| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 280 pages) |
| Contents |
Of children, objects and seeing : an introduction -- Emotion and its affects -- Bringing up baby : the construction of childhood -- Good Muslim boys do their homework -- Cuteness and childhood in Turkey -- The poster children of Pakistan -- Toy guns and the real dead in Iran -- Of children, adults and tomorrow : a conclusion |
| Summary |
"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 |
| Notes |
"Simpson, imprint in humanities." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 16, 2018) |
| Subject |
Child development -- Social aspects -- Middle East -- Cross-cultural studies
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Muslim children -- Religious life -- Middle East -- Cross-cultural studies
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Visual perception -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Children in mass media -- Social aspects -- Turkey -- Case studies
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Children in mass media -- Social aspects -- Pakistan -- Pāṭa -- Case studies
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Children in mass media -- Social aspects -- Iran -- Case studies
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Emotions -- Social aspects
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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ART -- Art & Politics.
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Child development -- Social aspects
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Emotions -- Social aspects
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Muslim children -- Religious life
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Visual perception
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Iran
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Middle East
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Pakistan
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Turkey
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Cross-cultural studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017034828 |
| ISBN |
0520964403 |
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9780520964402 |
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