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Alef is for Allah childhood, emotion, and visual culture in Islamic societies

Title
Alef is for Allah [electronic resource] : childhood, emotion, and visual culture in Islamic societies / Jamal J. Elias.
Author
Elias, Jamal J.
Publication
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]

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Description
1 online resource.
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.
Uniform Title
Alef is for Allah (Online)
Alternative Title
Alef is for Allah (Online)
Subject
  • Child development > Social aspects > Middle East > Cross-cultural studies
  • Muslim children > Religious life > Middle East > Cross-cultural studies
  • Visual perception > Cross-cultural studies
  • Children in mass media > Social aspects > Turkey > Case studies
  • Children in mass media > Social aspects > Pakistan > Case studies
  • Children in mass media > Social aspects > Iran > Case studies
  • Emotions > Social aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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.
LCCN
2017034828
OCLC
ssj0002059435
Author
Elias, Jamal J.
Title
Alef is for Allah [electronic resource] : childhood, emotion, and visual culture in Islamic societies / Jamal J. Elias.
Imprint
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Other Form:
Print version: Elias, Jamal J. Alef is for Allah Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520290075 (DLC) 2017028635
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