Public Islam and the common good /

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Anthropologists and scholars of literature mostly from the US and Europe, but also one each from Turkey and Brazil, explore the public role of Islam in contemporary world politics. They look at the diverse invocations of Islam as ideas and practices in civic debate and public life by religious schol...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Salvatore, Armando, Eickelman, Dale F., 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.
Series:Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 95.
Subjects:
Islam and civil society.
Democracy > Religious aspects > Islam.
Islam and state.
Ummah (Islam)
Islam et société civile.
Démocratie > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Islam et État.
RELIGION > Islam > Theology.
Democracy > Religious aspects > Islam
Islam and civil society
Islam and state
Politics and government
Islamic countries > Politics and government.
Pays musulmans > Politique et gouvernement.
Islamic countries
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Note on Transliteration; Preface Public Islam and the Common Good; PART I THE PUBLIC SPHERE AND RELIGION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES; PART II THE HISTORICAL EMERGENCE OF PUBLICS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE; PART III RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY AND THE COMMON GOOD; PART IV AMBIVALENCE IN THE PRACTICE AND PUBLIC STAGING OF ISLAM; Glossary; Note on Contributors; Index.

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