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SUMMARY:Religion and Humour: The Islamic Feast of Sacrifice in Egyptian Ca
 rtoons - Professor Gabriel M. Rosenbaum - Dept. of Arabic Language and Lit
 erature\,The Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, Director\, The Israeli Acade
 mic Center in Cairo and Visiting Fellow Wolfson College\, Cambridge
DTSTART:20141125T174500Z
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CONTACT:Graham Allen
DESCRIPTION:The Islamic Feast of Sacrifice that starts after the conclusio
 n of the pilgrimage ceremonies in Mecca will be briefly described at the o
 utset of the lecture. In addition to the traditional customs associated wi
 th this Feast\, a unique folklore has developed. Shortly before the feast\
 , sheep in growing numbers can be seen in Cairo's more humble neighborhood
 s\, and Cairo gives the impression of being not only a city for millions o
 f people but also for hundreds of thousands of sheep. People are raising s
 heep\, buying and selling sheep\, and talking about sheep. This intensive 
 co-existence of human beings and animals has led to the creation of specia
 l humour. The relationship between men and sheep according to this humour 
 is different from the relationship in real life\, and much sympathy is giv
 en to the sheep in many cartoons published in the Egyptian press. The mate
 rials I have collected and my personal impressions are embedded in this le
 cture.
LOCATION:Gatsby Room\, Wolfson College
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