A companion to the Muslim world / edited by Amyn B. Sajoo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sajoo, Amyn B., editor.

Institute of Ismaili Studies.

Series:

Muslim heritage series ; 1.

Muslim heritage series ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam.

Islam--Social aspects.

Muslims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Other Title:

Muslim world

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The relationship between the Middle East and the West is one of the greatest issues of today and will remain so for the forseeable future. Interest in Ameen Rihani is heightened because his ideas about how the Arab world and the West relate to each other are of particular contemporary relevance. Despite the contemporary resonance and importance of Rihani and his work, no other full examination of his entire literary and political writings yet exists. Ameen Rihani was a pioneering Arab-American writer and activist, a leading figure in the development of the 'mahjar' literary movement and the most prominent Arab humanist intellectual of the twentieth century. Undertaking a comprehensive and critical reading of Rihani's Arabic and English writings, Nijmeh Hajjar examines the dialectical link between Rihani's life experiences and his ideas and activism. She explores Rihani's secular humanist vision of Arab progress, democracy and social justice, and concern for respectful relations between the Arab world and the West. This fascinating illustration of an Arab-American encounter contributes to post-colonial discourse and provides a balancing counterpoint to the predominant ideological 'clash of civilisations' paradigms."--Bloomsbury publishing.

Contents:

Introduction / Amyn B. Sajoo

The Prophet's city / Reza Aslan

Reading the Quran / Abdullah Saeed

Islam in the plural / Amir Hussain

Networks of solidarity / Bruce Lawrence

Women and social change / Azizah Wahia al-Hibri

Inclusive governance : a Fatimid illustration / Shainool Jiwa

The art and architecture of the mosque / Hasan-Uddin Khan

The Umma in the city / Amira K. Bennison

Cultures of learning / Anil Khamis

A conference of the bards : Rumi to Adonis / Raficq Abdulla

The digital Umma / Gary R. Bunt.

Notes:

"In association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Creative Commons. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en

ISBN:

9786612642715

9780755610723

0755610725

9781282642713

1282642715

9780857711557

0857711555

9786000029241

6000029241

9781441641182

1441641181

OCLC:

710975899