Islam in the Modern World e-bog
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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 a...
E-bog
403,64 DKK
Forlag
Routledge
Udgivet
15 august 2013
Længde
462 sider
Genrer
HRA
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781135007959
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 as gender, fundamentalism, the media and secularisationoffers case studies of Muslims and Islam in dynamic interaction with different societies.Islam in the Modern World includes illustrations, summaries, discussion points and suggestions for further reading that will aid understanding and revision. Additional resources are provided via a companion website.