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The Interface of Religious and Political Conflict in Egyptian Theatre

Seleem, Amany Youssef
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1373973567

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2013, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Art.
Abstract Using religion to achieve political power is a thematic subject used by a number of Egyptian playwrights. This dissertation documents and analyzes eleven plays by five prominent Egyptian playwrights: Tawfiq Al-Hakim (1898- 1987), Ali Ahmed Bakathir (1910- 1969), Samir Sarhan (1938- 2006), Mohamed Abu El Ela Al-Salamouni (1941- ), and Mohamed Salmawi (1945- ). Through their plays they call attention to the dangers of blind obedience. The primary methodological approach will be a close literary analysis grounded in historical considerations underscored by a chronology of Egyptian leadership. Thus the interface of religious conflict and politics is linked to the four heads of government under which the playwrights wrote their works: the eras of King Farouk I (1920-1965), President Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), President Anwar Sadat (1918-1981), and President Hosni Mubarak (1928- ). While this study ends with Mubarak’s regime, it briefly considers the way in which such conflict ended in the recent reunion between religion and politics with the election of Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, as president following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. This research also investigates how these scripts were written— particularly in terms of their adaptation from existing canonical work or historical events and the use of metaphor—and how they were staged. The staging of these works highlights the problems faced by Egyptian directors interested in this inherently political work as they faced censorship issues. Only a few of the scripts have English translations, the rest are only available in Arabic. When a published English translation is unavailable, I have provided English translations of key selections from the texts with the original Arabic in the appendix.
Lesley Ferris, Professor (Advisor)
Nena Couch, Professor (Committee Member)
Beth Kattelman, Professor (Committee Member)
Patrice Hamel, Professor (Other)
218 p.
Middle Eastern Studies; Theater; Theater Studies
Religious and Political Conflict; Egyptian Theatre; Tawfiq Al-Hakim; Ali Ahmed Bakathir; Samir Sarhan; Mohamed Abul Ela Al-Salamouni; Mohamed Salmawi; King Farouk I; President Gamal Abdel Nasser; President Anwar Sadat; President Hosni Mubarak

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  • Seleem, A. Y. (2013). The Interface of Religious and Political Conflict in Egyptian Theatre [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1373973567

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Seleem, Amany. The Interface of Religious and Political Conflict in Egyptian Theatre. 2013. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1373973567.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Seleem, Amany. "The Interface of Religious and Political Conflict in Egyptian Theatre." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1373973567

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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