The SAGE Handbook of Islamic Studies (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Ahmed, Akbar S S; Sonn, Tamara

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

... a welcome addition to the already available introductory works on Islam. The chapters of the book combine depth of analysis and erudition on a wide range of subjects. Thus in a single volume one finds several superbly written papers not only on the foundations of Islam and the manifestations of Islamic culture but also on issues which are at the centre of contemporary debates among Muslims such as multiculturalism, social justice, democracy and diversity. As a sourcebook this work is equally useful for students, academicians and general readers' - Zafar Ishaq Ansari, Director, Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University



Islamic Studies is at a critical moment in its history. It seeks both to maintain its rich history and to engage with other - sometimes dominant - cultural and political studies. This tension is producing complex changes in both the theory and the practice of Islamic Studies.

This timely and stimulating Handbook, edited by world-class experts in the field, provides a comprehensive guide to Islamic Studies today. It examines the main issues in the field and explores the key debates. It provides readers with an indispensable, balanced guide to the roots of Islam and the challenges it faces in the twenty-first century.

The Handbook includes discussions of:

- Islam as a community of discourse and a global system

- Islam, diaspora and multiculturalism

- The Qu'ran today

- Islam as a moral and judicial system

- Islam and politics

- Islam and culture

- Diversities and Islam

Concise, level-headed and penetrating, this collection will be of interest to anyone who studies contemporary Islam. It brings together an unparalleled collection of international scholars who illuminate some of the most urgent and complex issues in the world today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781446264522
• Artikelnr.: 42153654

Autorenporträt

Akbar Ahmed is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington DC. He is also Distinguished Chair for Middle East Studies at the US Naval Academy and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. According to the BBC he is the "world′s leading authority on contemporary Islam." A former high commissioner of Pakistan to Great Britain, he has advised Prince Charles and met with President George W. Bush on Islam. He has taught at Princeton, Harvard, and Cambridge Universities and is an award winning film and documentary maker. He is regularly interviewed on major networks including BBC and CNN, and has appeared several times on the Oprah Winfrey Show. In 2005 he was awarded the inaugural Purpose Prize along with Judea Pearl, the father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, with whom he tours promoting interfaith dialogue. Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization, his latest book, was published in 2007 by the Brookings Institution Press. Dr Tamara Sonn is the Wm. R. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the Department of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary. She is also past-president of the American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies, a member of the academic advisory council for the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, a member of the board of directors of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy; and a member of the editorial boards for Muslim World, American Journal for Islamic Social Science, and several other journals. She is former vice president of the Eastern Division of the American Academy of Religion and former associate editor of the Middle East Studies Association Bulletin.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Current Issues in Islamic Studies - Laura Thomas PART ONE: ISLAM AND MULTICULTURALISM Islam as a Community of Discourse and a World System - John Obert Voll Islam, Diaspora and Multiculturalism - Bryan S Turner Andalusian Jurist, Berber Commander and Mozarab Rebel - Camilo Gomez-Rivas Understanding Iberiäs Islamic Experience PART TWO: FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAM The Qur
an - Qaiser Shahzad Islamic Concepts of Justice - Lawrence Rosen Islamic Economics: Salient Features and a Critical Survey - S M Ghazanfar From Madrasa to University: The Challenges and Formats of Islamic Education - Dietrich Reetz Political Philosophy and Political Thought in the Medieval Arabic-Islamic Tradition of the Middle East - Charles E Butterworth PART THREE: CULTURE OF ISLAM Arabic-Islamic Literature: Continuities and Transformations - Asma Afsaruddin Islamic Art: Visual Manifestations of a Faith and a Culture - Walter Denny PART FOUR: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ISLAM Women
s Agency in Muslim Society - Amineh Ahmed Islam and Democracy: Is Turkey an Exception or a Role Model? - Haldun Gülalp Islam in the West - Earle H Waugh PART FIVE: DIVERSITY WITHIN ISLAM Shi
a Islam - Ayatollah Dr Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad Doctrinal Sufism and Theoretical Gnosis - Seyyed Hossein Nasr Contemporary Sufism: Islam without Borders - Robert Sampson