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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450070203321

Titolo

Interpreting Islam [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Hastings Donnan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2002

ISBN

1-4462-1746-9

1-280-36942-6

9786610369423

1-4129-3184-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Collana

Politics and culture

Altri autori (Persone)

DonnanHastings

Disciplina

297

Soggetti

Islam

Electronic books.

Islamic countries Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Interpreting Interpretations of Islam; Chapter 2 - Orientalism, or the Politics of the Text; Chapter 3 - Researching the Radical: The quest for a new perspective; Chapter 4 - Islam in the Media; Chapter 5 - Interpreting Islam in American Schools; Chapter 6 - Ideological Dimensions of Islam: A critical paragigm; Chapter 7 - Kissing Cousins: Anthropologists on Islam; Chapter 8 - Islam and the Sea: The causes of a failure; Chapter 9 - Organized Charity in the Arab-Islamic World: A view from the NGOs

Chapter 10 - Silver Sounds in the Inner Citadel? Reflections on musicology and IslamIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Surrounded by myths and stereotypes, Islam is one of the least understood religions in the West. Interpreting Islam provides a penetrating guide to the diversity and richness of contemporary knowledge about Islam and Muslim society in general.