This provocative and important book critically examines the challenges facing Muslims in Europe and North America. Byrd uses the philosophical perspective of the Frankfurt School’s Critical theory to both diagnose the current problems stemming from Islam’s marginalization in the…
"Examines the sociopolitical roles that sharia plays in Malaysia today. Drawing on fieldwork and textual research, it probes the contested implementation of Islamic family and criminal laws and sharia economics, and delineates cultural frameworks for understanding sharia among M…
Introduction : sharia and the anthropology of knowledge -- Sharia in Malaysia : the historical background -- Family law : religious officials, reasoning style, and controversies -- Criminal law : taking the middle road -- Economics : the Malaysian state, Darul Arqam, and the Isl…
"Examines the sociopolitical roles that sharia plays in Malaysia today. Drawing on fieldwork and textual research, it probes the contested implementation of Islamic family and criminal laws and sharia economics, and delineates cultural frameworks for understanding sharia among M…
"Examines the sociopolitical roles that sharia plays in Malaysia today. Drawing on fieldwork and textual research, it probes the contested implementation of Islamic family and criminal laws and sharia economics, and delineates cultural frameworks for understanding sharia among M…
"Examines the sociopolitical roles that sharia plays in Malaysia today. Drawing on fieldwork and textual research, it probes the contested implementation of Islamic family and criminal laws and sharia economics, and delineates cultural frameworks for understanding sharia among M…
Islam; social aspects; Turkey.
The Islamic world, often regarded as an anathema to civil society, in fact has rich traditions of associational life pursuing “common good”. These religious resources have been reinterpreted for the enhancement of civic virtues and participatory politics in contemporary context,…
"The pairing of 'Islam' and 'civil society' in this book underlines an awareness that the relevance of Islam for civic values as well as the significance of associational life among Muslims for the civility of the entire society should become the subject of serious intellectual …
Concept of radical Islam and its social history in Indonesia.
Educational system, leadership, and socio-political role of pesantren, Indonesian Islamic traditional education centers; collection of articles.
Educational system, leadership, and socio-political role of pesantren, Indonesian Islamic traditional education centers; collection of articles.
