: Childhood, Emotion, and Visual Culture in Islamic Societies
\ Jamal J. Elias
Oakland, California
: University of California Press
, 2018
xv, 280 p.
:ill. (some color)
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"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.
Child development -- Social aspects -- Middle East, Cross-cultural studies
Muslim children -- Religious life -- Middle East, Cross-cultural studies
Visual perception, Cross-cultural studies
Children in mass media -- Social aspects -- Turkey, Case studies
Children in mass media -- Social aspects -- Pakistan, Case studies
Children in mass media -- Social aspects -- Iran, Case studies
Emotions -- Social aspects
کودکان -- رشد -- جنبههای اجتماعی -- خاورمیانه -- مطالعات میان فرهنگی
کودکان مسلمان -- زندگی مذهبی -- خاورمیانه -- مطالعات میان فرهنگی