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16%OFFMichael Gilsenan - Recognizing Islam: Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East - 9781860644092 - V9781860644092
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Recognizing Islam: Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East

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Description for Recognizing Islam: Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East Paperback. Offering an understanding of the role of religion in the Islamic world, this book sets out to show that Islam covers a multitude of forms and practices which are woven into daily existence in complex and sometimes almost invisible ways. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
Offering an understanding of the role of religion in the Islamic world, this book sets out to show that Islam covers a multitude of forms and practices which are woven into daily existence in complex and sometimes almost invisible ways. The author draws on his own fieldwork in cities, villages and tribal communities of the region to explore a variety of social worlds, all claiming Islamic affiliation: the feudal aristocracy of northern Lebanon, the working-class Sufi brotherhoods of Egypt, and the new bourgeoisies of Algeria and Morocco. He describes how, in each one, Islam evolves in relation to shifting social, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860644092
SKU
V9781860644092
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