In the chapter on character in his classic Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians, first published in 1836, Edward Lane included a note on religious pride as one of the leading features of [Egyptian] character. I am credibly informed, he wrote, that children in Egypt are of…
"The development of mass education and the mass media have transformed the Islamic tradition in contemporary Egypt and the wider Muslim world. In Putting Islam to Work, Gregory Starrett focuses on the historical interplay of power and public culture, showing how these new forms …
In this book, Gregory Starrett focuses on the historical interplay of power and public culture, showing how these new forms of communication and a growing state interest in religious instruction have changed the way the Islamci tradition is reproduced.