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...

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...