The Prayer of A Married Man is Equal to Seventy Prayers of A Single Man : The Central Role of Marriage Among Upper-Middle-Class Muslim Egyptians  

Oleh:

Sherif, Bahira

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Family Issues vol. 20 no. 5 (Sep. 1999), page 617-632.
Topik: PRAYER; prayer; married man; seventy prayers; single man
Fulltext: 617.pdf (1.6MB)

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This study examines the central role of marriage among upper - middle - class Muslim Egyptians in Cairo, Egypt. It is based on ethnographic fieldwork carried out over a total of 20 months by the author between 1988 and 1996. Using religious and legal sources as well as semistructured interviews and participant observation among two generations of 20 households, this study indicates that marriage continues to occupy a significant place in the life course of both upper - middle - class Muslim men and women. This article indicates that societal norms, as well as family structure and expectations, influence the prevalence of marriage as a necessary rite of passage for achieving adulthood among this class of Egyptians. Furthermore, this article describes the actual customs, beliefs, and practices associated with Muslim Egyptian marriages to counteract the Western bias that often obscures studies of this area of the world.

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