp; practice\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islamic%20life%20\u0026amp;%20practice%20%5BHRHP%5D%22\"\u003eHRHP\u003c\/a\u003e], Islamic worship, rites \u0026amp; ceremonies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islamic worship, rites \u0026amp; ceremonies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islamic%20worship,%20rites%20\u0026amp;%20ceremonies%20%5BHRHC%5D%22\"\u003eHRHC\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion \u0026amp; politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20politics%20%5BHRAM2%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM2\u003c\/a\u003e], Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52410753581336,"sku":"9781009015691","price":25.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009015691i.jpg?v=1784251759","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-art-of-resistance-in-islam-the-performance-of-politics-among-shii-women-in-the-middle-east-and-beyond-paperback-softback-9781009015691","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}