'Repentant' artists in Egypt: Debating gender, performing arts and religion

Contemporary Islam

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-210

  van Nieuwkerk, Karin ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Egypt; Gender; Islamic Revival; Performing arts; Repentance

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149183750     PISSN: 18720218     EISSN: 18720226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11562-008-0061-z     Document Type: Article

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