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Palestinian rituals of identity : the Prophet Moses festival in Jerusalem, 1850-1948
- Author / Creator
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Details
- Creator
- Awad Halabi
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- First edition
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2022
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781477326329, 9781477326312, 1477326316, 1477326324
- OCLC
- on1344324250, on1373985171
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- The traditional ziyara -- The official ceremonies in fin-de-siècle Jerusalem, 1850-1917 -- British colonialism attends the festival -- Arab elite discourses at the festival -- Nationalist youth activity at the festival to 1937 -- Nonnational inflections : the participation of non-elite groups -- The festival's denouement, 1938-1948 -- Conclusion : the Nabi Musa festival after 1948
Subjects
- Maqām al-Nabī Mūsá -- History.
- Maqām al-Nabī Mūsá -- Political aspects -- History.
- Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Political aspects -- History.
- Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Jerusalem -- History.
- Festivals -- Jerusalem -- History.
- Festivals -- Political aspects -- Jerusalem -- History.
- Fasts and feasts -- Jerusalem -- History.
- Fasts and feasts -- Islam -- Political aspects -- History.