Sacred Language, Ordinary People Book

Sacred Language, Ordinary People, The cultures and politics of nations around the world may be understood (or misunderstood) in any number of ways. For the Arab world, language is the crucial link for a better understanding of both. Classical Arabic is the official language of all Ar, Sacred Language, Ordinary People

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Sacred Language, Ordinary People
Written by author Niloofar Haeri
Published by Palgrave Macmillan, September 2000
The cultures and politics of nations around the world may be understood (or misunderstood) in any number of ways. For the Arab world, language is the crucial link for a better understanding of both. Classical Arabic is the official language of all Ar
Haeri (anthropology, Johns Hopkins U., Baltimore, MD) has written a fascinating study of the use, meaning, and importance of classical Arabic in Egypt, based partly on fieldwork carried out among families who rarely use classical Arabic in their daily liv

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Notes on Transliteration
Ch. 1 Introduction 1
Ch. 2 Humble Custodians of the Divine Word: Classical Arabic in Daily Life 25
Ch. 3 Text Regulation and Sites of Ideology 53
Ch. 4 Creating Contemporaneity: Struggles with Form 73
Ch. 5 Persistent Dilemmas: Pleasure, Power and Ambiguity 113
Ch. 6 Conclusion 143
Notes 159
Bibliography 171
Index 181

Title: Sacred Language, Ordinary People

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Item Number: 9780312238971

Publication Date: September 2000

Product Description: Full Name: Sacred Language, Ordinary People; Short Name:Sacred Language

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Weight: 0.200 kg (0.44 lbs)

Width: 5.500 cm (2.17 inches)

Heigh : 8.500 cm (3.35 inches)

Depth: 0.460 cm (0.18 inches)

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Discusses the struggle in Egypt regarding the standardized language (Classical Arabic) and the vernacular (Colloquial Egyptian) in a clear, coherent way. She supports her statements with personal anecdotes from all sorts of Egyptian people, making it dynamic and interesting.

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	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Notes on Transliteration
Ch. 1	Introduction	1
Ch. 2	Humble Custodians of the Divine Word: Classical Arabic in Daily Life	25
Ch. 3	Text Regulation and Sites of Ideology	53
Ch. 4	Creating Contemporaneity: Struggles with Form	73
Ch. 5	Persistent Dilemmas: Pleasure, Power and Ambiguity	113
Ch. 6	Conclusion	143
	Notes	159
	Bibliography	171
	Index	181