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Shaping the Current Islamic Reformation

English · Paperback / Softback

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The essays that comprise this study eschew stereotypical representations of a politicized Islam in the Mediterranean Region. The contributors consider the reality that lies behind current issues in the area and the role that an embedded Islam has played or may play in the region.

List of contents










1.The Shaping of Current Islamic Reformation  2. The Politics of the "umma": States and community in Islamic movements  3. Sunni and Shi'i Networking in the Middle East  4. New Centres and Peripheries in European Islam  5. From Jurists' Law to Statute Law or What Happens when the Shari'a is Codified  6. Political Aspects of Modern Shi'i Legal Discussions: Humayni and Khu'i on "ijtihad" and "qada"  7. Islamic Law as a Core for Political Law: The withering of an Islamist illusion  8. Arab Government Responses to Islamic Finance: The Cases of Egypt and Saudi Arabia  9. Islam Interactive: Mediterranean Islamic expression on the World Wide Web  10. Islamic Activism and Social Movement Theory: A new direction for research

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B.A. Roberson

Summary

Roberson goes beyond the media presentation of the impact of Islam in the Middle East to consider the reality that lies behind it.

Product details

Assisted by B a Roberson (Editor), B. A. Roberson (Editor)
Publisher Routledge
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.07.2003
 
EAN 9780714682808
ISBN 978-0-7146-8280-8
No. of pages 288
Dimensions 140 mm x 216 mm x 16 mm
Weight 366 g
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)

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