Format:
XI, 235 S. :
,
Ill., Kt.
ISBN:
0-691-03184-3
,
0-691-00870-1
Series Statement:
Princeton studies in Muslim politics
Content:
"In this updated paperback edition, Dale Eickelman and James Piscatori explore how the politics of Islam play out in the lives of Muslims throughout the world. They discuss how recent events such as September 11 and the 2003 war in Iraq have contributed to reshaping the political and religious landscape of Muslim-majority countries and Muslim communities elsewhere. As they examine the role of women in public life and Islamic perspectives on modernization and free speech, the authors probe the diversity of the contemporary Islamic experience, suggesting general trends and challenging popular Western notions of Islam as a monolithic movement. In so doing, they clarify concepts such as tradition, authority, ethnicity, protest, and symbolic space, notions that are crucial to an in-depth understanding of ongoing political events."--BOOK JACKET.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
,
Political Science
,
Geography
Keywords:
Islam
;
Politik
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Author information:
Piscatori, James P., 1949-
Author information:
Eickelman, Dale F., 1942-
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