Discovering Islam [[electronic resource] ] : making sense of Muslim history and society / / Akbar S. Ahmed ; with new foreword by Lawrence Rosen |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S |
Edizione | [Rev. ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | xx, 251 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 297.09 |
Soggetto topico |
Islam - History
Islam - Essence, genius, nature Islam - 20th century |
ISBN |
0-203-40630-3
0-585-44758-6 1-280-06991-0 9786610069910 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910172241103321 |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2002 | ||
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Journey into America [[electronic resource] ] : the challenge of Islam / / Akbar Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (546 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.6/97073 |
Soggetto topico |
Muslims - United States - Social conditions
Muslims - United States - Ethnic identity Muslims - Cultural assimilation - United States Islam and culture - United States Cultural pluralism in Islam - United States Islam and civil society - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-61113-5
0-8157-0440-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. American identity -- pt. 2. Islam in America -- pt. 3. Adjusting and adapting. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458218403321 |
Ahmed Akbar S
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2010 | ||
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Journey into America [[electronic resource] ] : the challenge of Islam / / Akbar Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (546 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.6/97073 |
Soggetto topico |
Muslims - United States - Social conditions
Muslims - United States - Ethnic identity Muslims - Cultural assimilation - United States Islam and culture - United States Cultural pluralism in Islam - United States Islam and civil society - United States |
ISBN |
1-282-61113-5
0-8157-0440-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. American identity -- pt. 2. Islam in America -- pt. 3. Adjusting and adapting. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791256803321 |
Ahmed Akbar S
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2010 | ||
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Journey into America : the challenge of Islam / / Akbar Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (546 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.6/97073 |
Soggetto topico |
Muslims - United States - Social conditions
Muslims - United States - Ethnic identity Muslims - Cultural assimilation - United States Islam and culture - United States Cultural pluralism in Islam - United States Islam and civil society - United States |
ISBN |
1-282-61113-5
0-8157-0440-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. American identity -- pt. 2. Islam in America -- pt. 3. Adjusting and adapting. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818087003321 |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2010 | ||
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Journey into Islam [[electronic resource] ] : the crisis of globalization / / Akbar Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
Disciplina | 297.09/0511 |
Soggetto topico |
Religious awakening - Islam
Islam - 21st century Globalization - Religious aspects - Islam Islamic renewal - Islamic countries |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-85657-2
9786610856572 0-8157-0133-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | An anthropological excursion into the Muslim world -- The struggle within Islam -- Tribes, women, and honor in the age of globalization -- Who is defining Islam after 9/11 and why? -- The clash of civilizations? -- Lifting the veil -- Epilogue: the hope of the world. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457869603321 |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 | ||
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Journey into Islam [[electronic resource] ] : the crisis of globalization / / Akbar Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
Disciplina | 297.09/0511 |
Soggetto topico |
Religious awakening - Islam
Islam - 21st century Globalization - Religious aspects - Islam Islamic renewal - Islamic countries |
ISBN |
1-280-85657-2
9786610856572 0-8157-0133-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | An anthropological excursion into the Muslim world -- The struggle within Islam -- Tribes, women, and honor in the age of globalization -- Who is defining Islam after 9/11 and why? -- The clash of civilizations? -- Lifting the veil -- Epilogue: the hope of the world. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784478503321 |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 | ||
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Journey into Islam : the crisis of globalization / / Akbar Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
Disciplina | 297.09/0511 |
Soggetto topico |
Religious awakening - Islam
Islam - 21st century Globalization - Religious aspects - Islam Islamic renewal - Islamic countries |
ISBN |
1-280-85657-2
9786610856572 0-8157-0133-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | An anthropological excursion into the Muslim world -- The struggle within Islam -- Tribes, women, and honor in the age of globalization -- Who is defining Islam after 9/11 and why? -- The clash of civilizations? -- Lifting the veil -- Epilogue: the hope of the world. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828881903321 |
Ahmed Akbar S
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 | ||
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Millennium and charisma among Pathans : a critical essay in social anthropology / / Akbar S. Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (195 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.89159 |
Collana | Routledge revivals |
Soggetto topico | Pushtuns |
ISBN |
1-136-81074-9
1-283-53914-4 9786613851598 1-136-81075-7 0-203-82878-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Millennium and Charisma among Pathans A Critical Essay in Social Anthropology; Copyright; Millennium and Charisma among Pathans A critical essay in social anthropology; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Swat chronology; 1 Introduction; Current questions in theory and method; The Pathan framework; Political leadership among Swat Pathans; Part one; 2 The Swat Pathans and the theory of games; Model; Application; Comment; 3 The Swat Pathan understood; Yusufzai social organization: lessons in mystification; Territorial divisions and segmentary descent groups
Alliances, networks and groups'Tarboorwali': agnatic rivalry; 4 The Swat Pathan misunderstood; Concepts, terms and usage; Sufis, Saints and Khans; 'Transactionalism' and the code of the Pathans; Lineage and stratification in Swat; The warlords and the Wali; The Swat universe and the socio-demographic base; Part two; 5 A theory of Pathan economic structure and political organization; 'Reciprocal' and 'redistributive' economics tribal societies; 'Nang' and 'qalang' as symbols of socio-economic categories; 6 A note on Sufic orders and Islamic revivalism in the nineteenth century Genesis of SufismThree case-studies: the Sanusi, the Mahdi the Akhund; The Akhund of Swat; Part three; 7 Millennium and charisma among Pathans; Thesis: millenarian movements in Malakand; Anti-thesis: institutionalization of charisma in Swat; Synthesis: the State of Swat; 8 Models and method in anthropology; The Khan's eye view of the world; Dynamics of social change in Swat; The relevance of models in anthropology; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811744503321 |
Ahmed Akbar S
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Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2011 | ||
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Postmodernism and Islam [[electronic resource] ] : Predicament and Promise |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-203-39008-3
1-299-47714-3 1-136-00574-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Postmodernism and Islam; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Postmodernism and Islam; 2 Greek gods and Semitic prophets; 3 Confrontation and clash; 4 Studying Islam; 5 Culture and change; 6 The evil demon: the media as master; References; Name index; Subject index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452708803321 |
Ahmed Akbar S
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Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 | ||
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Postmodernism and Islam [[electronic resource] ] : Predicament and Promise |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina | 297/.09/049 |
Soggetto topico | Islam - 20th century |
ISBN |
0-203-39008-3
1-299-47714-3 1-136-00574-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Postmodernism and Islam; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Postmodernism and Islam; 2 Greek gods and Semitic prophets; 3 Confrontation and clash; 4 Studying Islam; 5 Culture and change; 6 The evil demon: the media as master; References; Name index; Subject index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779552103321 |
Ahmed Akbar S
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Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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