Globalization and Islamism [[electronic resource] ] : beyond fundamentalism / / Nevzat Soguk

• Autore: Soguk Nevzat
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.09182/1
• Soggetto topico: Globalization - Religious aspects - Islam; Islamic fundamentalism; East and West; Islam - Turkey - History; Islam - Indonesia - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: acknowledgments; Introduction; chapter 1; chapter 2; chapter 3; chapter 4; chapter 5; chapter 6; notes; bibliography; index; about the author
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores non-Arab Islamic orientations, convincingly showing that Islam as a historical force has been characteristically more tolerant, pluralistic, and flexible than contemporary Islamist movements suggest. Nevzat Soguk argues that the current Western focus on Wahabi fundamentalism has obscured past and present cosmopolitan Islamic traditions around the world. He highlights the often-overlooked forms of Islam in Turkey and in Indonesia, which holds the world's largest population of Muslims. By focusing on these two countries, he fills a significant void on the diverse role Islam is
• Titolo autorizzato: Globalization and Islamism
• ISBN: 1-282-82013-3; 9786612820137; 0-7425-5752-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460103403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Globalization