Islam in the Modern World

Herausgeber: Kenney, Jeffrey T.; Moosa, Ebrahim

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Produktbeschreibung

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 regions traces 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 circumstances investigates new themes and trends that are shaping the modern Muslim experience such as gender, fundamentalism, the media and secularisation offers 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 482
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 924g
• ISBN-13: 9780415780865
• ISBN-10: 0415780861
• Artikelnr.: 37631787

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey T. Kenney is Professor of Religious Studies and University Professor at DePauw University, USA. Ebrahim Moosa is Professor of Religion and Islamic Studies in the Department of Religion at Duke University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Jeffrey T. Kenney and Ebrahim Moosa Part One: Traditions and
Transformations 1. Scripture in the Modern Islam World: the Qur'an and
Hadith Jonathan Brown 2. Ethical Landscape: Laws, Norms, and Morality
Ebrahim Moosa 3. Government and Governance Robert D. Lee 4. From Isfahan to
the Internet: Islamic Theology in the Global Village Anthony R. Byrd and
Richard C. Martin 5. Piety and Devotion Carl W. Ernst 6. The Multiple Faces
of Islamic Education in a Secular Age Malika Zeghal Part Two: Themes and
Trends 7. Women and Gender in the Muslim World Valentine M. Moghadam and
Namrata Mitra 8. #Islam, Social Networking, and the Cloud Gary R. Bunt 9.
Islam: Unbound and Global Bruce B. Lawrence 10. Militant Movements William
Shepard 11. Secularization and the Search for an Authentic Muslim Modern
Jeffrey T. Kenney 12. Islam and Popular Culture Mark Sedgwick Part Three:
Case Studies of Tradition and Change 13. The Emergence of Media Preachers:
Yusuf al-Qaradawi Marcia Hermansen 14. Assertive Secularism, Islam, and
Democracy in Turkey Ahmet T. Kuru 15. The New Muslim Europe Jørgen S.
Nielsen 16. Routinizing the Iranian Revolution Mohsen Kadivar 17. Muslim
Advocacy in America Kathleen M. Moore 18. Women and Islamic Law in
Bangladesh: Finding a Space for the Fatwa Tiffany A. Hodge 19. Far from
Mecca: Modern Islam in Indonesia and Malaysia Muhamad Ali 20. Politics and
Islamization in African Public Spheres Abdulkader Tayob Appendix: Maps and
Tables.