Lara Deeb & Mona Harb 
Leisurely Islam [EPUB ebook] 
Negotiating Geography and Morality in Shi‘ite South Beirut

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How the rise of leisure is changing contemporary Lebanon
South Beirut has recently become a vibrant leisure destination with a plethora of cafés and restaurants that cater to the young, fashionable, and pious. What effects have these establishments had on the moral norms, spatial practices, and urban experiences of this Lebanese community? From the diverse voices of young Shi’i Muslims searching for places to hang out, to the Hezbollah officials who want this media-savvy generation to be more politically involved, to the religious leaders worried that Lebanese youth are losing their moral compasses, Leisurely Islam provides a sophisticated and original look at leisure in the Lebanese capital.
What makes a café morally appropriate? How do people negotiate morality in relation to different places? And under what circumstances might a pious Muslim go to a café that serves alcohol? Lara Deeb and Mona Harb highlight tensions and complexities exacerbated by the presence of multiple religious authorities, a fraught sectarian political context, class mobility, and a generation that takes religion for granted but wants to have fun. The authors elucidate the political, economic, religious, and social changes that have taken place since 2000, and examine leisure’s influence on Lebanese sociopolitical and urban situations.
Asserting that morality and geography cannot be fully understood in isolation from one another, Leisurely Islam offers a colorful new understanding of the most powerful community in Lebanon today.

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Lara Deeb is associate professor of anthropology at Scripps College and the author of
An Enchanted Modern (Princeton).
Mona Harb is associate professor of urban studies and politics at the American University of Beirut and the author of
Le Hezbollah à Beyrouth.

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Língua Inglês ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 304 ● ISBN 9781400848560 ● Tamanho do arquivo 12.2 MB ● Editora Princeton University Press ● Cidade Princeton ● País US ● Publicado 2013 ● Carregável 24 meses ● Moeda EUR ● ID 6516763 ● Proteção contra cópia Adobe DRM
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