| Description |
260 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
NIAS studies in Asian topics ; 26 |
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NIAS studies in Asian topics ; 26
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| Contents |
1. Muslim Diversity: Local Islam in Global Contexts / Leif Manger -- 2. Global Migrants and Local Shrines: The Shifting Geography of Islam in Sylhet, Bangladesh / Katy Gardner -- 3. The Theological Construction of Conflict: Gilgit, Northern Pakistan / Tor H. Aase -- 4. Jihad in West Africa: A Global Theme in a Regional Setting / Knut S. Vikor -- 5. The Salafiyya Movement in Northwest China: Islamic Fundamentalism among the Muslim Chinese? / Dru C. Gladney -- 6. To Colour, Not Oppose: Spreading Islam in Rural Java / Eldar Braten -- 7. Faith and Identity in Northeast Syria / Annika Rabo -- 8. The Mosque and the Sacred Mountain: Duality of Religious Beliefs among the Zaghawa of Northwestern Sudan / Sharif Harir -- 9. On Becoming Muslim: The Construction of Identities among the Lafofa of the Sudan / Leif Manger -- 10. Afterword: The Comparative Study of Muslim Societies / William R. Roff |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Islam -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Muslims -- Social conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
Islamic countries. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068436
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| Author |
Manger, Leif O.
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Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.
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| ISBN |
070071104X |
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