Islam and the challenge of civilization [[electronic resource] /] / Abdelwahab Meddeb ; translated by Jane Kuntz |
Autore | Meddeb Abdelwahab |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
Disciplina | 297.2/709051 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KuntzJane |
Soggetto topico |
Islam - 21st century
Islamic civilization Muslims - Non-Muslim countries Islamic renewal |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8232-5188-8
0-8232-5291-4 0-8232-5124-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue: Religion and Violence -- 1. The Koran as Myth -- 2. The Clash of Interpretations -- 3. On the Arab Decline -- 4. Civilization or Extinction -- 5. Enlightenment between High and Low Voltage -- 6. The Physics and Metaphysics of Nature -- Epilogue: Religion and Cosmopolitics -- Appendix A: The veil unveiled: dialogue with Christian Jambet -- Appendix B: Obama in Cairo -- Notes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463274503321 |
Meddeb Abdelwahab
![]() |
||
New York, : Fordham University Press, 2013 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Islam and the challenge of civilization [[electronic resource] /] / Abdelwahab Meddeb ; translated by Jane Kuntz |
Autore | Meddeb Abdelwahab |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
Disciplina | 297.2/709051 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KuntzJane |
Soggetto topico |
Islam - 21st century
Islamic civilization Muslims - Non-Muslim countries Islamic renewal |
Soggetto non controllato |
Ibn Arabi
Koran Sufism ijtihad islam jihad monotheism |
ISBN |
0-8232-5188-8
0-8232-5291-4 0-8232-5124-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue: Religion and Violence -- 1. The Koran as Myth -- 2. The Clash of Interpretations -- 3. On the Arab Decline -- 4. Civilization or Extinction -- 5. Enlightenment between High and Low Voltage -- 6. The Physics and Metaphysics of Nature -- Epilogue: Religion and Cosmopolitics -- Appendix A: The veil unveiled: dialogue with Christian Jambet -- Appendix B: Obama in Cairo -- Notes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788212103321 |
Meddeb Abdelwahab
![]() |
||
New York, : Fordham University Press, 2013 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Western Privilege : Work, Intimacy, and Postcolonial Hierarchies in Dubai / / Amélie Le Renard |
Autore | Le Renard Amélie |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, CA : , : Stanford University Press, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 pages) |
Disciplina | 331.6/2121095357 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KuntzJane |
Collana | Worlding the Middle East |
Soggetto topico |
Foreign workers - United Arab Emirates - Dubayy (Emirate) - Social conditions - 21st century
White people - Race identity - United Arab Emirates - Dubayy (Emirate) White people - United Arab Emirates - Dubayy (Emirate) - Social conditions - 21st century SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity |
Soggetto non controllato |
Dubai
Gender Heteronormativity Intimacy Labor Migration Postcolonial studies Westernness Whiteness race and class |
ISBN | 1-5036-2924-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1. THE CONSTRUCTION OF SKILLS -- Chapter 2. STRUCTURAL ADVANTAGES IN THE JOB MARKET -- Chapter 3. PERFORMING STEREOTYPICAL WESTERNNESS -- Chapter 4. THE HETERONORMATIVITY OF “GUEST FAMILIES” -- Chapter 5. RELATIONS WITH DOMESTIC EMPLOYEES -- Chapter 6. HEDONISTIC LIFESTYLES -- Chapter 7. WESTERN PRIVILEGE AND WHITE PRIVILEGE -- CONCLUSION -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910838363903321 |
Le Renard Amélie
![]() |
||
Stanford, CA : , : Stanford University Press, , [2021] | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|