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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820818103321

Titolo

Shaping the current Islamic reformation / / edited by B.A. Roberson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Portland, OR, : Frank Cass, 2003

ISBN

1-135-76301-1

0-203-60880-1

1-135-76302-X

1-280-14323-1

0-203-49654-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 pages)

Collana

History and society in the Islamic world

Altri autori (Persone)

RobersonB. A (Barbara Allen)

Disciplina

297.2/7/090511

Soggetti

Islamic renewal - Middle East

Islam and politics - Middle East

Islamic law - Middle East

Middle East Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This group of studies first appeard in a Special Issue on 'Shaping the Current Islamic Reformation' of Mediterranean Politics (ISSN 1362-9395) 7/3 (Autumn 2002) published by Frank Cass"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Glossary; 1 The Shaping of the Current Islamic Reformation; 2 The Politics of the Umma: States and Community in Islamic Movements; 3 Sunni and Shi'i Networking in the Middle East; 4 New Centres and Peripheries in European Islam?; 5 From Jurists' Law to Statute Law or What Happens When the Shari'a is Codified; 6 Political Aspects of Modern Shi'i Legal Discussions: Khumayni and Khu'i on ijtihad and qada'; 7 Islamic Law as a Cure for Political Law: The Withering of an Islamist Illusion

8 Arab Government Responses to Islamic Finance: The Cases of Egypt and Saudi Arabia; 9 Islam Interactive: Mediterranean Islamic Expression on the World Wide Web; 10 Islamic Activism and Social Movement Theory: A New Direction for Research; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Annotation