Muslims in Global Societies Series – serie
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Shadows of the Prophet
Martial Arts and Sufi Mysticism
Inbunden, 2009
2591 kr
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Contemporary accounts of Malay culture that focus on shamanism, dance, medicine and performance reveal only a partial view of Malay mysticism. However, given knowledge of the Malay martial art (silat) a more comprehensive understanding of Malay mysticism, religion, sorcery and magic becomes …
Exploring Islamic Social Work
Between Community and the Common Good
Av Hansjörg Schmid, Amir Sheikhzadegan
Inbunden, 2022
552 kr
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This open access book addresses, for the first time, Islamic social work as an emerging concept at the interface of Islamic thought and social sciences. Applying a multidisciplinary approach it explores, on the one hand, the discourse that provides religious legitimisation to social work activities …
Exploring Islamic Social Work
Between Community and the Common Good
Av Hansjörg Schmid, Amir Sheikhzadegan
Häftad, 2022
443 kr
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This open access book addresses, for the first time, Islamic social work as an emerging concept at the interface of Islamic thought and social sciences. Applying a multidisciplinary approach it explores, on the one hand, the discourse that provides religious legitimisation to social work activities …
South Asian American Stories of Self
The Dis/United States of Muslim Womanhood
Inbunden, 2022
1098 kr
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This book acknowledges and discusses the now politically infamous aspects of an American Muslim woman’s life such as Islamophobia and hijab, but it more importantly examines how women actually deal with these obstacles, intentionally shifting the lens to capture a more holistic, nuanced …
South Asian American Stories of Self
The Dis/United States of Muslim Womanhood
Häftad, 2023
1098 kr
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This book acknowledges and discusses the now politically infamous aspects of an American Muslim woman’s life such as Islamophobia and hijab, but it more importantly examines how women actually deal with these obstacles, intentionally shifting the lens to capture a more holistic, nuanced …
Between Jabal ʿAmil, Karbala and Jerusalem
The Lebanese Shi‘a and the Struggle for Palestine
Inbunden, 2023
1807 kr
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This book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi’a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East. It explores the Arab-Israeli conflict …
Between Jabal ʿAmil, Karbala and Jerusalem
The Lebanese Shi‘a and the Struggle for Palestine
Häftad, 2024
1534 kr
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This book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi’a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East. It explores the Arab-Israeli conflict …
Mindfulness and Wellbeing
An Islamic Perspective
Av Sara Kadir
Inbunden, 2025
1316 kr
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This groundbreaking book is the first to present a definition of Islamic Mindfulness, exploring how its core principles—such as present-moment awareness, acceptance, and judgment—are deeply rooted in Islamic teachings- as outlined in the Quran. It delves into key Islamic mindfulness concepts like …
Mindfulness and Wellbeing
An Islamic Perspective
Av Sara Kadir
Häftad, 2026
1316 kr
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This groundbreaking book is the first to present a definition of Islamic Mindfulness, exploring how its core principles—such as present-moment awareness, acceptance, and judgment—are deeply rooted in Islamic teachings- as outlined in the Quran. It delves into key Islamic mindfulness concepts like …
Finnish Shia Youth and the Qur’an
Cultural Psychological Perspectives on Lived Religion
Av Teemu Pauha
Inbunden, 2025
1643 kr
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This book investigates the role of the Qur’an in the everyday lives of young Shia Muslims in Finland. Adopting a cultural psychological perspective on Islamic scripture, the book approaches the Qur’an as a symbolic resource that young Muslims can draw on to find guidance and support, to reflect on …
Religious Freedom at Risk
The EU, French Schools, and Why the Veil was Banned
Inbunden, 2015
507 kr
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This book examines matters of religious freedom in Europe, considers the work of the European Court of Human Rights in this area, explores issues of multiculturalism and secularism in France, of women in Islam, and of Muslims in the West. The work presents legal analysis and ethnographic fieldwork, …
Religious Freedom at Risk
The EU, French Schools, and Why the Veil was Banned
Häftad, 2016
551 kr
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This book examines matters of religious freedom in Europe, considers the work of the European Court of Human Rights in this area, explores issues of multiculturalism and secularism in France, of women in Islam, and of Muslims in the West. The work presents legal analysis and ethnographic fieldwork, …
Muslim Societies and the Challenge of Secularization: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Inbunden, 2010
1098 kr
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Scholars from various disciplines worked together to present the first interdisciplinary book to address the issue of Islam, secularism and globalization. The book has a clear structure which represents its interdisciplinary approach: the first section addresses the philosophical and historical …
Java, Indonesia and Islam
Inbunden, 2010
1098 kr
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Mark R. Woodward’s Islam in Java: Normative Piety and Mysticism in the Sultanate of Yogyakarta (1989) was one of the most important work on Indonesian Islam of the era. This new volume, Java, Indonesia, and Islam, builds on the earlier study, but also goes beyond it in important ways. Written on …
Muslim Merit-making in Thailand's Far-South
Inbunden, 2011
1098 kr
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This volume provides an ethnographic description of Muslim merit-making rhetoric, rituals and rationales in Thailand’s Malay far-south. This study is situated in Cabetigo, one of Pattani’s oldest and most important Malay communities that has been subjected to a range of Thai and Islamic influences …
Muslim Societies and the Challenge of Secularization: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Häftad, 2012
1095 kr
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Scholars from various disciplines worked together to present the first interdisciplinary book to address the issue of Islam, secularism and globalization. The book has a clear structure which represents its interdisciplinary approach: the first section addresses the philosophical and historical …
Java, Indonesia and Islam
Häftad, 2013
1095 kr
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Mark R. Woodward’s Islam in Java: Normative Piety and Mysticism in the Sultanate of Yogyakarta (1989) was one of the most important work on Indonesian Islam of the era. This new volume, Java, Indonesia, and Islam, builds on the earlier study, but also goes beyond it in important ways. Written on …
Shadows of the Prophet
Martial Arts and Sufi Mysticism
Häftad, 2012
2585 kr
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Contemporary accounts of Malay culture that focus on shamanism, dance, medicine and performance reveal only a partial view of Malay mysticism. However, given knowledge of the Malay martial art (silat) a more comprehensive understanding of Malay mysticism, religion, sorcery and magic becomes …
Articulating Islam: Anthropological Approaches to Muslim Worlds
Av Magnus Marsden, Konstantinos Retsikas
Inbunden, 2012
1095 kr
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This collection of arresting and innovative chapters applies the techniques of anthropology in analyzing the role played by Islam in the social lives of the world’s Muslims. The volume begins with an introduction that sets out a powerful case for a fresh approach to this kind of research, exhorting …
Perceptions of the Holocaust in Europe and Muslim Communities
Sources, Comparisons and Educational Challenges
Av Günther Jikeli, Joëlle Allouche-Benayoun
Inbunden, 2012
1128 kr
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The way people think about the Holocaust is changing. The particular nature of the transformation depends on people’s historical perspectives and how they position themselves and their nation or community vis-à-vis the tragedy. Understandably, European Muslims perceive the Holocaust as less central …
Muslims and the New Information and Communication Technologies
Notes from an Emerging and Infinite Field
Av Thomas Hoffmann, Göran Larsson
Inbunden, 2014
1095 kr
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This volume deals with the so-called new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their interrelationship with Muslims and the interpretation of Islam. This volume taps into what has been labelled Media Studies 2.0, which has been characterized by an intensified focus on everyday …
Muslim Merit-making in Thailand's Far-South
Häftad, 2014
986 kr
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This volume provides an ethnographic description of Muslim merit-making rhetoric, rituals and rationales in Thailand’s Malay far-south. This study is situated in Cabetigo, one of Pattani’s oldest and most important Malay communities that has been subjected to a range of Thai and Islamic influences …
Articulating Islam: Anthropological Approaches to Muslim Worlds
Av Magnus Marsden, Konstantinos Retsikas
Häftad, 2014
1095 kr
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This collection of arresting and innovative chapters applies the techniques of anthropology in analyzing the role played by Islam in the social lives of the world’s Muslims. The volume begins with an introduction that sets out a powerful case for a fresh approach to this kind of research, exhorting …
Perceptions of the Holocaust in Europe and Muslim Communities
Sources, Comparisons and Educational Challenges
Av Günther Jikeli, Joëlle Allouche-Benayoun
Häftad, 2014
1128 kr
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The way people think about the Holocaust is changing. The particular nature of the transformation depends on people’s historical perspectives and how they position themselves and their nation or community vis-à-vis the tragedy. Understandably, European Muslims perceive the Holocaust as less central …
Muslims and the New Information and Communication Technologies
Notes from an Emerging and Infinite Field
Av Thomas Hoffmann, Göran Larsson
Häftad, 2016
1095 kr
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This volume deals with the so-called new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their interrelationship with Muslims and the interpretation of Islam. This volume taps into what has been labelled Media Studies 2.0, which has been characterized by an intensified focus on everyday …
