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The Art of Reciting the Quran: The Recited Book in the Life of Egypt

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Divinity Atlas. "The Art of Reciting the Quran: The Recited Book in the Life of Egypt." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-art-of-reciting-the-quran-the-recited-book-in-the-life-of-egypt.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Art of Reciting the Quran: The Recited Book in the Life of Egypt. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-art-of-reciting-the-quran-the-recited-book-in-the-life-of-egypt

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@misc{divinityatlas-the-art-of-reciting-the-quran-the-recite,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Art of Reciting the Quran: The Recited Book in the Life of Egypt},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-art-of-reciting-the-quran-the-recited-book-in-the-life-of-egypt},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Kristina Nelson's study is grounded in her own ethnomusicological fieldwork observing Quranic recitation, tajwid, as actually practiced and taught in Egypt, documenting its aesthetics, training methods and social role from direct observation rather than from textual prescription alone. That firsthand fieldwork basis, bounded explicitly to the Egyptian context, is the study's real evidentiary strength and its stated limit together. This record has not independently traced further scholarly response to Nelson's specific claims since 1985. Use it for the practice and culture of Quranic recitation as documented in Egypt specifically; a claim about tajwid practice elsewhere in the Islamic world needs a source covering that other region.

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Kristina Nelson's study grounded in her own ethnomusicological fieldwork observing Quranic recitation, tajwid, as actually practiced and taught in Egypt, documenting its aesthetics, training and social role from direct observation rather than textual prescription alone.

Notes

Scholarly ethnomusicological study of Quranic recitation (tajwid) as practiced in Egypt, covering its aesthetics, training and social role. Use for established facts about the practice and culture of Quranic recitation, particularly in the Egyptian context; a study of one region's practice, not a comprehensive account of tajwid across the Islamic world.

Citation

Author

Kristina Nelson

Publisher

University of Texas Press

Publication Year

1985

Source Type

academic monograph

Cross-Tradition Connections

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Egypt

This source names Egypt directly: "as actually practiced and taught in Egypt, documenting its aesthetics, training methods and social role from direct observation rather than from textual prescription alone."

Source The Art of Reciting the Quran: The Recited Book in the Life of EgyptKristina Nelson

Claims Backed By This Source (137 claims)

This source backs 137 claims across the atlas. As facts: 76 well-attested. As cited relationships: 21 holds, 6 connected, 1 held Differently. Plus 33 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Sacred Sound, 34 claims: 24 well-attested, 3 holds, 7 general references.
Articles, 27 claims: 25 well-attested, 2 general references.
Schools of Religious Law, 25 claims: 14 holds, 5 connected, 1 held Differently, 5 general references.
Practices, 11 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 general references.
Religious Roles & Titles, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
Scripture Portions, 7 claims: 7 general references.
Alphabet Letters, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
Denominations, 4 claims: 2 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Religious Offices, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Quranic Readings, 2 claims: 2 general references.
Religions, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Historical Figures, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Mantras, 1 claims: 1 general references.