Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Islam - Rituals & Practice

This new introduction aims to present Islam through the lens of contemporary issues. Informed by research taken from lived religion, each chapter looks at Islam in a modern context, and explores issues relevant to the religion today.

After an initial chapter providing an overview of the Islamic faith, its history and basic theological tenets, Ron Geaves moves through key contemporary themes: Islam and diversity, ethics and morality, gender, fundamentalism, and the relationship between Islam and the West. Concluding with a final section looking at the future for Islam, its relevance...

The visible increase in religious practice among young European-born Muslims has provoked public anxiety. New government regulations seek not only to restrict Islamic practices within the public sphere, but also to shape Muslims', and especially women's, personal conduct. Pious Practice and Secular Constraints chronicles the everyday ethical struggles of women active in orthodox and socially conservative Islamic revival circles as they are torn between their quest for a pious lifestyle and their aspirations to counter negative representations of Muslims within the mainstream...

Over the past few years, secularism has become an intrinsic component of discussions on religious freedom and religious governance. The question of whether states should restrict the wearing of headscarves and other religious symbols has been particularly critical in guiding this thought process.

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Refashioning Secularisms in France and Turkey" documents how, in both countries, devout women have contested bans on headscarves, pointing to how these are inconsistent with the real spirit of secularism. These activists argue that it is possible to be simultaneously secular and religious;...

Diese Festschrift für die Philosophiehistorikerin und Islamwissenschaftlerin Anke von Kügelgen trägt ihrem übergeordneten Forschungsinteresse an "Wissenskulturen muslimischer Gesellschaften" Rechnung und präsentiert originelle Forschungsbeiträge von ihren Kolleg:innen und Schüler:innen. Ausgehend vom Begriff der Wissenskulturen stehen in den einzelnen Beiträgen jeweils islamische oder durch den Islam geprägte Wissensbestände und -praktiken im Zentrum. Diese sind historisch und lokal gewachsen, werden teilweise überzeitlich und transkulturell bedeutsam und sind sowohl innerhalb...