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ISBN10: 0748637931, ISBN13: 9780748637935, [publisher: Edinburgh U.] Softcover 296pp, octavo, tight binding, clean throughout, corner wear, mild wave to the page block, colorful wraps.
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ISBN10: 0748637931, ISBN13: 9780748637935, [publisher: Edinburgh University Press] Softcover First Edition 2009. 1st Edition. Paperback. An introduction to and overview of the debates and questions emerging regarding Islam and modernity. Key issues are selected to give readers an understanding of the complexity of the phenomenon, an historical perspective, and access to several manifestations of modernity in Muslim life. Editor(s): Masud, Muhammad Khalid; Salvatore, Armando; Bruinessen, Martin van. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472. Key Issues and Debates. 304 pages. Editor(s): Masud, Muhammad Khalid; Salvatore, Armando; Bruinessen, Martin van. An introduction to and overview of the debates and questions emerging regarding Islam and modernity. Key issues are selected to give readers an understanding of the complexity of the phenomenon, an historical perspective, and access to several manifestations of modernity in Muslim life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRH. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight: 472. . . . . .
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ISBN10: 0748637931, ISBN13: 9780748637935, [publisher: Edinburgh University Press Aug 2009] Softcover Neuware - Islam and ModernityKey Issues and DebatesEdited by Muhammad Khalid Masud, Armando Salvatore and Martin van BruinessenRecent events have focused attention on the perceived differences and tensions between the Muslim world and the modern West. As a major strand of Western public discourse has it, Islam appears resistant to internal development and remains inherently pre-modern. However Muslim societies have experienced most of the same structural changes that have impacted upon all societies: massive urbanisation, mass education, dramatically increased communication, the emergence of new types of institutions and associations, some measure of political mobilisation, and major transformations of the economy. These developments are accompanied by a wide range of social movements and by complex and varied religious and ideological debates.This textbook is a pioneering study providing an introduction to and overview of the debates and questions that have emerged regarding Islam and modernity. Key issues are selected to give readers an understanding of the complexity of the phenomenon from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The various manifestations of modernity in Muslim life discussed include social change and the transformation of political and religious institutions, gender politics, changing legal regimes, devotional practices and forms of religious ...

ISBN10: 0748637931, ISBN13: 9780748637935, [publisher: Edinburgh University Press Aug 2009] Softcover Neuware - Islam and ModernityKey Issues and DebatesEdited by Muhammad Khalid Masud, Armando Salvatore and Martin van BruinessenRecent events have focused attention on the perceived differences and tensions between the Muslim world and the modern West. As a major strand of Western public discourse has it, Islam appears resistant to internal development and remains inherently pre-modern. However Muslim societies have experienced most of the same structural changes that have impacted upon all societies: massive urbanisation, mass education, dramatically increased communication, the emergence of new types of institutions and associations, some measure of political mobilisation, and major transformations of the economy. These developments are accompanied by a wide range of social movements and by complex and varied religious and ideological debates.This textbook is a pioneering study providing an introduction to and overview of the debates and questions that have emerged regarding Islam and modernity. Key issues are selected to give readers an understanding of the complexity of the phenomenon from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The various manifestations of modernity in Muslim life discussed include social change and the transformation of political and religious institutions, gender politics, changing legal regimes, devotional practices and forms of religious ...