عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
LA129310
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Between "Public" Islam and "Private" Sufism:
General Material Designation
[Article]
Other Title Information
Producing a National Icon through Mass Mediated Hagiography
First Statement of Responsibility
Hatsuki Aishima
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
To what extent can a national hero be a Sufi? This article examines the much contested yet still underexplored relationship between the public discourse of modernity and Sufism by looking at how television producers dealt with Sufi elements in ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Maḥmūd's (1910-78) biography. The Egyptian public remembers ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Maḥmūd as a Shaykh al-Azhar and a distinguished scholar of Sufism of the 1970s. His biopic series broadcast on national television during the Ramadan of 2008 showed the delicate nature of exposing Sufi practices in public Islam. ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm's career path leading up to the level of a high-ranking scholar of al-Azhar was celebrated as the result of strong faith in God. However, his Sufi practices were modified to correspond to the television producers' understanding of correct Sufism and to show how "private" spiritual pursuits would not hinder one from being an economically productive individual in the public sphere.
To what extent can a national hero be a Sufi? This article examines the much contested yet still underexplored relationship between the public discourse of modernity and Sufism by looking at how television producers dealt with Sufi elements in ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Maḥmūd's (1910-78) biography. The Egyptian public remembers ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Maḥmūd as a Shaykh al-Azhar and a distinguished scholar of Sufism of the 1970s. His biopic series broadcast on national television during the Ramadan of 2008 showed the delicate nature of exposing Sufi practices in public Islam. ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm's career path leading up to the level of a high-ranking scholar of al-Azhar was celebrated as the result of strong faith in God. However, his Sufi practices were modified to correspond to the television producers' understanding of correct Sufism and to show how "private" spiritual pursuits would not hinder one from being an economically productive individual in the public sphere.
SET
Date of Publication
2016
Physical description
34-54
Title
Die Welt des Islams
Volume Number
56/1
International Standard Serial Number
1570-0607
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
contemporary Egypt
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contemporary Egypt
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mass media
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mass media
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middle class
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middle class
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modernity
Subject Term
modernity
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public Islam
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public Islam
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Ramadan
Subject Term
Ramadan
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Sufism
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Sufism
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television series
Subject Term
television series
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Hatsuki Aishima
LOCATION AND CALL NUMBER
Call Number
10.1163/15700607-00561p04
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مطالعه متن کتاب p
[Article]
275578
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