scholarly journals Muslimness on Demand: Critical Voices of Islam in Egypt

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Lisa Maria Franke
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Religion And Politics ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The Self ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Religious Perspectives ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Being Religious

Academic research on Islam in Egypt often focuses on the entanglement of religion and politics, mostly analysed with regard to public spaces. This article seeks to nuance the focus on pious activism and the idea that Islam is dominating everyday life in Egypt by taking individuals’ intimate non-religious perspectives into consideration. This research on individual pieties, on being religious and doing being religious, especially opened up the worlds of individuals who are different. Drawing on fieldwork with young Alexandrians this article considers the subtle voices that are currently becoming increasingly louder, which hint at tendencies away from mainstream Islam and express alternative options and different versions of belief. These silent, and often silenced, voices are heard only under exceptional circumstances, because they often coincide with criticism of present social and political conditions. Criticism that mixes religious, social, and political content is almost impossible to express publicly in Egypt. By focusing on these narratives, this article tries to understand the relationship between criticism of Islam and processes of individualization. In addition, it seeks to analyse these narratives in order to explore the dynamic character of the self in the realm of religiosities and non-religiosities.

Some Portions of Dooyeweerd's Positive Philosophy

2011 ◽  
pp. 62-118
Author(s):  
Andrew Basden
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Cosmic Time ◽  
The State ◽  
The Self ◽  
Extensive Discussion ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter explains some portions of Dooyeweerd’s positive philosophy which author has found useful in understanding IS. It covers Dooyeweerd’s theory of modal spheres (aspects), his theory of things, his theory of knowing, experience and assumptions, and, on the basis of these, it draws together his approach to everyday life. What it does not cover is his notion of cosmic time and the relationship between the self and the Divine, nor his extensive discussion of the State. It also reviews some criticisms of Dooyeweerd.

scholarly journals Kuća u Splitskom statutu – građenje, održavanje, rušenje

Ars Adriatica ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Josip Belamarić
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Town

It can be said that the town statute of Split and the stipulations concerning the everyday life in this medieval town are not characterized by the aim to create an ideal city and, in this, they are far from the long-range urban planning contained in the statute of Dubrovnik. The fact that less than five per cent of the stipulations in the statute of Split relate to urban planning ought to be understood as indicating that the town, set in Diocletian’s Palace and determined by its structures, had already been defined to a large extent and that it functioned well and fulfilled the needs of its inhabitants. Thirty chapters of the statute deal with different aspects of the development of medieval Split and its everyday maintenance. This article focuses on the relationship between the local government and private property, that is, with the cases of private spaces being transformed into public spaces and the ‘ritualistic erasures’, that is, the demolition of houses whose owners committed treason and broke the law. This phenomenon of demolition as setting example was not limited to medieval Split but was recorded in other Dalmatian communes (in Omiš and Dubrovnik as late as the eighteenth century) and this discussion of it is based on the examination of a wider set of primary sources.

Sharing

Paid ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Bezaitis
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Personal Space ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Digital Platform ◽  
On Demand ◽  
The Gift ◽  
The Relationship

Using the so-called “sharing economy” or on-demand economy as a jumping off point, this chapter considers the logic and commodification of the gift. Early users of Airbnb, a digital platform that allows homeowners to offer their residences for short-term rentals, would often leave gifts for their hosts. These gifts spotlight the home as both an intimately personal space and as a zone of commerce, both emotionally and economically dense with relationships. Airbnb heightens the contradictions of these relationships. Leaving gifts after an Airbnb stay imparts a sense of connection and belonging, despite the short-term nature of the relationship and its mediation by money. Are such gifts payments? Are they expressions of a desire to connect? The author concludes that the gift maintains its relevance despite the asset monetization of everyday life represented by the sharing economy.

Persons

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
The Self ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Moral Significance ◽  
Moral Personhood ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Last Two Millennia ◽  
The Relationship

This book is a genealogy of the concept of a person, as it is used in philosophy, ethics, the law, and everyday life. It asks, what is the concept of a person? How is the concept of a person distinct from the concept of a human being? How is it distinct from the concept of the self? When and why did the concept of a person come into existence? What is the relationship between moral personhood and metaphysical personhood, and how has our conception of that relationship changed over the last two millennia? The book as a whole argues for two main claims. First, the concept of a person, like other central concepts used in philosophy and everyday life, has gained its significance not through definition but through the accretion of layers of meaning over centuries. Thus, one can only fully understand the concept by learning its history. Second, the concept of a person has five main strands: persons are particulars, roles, entities with special moral significance, rational beings, and selves. Thus, to count someone or something as a person is simultaneously to describe it—as a particular, a role, a rational being, and a self—and to prescribe certain norms concerning how it may act and how others may act toward it.

scholarly journals Comércio de rua e requalificação de espaços públicos em Salvador-BA: uma agenda de pesquisa/Street trade and requalification of public spaces in Salvador-BA: a research agenda

2018 ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
Angelo Serpa
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Relationship

RESUMOPretende-se, nesse artigo, analisar a relação entre comércio de rua e processos de requalificação do espaço público, a partir de uma abordagem geográfica do problema, buscando-se delinear as táticas e estratégias dos agentes envolvidos e suas trajetórias e práticas no cotidiano da metrópole. Busca-se também traçar um panorama preliminar dos contextos conjunturais dos embates relativos aos comerciantes e prestadores de serviço de rua, frente às ações dos agentes hegemônicos de produção do espaço metropolitano e aos processos de requalificação/refuncionalização dos espaços públicos na Capital baiana, a partir do final dos anos 1990 até os dias atuais.Palavras-chave: comércio de rua; serviços de rua; espaço público; requalificação; territorialização; metrópole. ABSTRACTThe aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between street trade and requalification processes in public spaces based on a geographical approach to the problem. It is intended to pursue and, therefore, make explicit the tactics and strategies of the agents involved in those projects and their trajectories and practices in the everyday life of the metropolis. We hope to outline the conjunctural contexts of the existing conflicts too, which are related to street traders and service providers, as opposed to the actions of the hegemonic agents of production of the metropolitan space and to the processes of requalification/refunctionalization of public spaces in the capital of Bahia state - Salvador, from the late 1990s to the present day.Keywords: street trade; street services; public space; requalification; territorialization; metropolis.

Theatrical Fiction and the Reality of Love in As You Like It

PMLA ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 885-893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kent Talbot Van Den Berg
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Psychological Development ◽  
The Self ◽  
As You Like It ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe relationship between the two worlds of As You Like It becomes a metaphor of love, defined by conspicuous narrative and theatrical artifice. The expository opening scenes have a storybook flatness which becomes a metaphor of a world that limits self-realization while the liberating sojourn in the forest, a festive world of disguise and imagination, parallels the spectators’ experience in the playhouse as a withdrawal from everyday life. The pattern of withdrawal and return also objectifies the psychological development of love: the courtship of Rosalind and Orlando progresses from impulsive love at first sight at court, through subjective and imaginative responses to desire in the forest, to fulfillment in marriage. The play concludes by placing subjective freedom, expressed metaphorically through theatrical artifice, in the larger setting of forces beyond the self, established metaphorically in narrative artifice.

scholarly journals Kuća u Splitskom statutu – građenje, održavanje, rušenje

Ars Adriatica ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Josip Belamarić
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Town

t can be said that the town statute of Split and the stipulations concerning the everyday life in this medieval town are not characterized by the aim to create an ideal city and, in this, they are far from the long-range urban planning contained in the statute of Dubrovnik. The fact that less than five per cent of the stipulations in the statute of Split relate to urban planning ought to be understood as indicatingthat the town, set in Diocletian’s Palace and determined by its structures, had already been defined to a large extent and that it functioned well and fulfilled the needs of its inhabitants. Thirty chapters of the statute deal with different aspects of the development of medieval Split and its everyday maintenance. This article focuses on the relationship between the local government and private property, that is, with the cases of private spaces being transformed into public spaces and the ‘ritualistic erasures’, that is, the demolition of houses whose owners committed treason and broke the law. This phenomenon of demolition as setting example was not limited to medieval Split but was recorded in other Dalmatian communes (in Omiš and Dubrovnik as late as the eighteenth century) and this discussion of it is based on the examination of a wider set of primary sources.

Music listening as self-enhancement: Effects of empowering music on momentary explicit and implicit self-esteem

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Elvers ◽  
Timo Fischinger ◽  
Jochen Steffens
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Affective Processes ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

In everyday life people use music to adjust their levels of arousal, to regulate their mood and emotions, and to cope with previous experiences, indicating that music plays an important role for everyday wellbeing. While the relationship between music and emotions has received considerable interest in past decades, little is known about the self-esteem boosting function of empowering music. In the present study, we investigated the relationship of music listening and self-esteem, by examining how momentary explicit and implicit self-esteem are (a) influenced by the expressive properties of music and (b) predicted by individual differences in responses to music. Results indicate that both explicit and implicit self-esteem are affected by music listening but in different ways. While momentary explicit self-esteem changed as a function of the expressive properties of the music and was positively predicted by liking, implicit self-esteem was positively predicted by empathy and negatively predicted by nostalgia. In contrast to changes in self-esteem, no changes in mood were observed. We anticipate our findings to be a starting point for further investigations of the cognitive and affective processes involved when listening to empowering music.

scholarly journals Selflessness and Happiness in Everyday Life

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Nicolas Pellerin ◽  
Eric Raufaste ◽  
Michael Dambrun
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
The Self ◽  
Mixed Model Analysis ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Significant Mediator

Abstract. Using the experience sampling method (ESM), this study examines the relationship between experienced selflessness and experienced happiness. Based on the self-centered/selflessness happiness model (SSHM), we hypothesized that: (a) these two constructs would be positively related and (b) harmony feeling would mediate this relation. Using ESM, the participants ( N = 63) filled in a short survey, five times a day during 2 days (response rate = 79.2%; 482 observations). A linear mixed-model analysis showed that selflessness and harmony feelings were significant predictors of happiness. Finally, a mediation analysis indicated that harmony feeling emerged as a significant mediator of the relationship between selflessness and happiness at the experienced level. Overall, the study supports the idea that happiness does not depend solely on the satisfaction of one’s expectations but experiencing the self as an interdependent and relational entity also plays an important role. The implications of this study are discussed.

From Container to Claustrum: Projective Identification in Couples

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Feldman
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Projective Identification ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Intimate Partners ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
As If

This paper is a contribution to the growing literature on the role of projective identification in understanding couples' dynamics. Projective identification as a defence is well suited to couples, as intimate partners provide an ideal location to deposit unwanted parts of the self. This paper illustrates how projective identification functions differently depending on the psychological health of the couple. It elucidates how healthier couples use projective identification more as a form of communication, whereas disturbed couples are inclined to employ it to invade and control the other, as captured by Meltzer's concept of "intrusive identification". These different uses of projective identification affect couples' capacities to provide what Bion called "containment". In disturbed couples, partners serve as what Meltzer termed "claustrums" whereby projections are not contained, but imprisoned or entombed in the other. Applying the concept of claustrum helps illuminate common feelings these couples express, such as feeling suffocated, stifled, trapped, held hostage, or feeling as if the relationship is killing them. Finally, this paper presents treatment challenges in working with more disturbed couples.

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