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Beyond Islam : a new understanding of the Middle East Sami Zubaida

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Library of modern Middle East studies ; 84Publication details: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, c2011.Description: viii, 232 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781848850699
  • 1848850697
  • 9781848850705 (pbk.)
  • 1848850700 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Middle East
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 297/.0956 23
LOC classification:
  • BP63.A35 Z83 2011
Contents:
Is there a Muslim society? : Ernest Gellner's sociology of Islam -- Political modernity in the Middle East -- Shifting social boundaries and identities in the modern Middle East -- Cosmopolitans, nationalists and fundamentalists in the modern Middle East -- The public and the private in Middle Eastern history and society -- Islam and nationalism : continuities and contradictions.
Summary: The author shares his views on the Middle East, discussing the "Islamic" characteristics of the region and how they are influenced by culture and society, and describing the historical-economic processes that shape the region.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Islamic Collection 956 ZU BE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0013550

The author shares his views on the Middle East, discussing the "Islamic" characteristics of the region and how they are influenced by culture and society, and describing the historical-economic processes that shape the region.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-224) and index.

Is there a Muslim society? : Ernest Gellner's sociology of Islam -- Political modernity in the Middle East -- Shifting social boundaries and identities in the modern Middle East -- Cosmopolitans, nationalists and fundamentalists in the modern Middle East -- The public and the private in Middle Eastern history and society -- Islam and nationalism : continuities and contradictions.

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