| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 254 pages) |
| Series |
Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, 1385-3376 ; v. 95 |
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Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 95. 1385-3376
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| 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 |
| Summary |
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 scholars, self-ascribed religious authorities, secular |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Islam and civil society.
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Democracy -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Islam and state.
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Ummah (Islam)
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RELIGION -- Islam -- Theology.
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Democracy -- Religious aspects -- Islam
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Islam and civil society
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Islam and state
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Politics and government
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Ummah (Islam)
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| SUBJECT |
Islamic countries -- Politics and government
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| Subject |
Islamic countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Salvatore, Armando
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Eickelman, Dale F., 1942-
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| ISBN |
1423711807 |
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9781423711803 |
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9047402820 |
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9789047402824 |
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9789004136212 |
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9004136215 |
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9786610467914 |
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6610467919 |
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1280467916 |
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9781280467912 |
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1281458252 |
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9781281458254 |
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9786611458256 |
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6611458255 |
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