Islam, Globalization, and Postmodernity
Islam, Globalization, and Postmodernity by Akbar S. Ahmed, published by Psychology Press in 1994, explores the intricate relationship between Islam and contemporary global dynamics. This edition spans 242 pages and is presented in English. The book features a collection of essays that delve into various aspects of Islam in the context of postmodernity, addressing themes such as urban culture, political authenticity, and the challenges faced by Muslim women.
Readers will find a diverse range of topics, including the politics of Islamic fundamentalism and the experiences of Muslim intellectuals in the West. The essays examine the complexities of Islamic identity and development in different cultural settings, from Turkey to Trinidad and Malaysia. This scholarly work provides insights into the social science perspectives on religion and globalization, making it a significant contribution to the discourse on contemporary Islamic movements and their implications in a rapidly changing world.
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Foreword / by Ernest Gellner. — Islam in the age of postmodernity / Akbar S. Ahmed and Hastings Donnan. — Turkish arabesk and the city: urban popular culture as spatial practice / Martin Stokes. — Contested meanings and the politics of authenticity: the “Hosay” in Trinidad / Gustav Thaiss. — How to be Islamic without being an Islamic state: contested models of development in Malaysia / Judith Nagata. — The politics of Islamic fundamentalism: Iran, Tunisia and the challenge to the secular state / Fred Halliday. — Contemporary Islamic movements in the Arab world / Abubaker A. Bagader. — Challenges for Muslim women in a postmodern world / Anita M. Weiss. — Women and the veil: personal responses to global process / Helen Watson. — Sojourners abroad: migration for higher education in a post-peasant Muslim society / Richard T. Antoun. — Two Muslim intellectuals in the postmodern West: Akbar Ahmed and Ziauddin Sardar / Tomas Gerholm. — Diaspora and millennium: British Pakistani global-local fabulations of the Gulf War / Pnina Werbner
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