Framing the Friday sermon to shape opinion : the case of Jordan / Philip Odeh Madanat.

"The book investigates the intricate relationship between Friday sermon and the worshippers' opinion in Jordan. The author examines the religious sphere in Jordan in an attempt to unravel the apparent and hidden actors who produce and intake Friday sermon in an ostensibly westernized yet profoundly...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Madanat, Philip Odeh, 1962- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019]
Subjects:
Islamic sermons > Jordan.
Islamic sermons > Political aspects.
Islam and politics > Jordan.
Islamic sermons.
Muslims > Attitudes.
Religion and sociology.
Jordan.
Physical Description:viii, 153 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Overview
  • Thematic analysis of Friday sermons
  • Analysis of media coverage of the mosque and sermon-related issues
  • Participant observation: an ogle on the ostensibly dormant worshipper
  • Views of the religious and political actors on regulating the sermon
  • The preacher, the sermon, and its influence in the social milieu.