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The Prophet's Pulpit: Islamic Preaching in Contemporary Egypt

The Prophet's Pulpit: Islamic Preaching in Contemporary Egypt

Gaffney, Patrick D.

Paperback

Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies, Book 20

African HistoryIslam

ISBN10: 0520084721
ISBN13: 9780520084728
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: Dec 5 1994
Pages: 376
Weight: 1.27
Height: 1.07 Width: 6.06 Depth: 9.04
Language: English
Muslim preaching has been central in forming public opinion, building grassroots organizations, and developing leadership cadres for the wider Islamist agenda. Based on in-depth field research in Egypt, Patrick Gaffney focuses on the preacher and the sermon as the single most important medium for propounding the message of Islam. He draws on social history, political commentary, and theological sources to reveal the subtle connections between religious rhetoric and political dissent.

Many of the sermons discussed were given during the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, and Gaffney attempts to describe this militant movement and to compare it with official Islam. Finally, Gaffney presents examples of the sermons, so readers can better understand the full range of contemporary Islamic expression.

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