Islam in the Middle East : a living tradition
By: Makris, G. P
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BookPublisher: Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., c2007.Description: viii, 348 p. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781405116039; 140511603X (pbk. : alk. paper)Program: MISTSubject(s): Islam -- Middle East -- History | Religious awakening -- IslamDDC classification: 297.0956 | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Islamic Collection | 297.12209 MA IS (Browse shelf) | Available | T0017117 |
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| 297.122 SA WH What is the Holy Qurʼan & how to recite it ? : as it was revealed upon the Prophet Muhammad | 297.122 SE AP Approaching the Qur'an : the early revelations / | 297.122 SE AP Approaching the Qurʾan : the early revelations / | 297.12209 MA IS Islam in the Middle East : a living tradition | 297.1221 DA MA The magnificence of the Quran | 297.1225 CL EA The clear Quran : | 297.1226 AL IN Interpretation of dreams / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-324) and index.
The Islamic community through history -- The foundations of Islamic doctrine and the community of believers -- Authority and knowledge -- The five pillars -- Islamic mysticism -- Islamic reformism -- Islamism : a general overview -- Islamism at the local level.
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This concise book offers a nuanced introduction to Islam in the Middle East. It presentsIslam as both a unified tradition of theological dogma and practices that transcends cultural differences and as a dynamic tradition that is historically informed, locally shaped, and continually reinterpreted. Offers numerous ethnographic examples from the Middle East and North Africa Explores key concepts, including the doctrinal foundations of Islam; the role of religious scholars; the five pillars; and Islamic ?orthodoxy? Includes discussion of spirit-possession cults as integral part of Islamic tradition Introduces politics and current affairs as key elements in understanding contemporary Islamic discourse.