Structuring Sovereignty: Islam and Modernity in the Mosque of Muhammad ‘Ali Pasha

The monumental Alabaster Mosque of the Ottoman-appointed governor of Egypt Muhammad ‘Ali Pasha (r. 1805-1848) has been varyingly examined as a visual representation of the Pasha’s political ambitions, modernizing spirit, nationalist aspirations, and cosmopolitanism. Scholars have generally sought to...

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Published in:Material religion
Main Author: GhaneaBassiri, Kambiz (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2020]
In: Material religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Moschee Mehmed Alis (Cairo)
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
KBL Near East and North Africa
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Sovereignty
B mosque
B Modernity
B Egypt
B Islamic Architecture
B Muhammad ‘Ali Pasha
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)