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Journey into Islam : the crisis of globalization / Akbar Ahmed.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ahmed, Akbar S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religious awakening--Islam.
- Religious awakening.
- Islam--21st century.
- Islam.
- Globalization--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Globalization.
- Islamic renewal--Islamic countries.
- Islamic renewal.
- Islamic countries--Description and travel.
- Islamic countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Presents a tour of Islam and its peoples as it follows author's anthropological expedition to the three major regions of the Muslim world--the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia. Reveals unique information on large, often misunderstood populations, describing the experiences and perceptions of ordinary Muslims, women, and youth"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- An anthropological excursion into the Muslim world
- The struggle within Islam
- Tribes, women, and honor in the age of globalization
- Who is defining Islam after 9/11 and why?
- The clash of civilizations?
- Lifting the veil
- Epilogue: the hope of the world.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-301) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610856572
- 9781280856570
- 1280856572
- 9780815701330
- 0815701330
- OCLC:
- 437182065
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