Islam in the Modern World Hardback
Edited by Jeffrey T. Kenney, Ebrahim Moosa
Part of the Religions in the Modern World series
Hardback
Description
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.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:480 pages, 11 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:18/07/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415780858
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:480 pages, 11 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:18/07/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415780858
