Travellers in Faith - Studies of the Tablīghī Jamā'at as a Transnational Islamic Movement for Faith Renewal

This publication of analytical studies of the working of the Tabl?gh? Jam?'at, which is presently operating in more than eighty countries, provides fascinating information about the contemporary da'wa phenomenon in Islam. It deals with questions of conversion, gender, religious diversity, organization, communication, localization and personal transformation.

About the author

Muhammad Khalid Masud, Ph.D. (1973) Islamic Studies, McGill University, Professor at the Leiden University, is the Director of The International Institute for the Study of Islam in The Modern World. He has published extensively on contemporary issues and trends in the Muslim Societies, including Islamic Legal Interpretation (Harvard 1996), co-edited with David Powers and Brinkley Messick.

Product details

• Assisted by: Muhammad Khalid Masud (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.08.2000
• EAN: 9789004116221
• ISBN: 978-90-04-11622-1
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 245 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 735 g
• Series: Social, Economic and Political
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories