Politics of Modern Muslim Subjectivities : Islam, Youth, and Social Activism in the Middle East PDF
by D. Jung, M. Petersen, S. Sparre
Part of the The Modern Muslim World series
Description
This book provokes a debate between social theory and Islamic studies.
Drawing on theories of successive modernities, sociology of religion, and poststructuralist approaches to modern subjectivity formation, it introduces a novel analytical framework to the study of Middle Eastern societies.
The authors explore ways in which Muslims have constructed meaningful modern selfhoods, providing their reader with unique insights into the ongoing social transformation of the Middle East.
Making Islamic charities and youth organizations their primary site of investigation, they combine studies on Islamic reform with case studies on social activism in Egypt and Jordan.
In criticizing theses about the alleged uniqueness of Western modernity, the book challenges exclusivist assumptions about both Western modernity and contemporary Islamic ways of life.
In this way, it makes original contributions to conceptual discussions on modernity and our knowledge of modern Muslim societies.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:228 pages
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:09/01/2014
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- ISBN:9781137380654
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:228 pages
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:09/01/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781137380654
