Discussing (Legacy of Supremacy between Folklore and Religion)
Date June, 27 2021
Location Live Zoom Webinar
Sheikh Zayed Book Award, in collaboration with Sea of Culture UAE, hosted the 2021 Contribution to the Development of Nations winner Dr. Saeed El-Masry in a webinar that discussed the author's award-winning work of cultural anthropology (Legacy of Supremacy between Folklore and Religion).
Moderated by Dr. Mohamed Hassan Abdel Hafez, Intangible Cultural Heritage Expert at the Sharjah Heritage Institute, Dr. El-Masry revealed how he applied theory and field research to analyse the phenomenon of supremacy within religion and folklore, delving into the numerous elements critical to the development of heritage.
Highlights from the session are available for viewing on /bit.ly/SZBASeaofCultureHighlights. The full session is available for viewing via bit.ly/SZBA2022SeaofCulture.
Speakers
Dr. Mohamed Hassan Abdel Hafez
Intangible Cultural Heritage Expert at the Sharjah Heritage Institute
Dr. Saeed El-Masry
Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Arts at Cairo University, and an advisor to the Minister of Culture on the development of the cultural system in Egypt. Dr. El-Masry is a cultural anthropologist and holds a PhD in sociology. He won the United Nations Award for Excellence in Human Development in 2013 for the Egypt Human Development Report, which he participated in preparing in 2010. He also won the Arab Grand Prize for Heritage for the book Eaadat Entaj Al Turath Al Shaaby; Kayfa Yatshabath Al Fokaraa Belhayat fee thel Al Nodra (Reproduction of Folklore; How the {oor cling to life in light of Scarcity) in 2014. He has published many scientific books, the most recent of which were Al Tafrah Al Shabaya wa Al Tahwlat Al Dempghrafyah fee Al Alam Al Araby (The Youth Boom and Demographic Transformations in the Arab world), Azmat Al Majal Al Deeny fee Masr (The Crisis of the Religious Sphere in Egypt), Malhamat Al Mwatanah bayn Sokook Al Watanayah was Awlamat Al Hokok Al Insanyah (The Saga of Citizenship between Nationalism and the Globalization of Human Rights), Maazak Al Adalah Al Thagafyah fee Masr (The Dilemma of Cultural Justice in Egypt), and Turath Al Iste’ela’a bayn Al Folklor wa Al Majal Al Deeny (Legacy of Supremacy between Folklore and Religion).