Resurgent Islam and the Politics of Identity.
Material type: TextPublisher: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (191 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781443869782Subject(s): Islam -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800 | Islam -- Essence, genius, natureGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Resurgent Islam and the Politics of IdentityDDC classification: 297.2 LOC classification: BP166 -- .M397 2014ebOnline resources: Click to ViewIntro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- CHAPTER NINE -- CHAPTER TEN -- CHAPTER ELEVEN -- CHAPTER TWELVE -- INDEX.
One of the most important functions of religion is to serve as a basis of identity. This collection of essays by Ali A. Mazrui, a distinguished scholar of Islam, discusses how Islam differentiates Muslims from non-Muslims and affects how Muslims view each other. In the light of the upheaval currently occurring in the Muslim world, this collection provides readers with valuable context for the challenges of modernity and multiculturalism faced by Muslims. In these essays, Mazrui deploys his f...
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