Heavy Metal Islam - Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam (Paperback)

This updated reissue of Mark LeVine's acclaimed, revolutionary book on sub- and countercultural music in the Middle East brings this groundbreaking portrait of the region's youth cultures to a new generation. Featuring a new preface by the author in conversation with the band The Kominas about the problematic connections between extreme music and Islam. An eighteen-year-old Moroccan who loves Black Sabbath. A twenty-two-year-old rapper from the Gaza Strip. A young Lebanese singer who quotes Bob Marley's "Redemption Song." Heavy metal, punk, hip-hop, and reggae are each the music of protest, and are considered immoral by many in the Muslim world. As the young people and subcultures featured in Mark LeVine's Heavy Metal Islam so presciently predicted, this music turned out to be the soundtrack of countercultures, uprisings, and even revolutions from Morocco to Pakistan. In Heavy Metal Islam, originally published in 2008, Mark LeVine explores the influence of Western music on the Middle East and North Africa through interviews with musicians and fans, introducing us to young people struggling to reconcile their religion with a passion for music and a thirst for change. The result is a revealing tour de force of contemporary cultures across the Muslim majority world through the region's evolving music scenes that only a musician, scholar, and activist with LeVine's unique breadth of experience could narrate. A New York Times Editor's Pick when it was first published, Heavy Metal Islam is a surprising, wildly entertaining foray into a historically authoritarian region where music reveals itself to be a true democratizing force-and a groundbreaking work of scholarship that pioneered new forms of research in the region.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Mark Levine
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-38938-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Rap & hip-hop Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Heavy metal & progressive Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Indie Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Heavy metal & progressive Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Indie Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Rap & hip-hop Promotions
LSN:	0-520-38938-7
Barcode:	9780520389380

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