Shaping the Current Islamic Reformation

ISBN-13: 9780714682808 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 286 str.

B. A. Roberson

Opis

This book goes beyond the media presentation of the impact of Islam in the Middle East to consider the reality that lies behind it. The author considers the West's understanding of of the Islamic revival, the development of Islamic politics and the attempts of some Islamic intellectuals to modernize Islamic society. A feature of much of the recent writing has been a focus on the violent aspects of the Islamic phenomenon. This book presents the opportunity to look beyond these surface issues to the more fundamental and conceptual aspects of the Islamic revival. At the same time, it informs us more realistically about our current world and Islam's role within it.

Spis treści

1.The Shaping of Current Islamic Reformation  2. The Politics of the "umma": States and community in Islamic movements  3. Sunni and Shi'i Networking in the Middle East  4. New Centres and Peripheries in European Islam  5. From Jurists' Law to Statute Law or What Happens when the Shari'a is Codified  6. Political Aspects of Modern Shi'i Legal Discussions: Humayni and Khu'i on "ijtihad" and "qada"  7. Islamic Law as a Core for Political Law: The withering of an Islamist illusion  8. Arab Government Responses to Islamic Finance: The Cases of Egypt and Saudi Arabia  9. Islam Interactive: Mediterranean Islamic expression on the World Wide Web  10. Islamic Activism and Social Movement Theory: A new direction for research

O autorze

B.A. Roberson