| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 294 pages) |
| Contents |
Postmodernism and Islam -- Greek gods and Semitic prophets -- Confrontation and clash -- Studying Islam -- Culture and change -- The evil demon : the media as master |
| Summary |
"In this book one of the world's leading Muslim scholars explores an area which has been almost entirely neglected by scholars in the field - the area of postmodernism and Islam." "Emphasizing the role of the mass media in shaping our understanding of East-West relations, Akbar S. Ahmed analyses the ways in which the media turned events like the Salmon Rushdie affair and the Gulf War into a carnival of spectacle and entertainment. He makes use of the postmodern theme of the displaced, circulating image to show how images are used to tell stories - stories which are not always helpful or accurate." "In this new, revised edition, Akbar S. Ahmed includes a new preface, in which he reconsiders this topic in the light of the contemporary, post-September 11, world."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-277) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Islam -- 20th century.
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Islamic modernism.
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Islam -- 1800-
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RELIGION -- Fundamentalism.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- History.
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Islam
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Islamic modernism
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Islam
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Postmoderne
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Islam.
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Postmodernisme.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136005749 |
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1136005749 |
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1299477143 |
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9781299477148 |
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