The prophet's pulpit : Islamic preaching in contemporary Egypt /
Patrick D. Gaffney.
- Berkeley : University of California Press, �1994.
- 1 online resource (viii, 367 pages) : map
- Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 20 .
- Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 20. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-357) and index.
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.