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A Companion to Muslim Cultures
Amyn B. Sajoo
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Description for A Companion to Muslim Cultures
Hardback. Culture shapes every aspect of the relationship between God and the believer in Islam - as well as among believers, and with those beyond the fold. Editor(s): Sajoo, Amyn B. Series: Muslim Heritage Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 colour images in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 182 x 29. Weight in Grams: 530.
I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies Culture shapes every aspect of the relationship between God and the believer in Islam - as well as among believers, and with those beyond the fold. Fasts, prayers and pilgrimages are attuned to social rhythms old and new, no less than the designs of mosques and public gardens, the making of 'religious' music, and ways of thinking about technology and wellbeing. Ancient deserts and modern urban landscapes may echo with the same call for transcendence, but in voices that emerge from very different everyday realities. Scripture itself, as the Prophet ... Read more
I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies Culture shapes every aspect of the relationship between God and the believer in Islam - as well as among believers, and with those beyond the fold. Fasts, prayers and pilgrimages are attuned to social rhythms old and new, no less than the designs of mosques and public gardens, the making of 'religious' music, and ways of thinking about technology and wellbeing. Ancient deserts and modern urban landscapes may echo with the same call for transcendence, but in voices that emerge from very different everyday realities. Scripture itself, as the Prophet ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Muslim Heritage Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780761275
SKU
V9781780761275
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About Amyn B. Sajoo
Amyn B. Sajoo is Scholar-in-Residence at Simon Fraser University's Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures in Canada. He has held visiting appointments at Cambridge and McGill universities, as well as at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore. Dr Sajoo's publications include A Companion to Muslim Ethics (2010), A Companion to the Muslim World (2009), ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to Muslim Cultures
'Until now we have never had a single published source that conveys Muslim approaches - normative and descriptive, ancient and modern - to the most pressing issues of our time. A Companion to Muslim Ethics fills that lacuna. An edited work that does not eschew the benefit of art and literature, it also treats the public square - ecology, health ... Read more