Sacred Language, Ordinary People Dilemmas of Culture and Politics in

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 Arab st

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Dilemmas of Culture and Politics in Egypt

Niloofar Haeri

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Sacred Language, Ordinary People

Copyright © Niloofar Haeri, 2003. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2003 by PALGRAVE MACMILLANTM 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin's Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 0-312-23898-3 hardback ISBN 0-312-23897-5 paperback

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Haeri, Niloofar, 1958Sacred language, ordinary people: state, religion and modernity in Egypt / by Niloofar Haeri. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-312-23897-5 - ISBN 0-312-23898-3 1. Arabic language-Dialects-Egypt. 2. Arabic languageVariation-Egypt. 3. Arabic Language-Social aspects-Egypt. 4. Diglossia (Linguistics)-Egypt. 5. Language and culture-Egypt. 6. Arabic language-Religious aspects-Islam. 1. Title. PJ6773. H34 2002 492.7'70962-dc21 2002074880

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