Alef is for Allah :: childhood, emotion, and visual culture in Islamic societies /

"Alef is for Allah is the first groundbreaking study of the emotional space occupied by children in modern Islamic societies. Focusing primarily on visual representations of children from modern Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan, the book examines these materials to investigate important concepts, ran...

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Main Author: Elias, Jamal J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"Alef is for Allah is the first groundbreaking study of the emotional space occupied by children in modern Islamic societies. Focusing primarily on visual representations of children from modern Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan, the book examines these materials to investigate important concepts, ranging from innocence, cuteness, gender, virtue and devotion to community, nationhood, violence and sacrifice. In addition to exploring a topic that has never been studied comparatively before, Alef is for Allah extends the boundaries of scholarship on emotion, religion, and visual culture, providing unique insight into Islam as it is lived and experienced in the modern world."--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"Simpson, imprint in humanities."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 280 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0520964403
9780520964402

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