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Signposts along the road : Monumental public writing in Egypt
Title
Signposts along the road : monumental public writing in Egypt
Author
Starrett, Gregory, 1961-
Subjects--Topical
Islam, Semiotics, Material culture
Description
Studies of writing in developing societies generally focus on book, newspaper and commercial literacy, and do not address the cultural significance of writing on craft and manufactured objects, on the one hand, and the use of writing on public sig...
The political economy of religious commodities in Cairo
Title
The political economy of religious commodities in Cairo
Author
Starrett, Gregory, 1961-
Subjects--Topical
Islam, Semiotics, Material culture
Description
Anthropology’s rediscovery of material culture has emphasized the centrality of objects and their production in constituting human experience. In Egypt, the design, mass production and marketing of different classes of religious objects-from praye...