Preaching Islamic Renewal - Religious Authority and Media in Contemporary Egypt

“Preaching Islamic Renewal will be the most complete portrayal of Muhammad al-Sha'rawi that we have in English. The book is a comprehensive examination of the work of a very important figure in twentieth century Egyptian history.”—Gregory Starrett, Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

List of contents

Acknowledgments

Note on Transliterations and Translations

Introduction Muhammad Mitwalli Sha‘rawi: Authority and Media in Twentieth- Century Egypt
1. Muhammad Mitwalli Sha‘rawi An Egyptian ‘Alim Preacher of His Time
2. Muhammad Mitwalli Sha‘rawi and Egyptian Society
3. Preaching as a Nexus of ‘Ulama’ Influence
4. Renewal as a Nexus of ‘Ulama’ Discursive Authority
5. Sha‘rawi’s Knowledge Hierarchy
6. Sha‘rawi and Sufism in Egypt
7. Relevance through Language Use
8. Television and the Extension of Authority
Conclusion

Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Jacquelene Brinton is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Middle East Studies at the University of Kansas.

Summary

Examines the life and work of Muhammad Mitwalli Sha rawi, one of Egypt's most beloved and successful Islamic preachers. This book uses Sha rawi and his work as a lens to explore how traditional Muslim authorities have used various media to put forth a unique vision of how Islam can be renewed and revived in the contemporary world.

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"Brinton's chronicle of this littleknown figure in the West not only informs us of some happenings in the Islamic world but hopefully convinces us that Islam is not so different from Christianity in having many different versions, in adapting to modern social and technological circumstances, and in displaying the creative potential to be modern and traditional, orthodox and renewable, at one and the same time."

Product details

Authors	Jacquelene G. Brinton, Brinton Jacquelene G., Jacquelene G. Brinton
Publisher	University Of California Press
Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	31.10.2015
EAN	9780520287006
ISBN	978-0-520-28700-6
No. of pages	280
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, Egypt

Product details

• Authors: Jacquelene G. Brinton, Brinton Jacquelene G., Jacquelene G. Brinton
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9780520287006
• ISBN: 978-0-520-28700-6
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, Egypt