Leisurely Islam: Negotiating Geography and Morality in Shi‘ite South Beirut (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)
Explores how Shi‘ite youth in South Beirut navigate leisure, morality, and urban space through detailed ethnographic research.
About This Book
Leisurely Islam examines everyday leisure practices among Shi‘ite youth in South Beirut.
The book explores how geography and morality intersect in the negotiation of public and private spaces.
Authors Lara Deeb and Mona Harb draw on extensive fieldwork to analyze leisure as a site of social and political meaning.
The study situates these practices within broader debates on Islam, modernity, and urban life in Lebanon.
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