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1 online resource (481 pages) |
| Series |
Religions in the Modern World |
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Religions in the modern world.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Modernity and the Study of Islam; Structure of the volume; Traditions and transformations; Themes and trends; Case Studies; The current moment; Part I: Traditions and transformations; 1. Scripture in the modern Muslim world: the Quran and Hadith; Introduction: modernity and the global challenge to scripture; The pre-modern heritage of scripture in Islam; Setting the stage for modern Islamic thought |
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Modern Muslim schools of thought on scriptureIslamic modernists; Modernist Salafis; Traditionalist Salafis; Late Sunni traditionalists; Conclusion; 2. Ethical landscape: laws, norms, and morality; Outline; Introduction; Everyday life; Global debates; The family; Sexuality and intimacy; Innovation; Conclusion; 3. Governance and government; Outline; The challenges of governance; Appeal to religious law; Religious leadership; Religious community: Ulama, Sufis, Islamists; Ulama; Sufis; Islamists; Variation in national response; Conclusion |
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4. From Isfahan to the Internet: Islamic Theology in the Global VillageFoundations of modern Islamic theology; Nineteenth-century theology: Afghani and 'Abduh; "Islam is the answer": Islamist theologies in thetwentieth century; Shi'a theologies of revival and reform; Islamic theology and Muslim minorities; Feminist theologies: Islamist and liberal reformist; Postscript: modern Islamic theology in the global village; 5. Piety and Devotion; Spiritual intermediaries; Sufism defined and in history; Criticisms of Sufism; European Orientalist views of Sufism; Sufism and colonialism |
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Distinctive local histories of SufismGlobalization and Sufism; New Sufi-style teachings; Women Sufi leaders; US political interest in Sufism; 6. The Multiple Faces of Islamic Education in a Secular Age; The notion of education in the Islamic tradition: the pre-modern context; The rupture of modern times: the distinction between secular and religious knowledge; Reforming education: bringing Islam into the world; The crucial role of religious education in the wider reforms of education; The loss of legitimacy and the transformation of Islamic education |
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The transformation of contents and the expansion of religious education: a new hybrid?State reforms and the marginalization of Islamic education; The domestication of Islam and the quest for autonomy; New religious authorities and the expansion of Islamic knowledge; Islamic education's reputation after 9/11; Part II: Themes and trends; 7. Women and gender in the Muslim world; Outline; Nationalism and women; Women, Islamist movements, and family law; Patterns of women's social participation; Conclusions: women's rights campaigns in the Muslim world; 8. #Islam, social networking and the cloud |
| Summary |
This comprehensive introduction explores the landscape of contemporary Islam. Written by a distinguished team of scholars, it:provides broad overviews of the developments, events, people and movements that have defined Islam in the three majority-Muslim regionstraces the connections between traditional Islamic institutions and concerns, and their modern manifestations and transformations. How are medieval ideas, policies and practices refashioned to address modern circumstancesinvestigates new themes and trends that are shaping the modern Muslim experience such |
| Notes |
Outline |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Islam -- 21st century.
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Islam -- 20th century.
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Islam
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Moosa, Ebrahim
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| ISBN |
9781135007959 |
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1135007950 |
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