Patience, Paratext, and the Heteronomy of Critique: An Introduction to Reading Politics of Piety at 20 Years.

The article discusses the significance of Saba Mahmood's work, "Politics of Piety," particularly in relation to the themes of patience, agency, and the interplay between politics and analysis. It highlights Mahmood's ethnographic exploration of the concept of sabr (patience) among women in Egyptian...

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Publicado en:Religious Studies Review (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 567 - 571
Autor principal: Iqbal, Basit Kareem
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Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Sep2025
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