The prophet's pulpit : Islamic preaching in contemporary Egypt / Patrick D. Gaffney.

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Gaffney, Patrick D, 1947-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 20.Publication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, �1994.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 367 pages) : mapContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780520914582
0520914589
0585123748
9780585123745
9780520084711
0520084713

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Prophet's pulpit.DDC classification:

297/.6 20

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BP184.25 .G34 1994eb

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Summary: Muslim preaching has been central in forming public opinion, building grassroots organizations, and developing leadership cadres for the wider Islamist agenda. Based on in-depth field research in Egypt, Patrick Gaffney focuses on the preacher and the sermon as the single most important medium for propounding the message of Islam.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-357) and index.

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Muslim preaching has been central in forming public opinion, building grassroots organizations, and developing leadership cadres for the wider Islamist agenda. Based on in-depth field research in Egypt, Patrick Gaffney focuses on the preacher and the sermon as the single most important medium for propounding the message of Islam.

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