THE ETHICAL SOUNDSCAPE ISLAMIC Cassette Sermons Counterpublics Hirschkind BOOK

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Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231138180
ISBN-13
9780231138185
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
Ethical Soundscape : Cassette Sermons and Islamic Counterpublics
Language
English
Subject
Ancient, Fundamentalism, Islam / Rituals & Practice, Anthropology / General, Middle East / General, Religion, Politics & State
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Social Science, History
Author
Charles Hirschkind
Series
Cultures of History Ser.
Format
Hardcover

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0.1 in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in

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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2006-007599
Reviews
"The relevance of this analytic project to readers both within and outside the academy cannot be underestimated." -- Ilan Pappe, Arab Studies Journal, " The Ethical Soundscape provides a timely update to this important genre of Muslim expression." -- Flagg Miller, Contemporary Islam, "a complex and fascinating analysis...a highly original account of the role of cassette sermons in contemporary Egypt" -- Talal Asad, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center, and author of Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity, The relevance of this analytic project to readers both within and outside the academy cannot be underestimated., " The Ethical Soundscapeprovides a timely update to this important genre of Muslim expression." -- Flagg Miller, Contemporary Islam, This stimulating book offers a sustained argument and excellent, accessible ethnography for specialists of Islamic politics and media alike., "A sensitive listener, Hirschkind writes in a way that conveys the inner life of counterpublics in Egypt...an indispensable book." -- William E. Connolly, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University, and author of Pluralism, This is a substantial anthropological study that delves deep into the meaning and significance of cassette sermons in the context of Islamic revival... This book is a welcome analytical study which should be of profit to many.
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22
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The
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College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
297.7/4
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Note on Transcription 1. Introduction 2. Islam, Nationalism, and Audition 3. The Ethics of Listening 4. Cassettes and Counterpublics 5. Rhetorics of the Da'iya 6. The Acoustics of Death 7. Epilogue Notes Works Cited Index
Synopsis
An essential aspect of what is now called the Islamic Revival, the cassette sermon can be heard in most Middle Eastern cities, punctuating the daily routines of many men and women. Charles Hirschkind shows how these tapes provide the means by which Islamic ethical traditions recalibrate to a modern political and technological order--to its noise and forms of pleasure and boredom, but also to its political incitements and call for citizen participation. Focusing on Cairo's popular neighborhoods, Hirschkind highlights the pivotal role sermon tapes now play in an expanding arena of Islamic argumentation and debate--what he calls an "Islamic counterpublic"--that connects Islamic traditions of ethical discipline to practices of deliberation about the common good, the duties of Muslims as national citizens, and the challenges faced by Muslim communities across the globe. Contrary to the belief that these cassettes are a tool of militant indoctrination, Hirschkind argues that sermon tapes are an instrument of ethical self-improvement and a vehicle for honing the affects of pious living., Charles Hirschkind's unique study explores how a popular Islamic media form--the cassette sermon--has profoundly transformed the political geography of the Middle East over the last three decades. An essential aspect of what is now called the Islamic Revival, the cassette sermon has become omnipresent in most Middle Eastern cities, punctuating the daily routines of many men and women. Hirschkind shows how sermon tapes have provided one of the means by which Islamic ethical traditions have been recalibrated to a modern political and technological order--to its noise and forms of pleasure and boredom, but also to its political incitements and call for citizen participation. Contrary to the belief that Islamic cassette sermons are a tool of militant indoctrination, Hirschkind argues that sermon tapes serve as an instrument of ethical self-improvement and as a vehicle for honing the sensibilities and affects of pious living. Focusing on Cairo's popular neighborhoods, Hirschkind highlights the pivotal role these tapes now play in an expanding arena of Islamic argumentation and debate--what he calls an "Islamic counterpublic." This emerging arena connects Islamic traditions of ethical discipline to practices of deliberation about the common good, the duties of Muslims as national citizens, and the challenges faced by diverse Muslim communities around the globe. The Ethical Soundscape is a brilliant analysis linking modern media practices of moral self-fashioning to the creation of increasingly powerful religious publics., Charles Hirschkind's unique study explores how a popular Islamic media form& -the cassette sermon& -has profoundly transformed the political geography of the Middle East over the last three decades. An essential aspect of what is now called the Islamic Revival, the cassette sermon has become omnipresent in most Middle Eastern cities, punctuating the daily routines of many men and women. Hirschkind shows how sermon tapes have provided one of the means by which Islamic ethical traditions have been recalibrated to a modern political and technological order-to its noise and forms of pleasure and boredom, but also to its political incitements and call for citizen participation. Contrary to the belief that Islamic cassette sermons are a tool of militant indoctrination, Hirschkind argues that sermon tapes serve as an instrument of ethical self-improvement and as a vehicle for honing the sensibilities and affects of pious living. Focusing on Cairo's popular neighborhoods, Hirschkind highlights the pivotal role these tapes now play in an expanding arena of Islamic argumentation and debate-what he calls an "Islamic counterpublic." This emerging arena connects Islamic traditions of ethical discipline to practices of deliberation about the common good, the duties of Muslims as national citizens, and the challenges faced by diverse Muslim communities around the globe. "The Ethical Soundscape" is a brilliant analysis linking modern media practices of moral self-fashioning to the creation of increasingly powerful religious publics.
LC Classification Number
BP170.85.H57 2006

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