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Cosmopolitanisms in Muslim contexts : perspectives from the past /
Cosmopolitanism has become a key concept in social and political thought, standing in opposition to ideologies such as nationalism, parochialism and fundamentalism. Much recent discussion of this concept has been situated with contemporary Western self-perceptions, with little inclusion of informati...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2012]
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| Series: | Exploring Muslim contexts.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Cosmopolitanism has become a key concept in social and political thought, standing in opposition to ideologies such as nationalism, parochialism and fundamentalism. Much recent discussion of this concept has been situated with contemporary Western self-perceptions, with little inclusion of information from historical Muslim contexts. This volume redresses the balance by focusing attention on instances in modern world history where cosmopolitan ideas and practices pervaded specific Muslim societies and cultures. |
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| Item Description: | Published in association with the Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations. "This volume of essays is based on a conference held in Vancouver, British Columbia"--Page 1. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 190 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780748644575 0748644571 9780748656097 074865609X 9780748656080 0748656081 1784023590 9781784023591 1299147828 9781299147829 |