Resurgent Islam and the politics of identity / by Ali A. Mazrui ; edited by Ramzi Badran and Thomas Uthup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mazrui, Ali A., author.

Contributor:

Badran, Ramzi, editor.

Uthup, Thomas, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Doctrines--Early works to 1800.

Islam.

Islam--Essence, genius, nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the most important functions of religion is to serve as a basis of identity. This collection of essays by Ali A. Mazrui, a distinguished scholar of Islam, discusses how Islam differentiates Muslims from non-Muslims and affects how Muslims view each other. In the light of the upheaval currently occurring in the Muslim world, this collection provides readers with valuable context for the challenges of modernity and multiculturalism faced by Muslims. In these essays, Mazrui deploys his f...

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebary, viewed October 31, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6978-3

OCLC:

893739753