Alef is for Allah childhood, emotion, and visual culture in Islamic societies /
Elias, Jamal J.
Alef is for Allah childhood, emotion, and visual culture in Islamic societies / [Texte imprimé] : Jamal J. Elias - Oakland : University of California Press, cop. 2018 - 1 vol. (280 p.) ; 24 cm
Bibliogr. p. 249-271
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
"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
978-0-520-29007-5
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
305.2308821
Alef is for Allah childhood, emotion, and visual culture in Islamic societies / [Texte imprimé] : Jamal J. Elias - Oakland : University of California Press, cop. 2018 - 1 vol. (280 p.) ; 24 cm
Bibliogr. p. 249-271
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
"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
978-0-520-29007-5
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
305.2308821