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33 produkter
Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity
Av Akbar S. Ahmed, Hastings Donnan
Inbunden, 1994
2516 kr
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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 …
Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity
Av Akbar S. Ahmed, Hastings Donnan
Häftad, 1994
1174 kr
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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 …
Discovering Islam
Making Sense of Muslim History and Society
Inbunden, 2002
3070 kr
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Now reissued with a new introduction, Discovering Islam is a classic account of how the history of Islam and its relations with the West have shaped Islamic society today. Islam is often caricatured as aggressive and fanatic. Written in the tradition of Ibn Khaldun, this readable and wide-ranging …
Discovering Islam
Making Sense of Muslim History and Society
Häftad, 2002
649 kr
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Now reissued with a new introduction, Discovering Islam is a classic account of how the history of Islam and its relations with the West have shaped Islamic society today. Islam is often caricatured as aggressive and fanatic. Written in the tradition of Ibn Khaldun, this readable and wide-ranging …
Postmodernism and Islam
Predicament and Promise
Inbunden, 2004
2516 kr
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Can West and East ever understand each other? In this extraordinary book one of the world's leading Muslim scholars explores an area which has which has been almost entirely neglected by scholars in the field - the area of postmodernism and Islam. This landmark work is startling, constantly …
Postmodernism and Islam
Predicament and Promise
Häftad, 2004
1043 kr
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Can West and East ever understand each other? In this extraordinary book one of the world's leading Muslim scholars explores an area which has which has been almost entirely neglected by scholars in the field - the area of postmodernism and Islam. This landmark work is startling, constantly …
Resistance and Control in Pakistan
Häftad, 2004
751 kr
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How can people in the West make sense of contemporary unrest in the Muslim world? Is Islamic fundamentalism to be understood purely in religious terms?In Resistance and Control in Pakistan, one of the world's leading authorities on Islam, Akbar S. Ahmed, illuminates what is happening in the Muslim …
Islam in Tribal Societies
From the Atlas to the Indus
Inbunden, 2007
3070 kr
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A lively debate is currently being conducted in the social sciences around the concepts of "tribe", "segmentary societies" and "Islam in society". This wide-ranging collection by thirteen distinguished anthropologists contributes to the debate by examining various segmentary Islamic tribal …
Islam in Tribal Societies
From the Atlas to the Indus
Häftad, 2010
751 kr
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A lively debate is currently being conducted in the social sciences around the concepts of "tribe", "segmentary societies" and "Islam in society". This wide-ranging collection by thirteen distinguished anthropologists contributes to the debate by examining various segmentary Islamic tribal …
Religion and Politics in Muslim Society
Order and Conflict in Pakistan
Inbunden, 1983
1563 kr
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This analysis of Muslim unrest is based on an extended case study of northwestern Pakistan. Professor Ahmed examines power, authority, and religious status as the critical intermediary level of society: that of the district or Agency, which was the key unit of administration in British India. Amhed …
Islam Under Siege
Living Dangerously in a Post- Honor World
Inbunden, 2003
708 kr
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In this groundbreaking book, Akbar Ahmed, one of the world's leading authorities on Islam, who has worked in the Muslim world but lives in the West, explains what is going wrong in his society by referring to Islamic history and beliefs. Employing theological and anthropological perspectives, he …
Islam Under Siege
Living Dangerously in a Post- Honor World
Häftad, 2003
231 kr
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In this groundbreaking book, Akbar Ahmed, one of the world's leading authorities on Islam, who has worked in the Muslim world but lives in the West, explains what is going wrong in his society by referring to Islamic history and beliefs. Employing theological and anthropological perspectives, he …
After Terror
Promoting Dialogue Among Civilizations
Av Akbar S. Ahmed, Brian Forst
Inbunden, 2005
568 kr
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After Terror presents sustained reflections by some of the world's most celebrated thinkers on the most pressing question of our time: how can we find ways to defuse the ticking bombs of terrorism and excessive interventions against it? It offers an antidote to the fatalistic global holy war …
After Terror
Promoting Dialogue Among Civilizations
Av Akbar S. Ahmed, Brian Forst
Häftad, 2005
217 kr
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After Terror presents sustained reflections by some of the world's most celebrated thinkers on the most pressing question of our time: how can we find ways to defuse the ticking bombs of terrorism and excessive interventions against it? It offers an antidote to the fatalistic global holy war …
Islam Under Siege
Living Dangerously in a Post- Honor World
E-bok, 2013
261 kr
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In this groundbreaking book, Akbar Ahmed, one of the world''s leading authorities on Islam, who has worked in the Muslim world but lives in the West, explains what is going wrong in his society by referring to Islamic history and beliefs. Employing theological and anthropological perspectives, he …
After Terror
Promoting Dialogue Among Civilizations
Av Brian Forst, Akbar S. Ahmed
E-bok, 2013
245 kr
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After Terror presents sustained reflections by some of the world''s most celebrated thinkers on the most pressing question of our time: how can we find ways to defuse the ticking bombs of terrorism and excessive interventions against it? It offers an antidote to the fatalistic global holy war …
The SAGE Handbook of Islamic Studies
Inbunden, 2010
3453 kr
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… a welcome addition to the already available introductory works on Islam. The chapters of the book combine depth of analysis and erudition on a wide range of subjects. Thus in a single volume one finds several superbly written papers not only on the foundations of Islam and the manifestations of …
Islam Today
A Short Introduction to the Muslim World
E-bok, 1998
421 kr
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Although there are over one billion Muslims in the world, and over 10 million in the West, most discussion of Islam is based on cliches or outright prejudice. This lively and compelling book sets out to bridge the gulfs of misunderstanding. Islam, argues Akbar Ahmed, does not mean the subordination …
Akbar Ahmed: Two Plays
"Noor" and "The Trial of Dara Shikoh"
Häftad, 2009
142 kr
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"Noor" is the tale of three brothers attempting to rescue their sister Noor, who has been kidnapped during Ramadan. Each brother represents a different ideological position in the contemporary Islamic world. While exploring the crisis of modern Islam, "Noor" is a heartfelt treatise for religious …
Discovering Islam
Making Sense of Muslim History and Society
E-bok, 2024
738 kr
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Now reissued with a new introduction, Discovering Islam is a classic account of how the history of Islam and its relations with the West have shaped Islamic society today. Islam is often caricatured as aggressive and fanatic. Written in the tradition of Ibn Khaldun, this readable and wide-ranging …
Discovering Islam
Making Sense of Muslim History and Society
E-bok, 2024
746 kr
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Now reissued with a new introduction, Discovering Islam is a classic account of how the history of Islam and its relations with the West have shaped Islamic society today. Islam is often caricatured as aggressive and fanatic. Written in the tradition of Ibn Khaldun, this readable and wide-ranging …
Resistance and Control in Pakistan
E-bok, 2004
864 kr
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How can people in the West make sense of contemporary unrest in the Muslim world? Is Islamic fundamentalism to be understood purely in religious terms? In Resistance and Control in Pakistan , one of the world''s leading authorities on Islam, Akbar S. Ahmed, illuminates what is happening in the …
Resistance and Control in Pakistan
E-bok, 2004
864 kr
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How can people in the West make sense of contemporary unrest in the Muslim world? Is Islamic fundamentalism to be understood purely in religious terms? In Resistance and Control in Pakistan , one of the world''s leading authorities on Islam, Akbar S. Ahmed, illuminates what is happening in the …
Islam in Tribal Societies
From the Atlas to the Indus
E-bok, 2013
858 kr
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A lively debate is currently being conducted in the social sciences around the concepts of "tribe", "segmentary societies" and "Islam in society". This wide-ranging collection by thirteen distinguished anthropologists contributes to the debate by examining various segmentary Islamic tribal …
Islam in Tribal Societies
From the Atlas to the Indus
E-bok, 2013
864 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A lively debate is currently being conducted in the social sciences around the concepts of "tribe", "segmentary societies" and "Islam in society". This wide-ranging collection by thirteen distinguished anthropologists contributes to the debate by examining various segmentary Islamic tribal …
Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity
Av Akbar S. Ahmed, Hastings Donnan
E-bok, 2003
1355 kr
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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 …
Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity
Av Akbar S. Ahmed, Hastings Donnan
E-bok, 2003
1385 kr
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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 …
Postmodernism and Islam
Predicament and Promise
E-bok, 2013
1230 kr
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Can West and East ever understand each other? In this extraordinary book one of the world''s leading Muslim scholars explores an area which has which has been almost entirely neglected by scholars in the field - the area of postmodernism and Islam. This landmark work is startling, constantly …
Postmodernism and Islam
Predicament and Promise
E-bok, 2013
1203 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Can West and East ever understand each other? In this extraordinary book one of the world''s leading Muslim scholars explores an area which has which has been almost entirely neglected by scholars in the field - the area of postmodernism and Islam. This landmark work is startling, constantly …
SAGE Handbook of Islamic Studies
E-bok, 2010
1467 kr
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… a welcome addition to the already available introductory works on Islam. The chapters of the book combine depth of analysis and erudition on a wide range of subjects. Thus in a single volume one finds several superbly written papers not only on the foundations of Islam and the manifestations of …
