Islam in world cultures : comparative perspectives

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Title:

Islam in world cultures : comparative perspectives

Author:

Feener, R. Michael.

Publication Information:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2004]

Physical Description:

x, 387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Series:

Religion in contemporary cultures

Religion in contemporary cultures.

Language:

English

Contents:

Islam: historical introduction and overview / Islam after empire: Turkey and the Arab Middle East / Shi'ite Islam in contemporary Iran: from Islamic revolution to moderating reform / Debating orthodoxy, contesting tradition: Islam in contemporary South Asia / Islam in contemporary Central Asia / Islam in China: accommodation or separatism? / Muslim thought and practice in contemporary Indonesia / Religion, language, and nationalism: Harari Muslims in Christian Ethiopia / Race, ideology, and Islam in contemporary South Africa / Peril and possibility: Muslim life in the United States

Subject Term:

Islam -- 21st century.

Islam and civil society.

Islam and state -- Islamic countries.

Geographic Term:

Islamic countries -- Civilization -- 21st century.

Added Author:

Feener, R. Michael.