| Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity Contributor(s): Ahmed, Akbar S. (Editor), Donnan, Hastings (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415093678 ISBN-13: 9780415093675 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $85.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1994 Annotation: "Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity" examines the cultural responses of Muslims to the transformations, contradictions and challenges confronting contemporary Islam as it moves toward the twenty-first century. The diffusion of populations, the globalization of culture and the forces of postmodernity have shaken the world like never before. These developments have generated a debate among Muslims which, as the contributors to this volume show, will have far-reaching consequences not just for the Muslim world, but for relations between Islam and the West more generally. Contributors: Richard Antoun; Abubaker Bagader; Ernest Gellner; Tomas Gerholm; Fred Halliday; Judith Nagata; Martin Stokes; Gerholm Thaiss; Helen Watson; Anita Weiss and Phina Werbner. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 297.197 |
| LCCN: 94015614 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.8" W x 8.62" (0.90 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the cultural responses of Muslims to the transformations, contradictions and challenges confronting contemporary Islam as it moves towards the twenty-first century. The diffusion of populations, the globalization of culture and the forces of postmodernity have shaken the world like never before. These developments have generated a debate among Muslims which, as the contributors to this volume show, will have far-reaching consequences not just for the Muslim world, but for relations between Islam and the West more generally. |