Islamic Studies is at a critical moment in its history. It seeks both to maintain its rich history and to engage with other - sometimes dominant - culturaland political studies. This tension is producing complex changes in both the theory and the practice of Islamic Studies. This timely and stimulating Handbook, edited by world-class experts in the field, provides a comprehensive guideto Islamic Studies today. It examines the main issues in the field and explores the key debates. It provides readers with an indispensable, balanced guide to the roots of Islam and the challenges it faces in the twenty-first century.Concise, level-headed and penetrating, this collection will be of interest toanyone who studies contemporary Islam. It brings together an unparalleled collection of international scholars who illuminate some of the most urgent and complex issues in the world today. INDICE: Part One - ISLAM AND MULTICULTURALISM / John Obert Voll 1. Islam as a Community of Discourse and a World-System / Bryan S. Turner 2. Islam, Diaspora and Multiculturalism / Camilo Gomez-Rivas 3. Understanding Iberia's Islamic Experience / Part Two - FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAM / Qaiser Shahzad 4. The Qur'an/ Lawrence Rosen 5. Islamic Concepts of Justice / S.M. Ghazanfar 6. Islamic Economics: A Critical Survey / Dietrich Reetz 7. From Madrasa to University - the Challenges and Formats of Islamic Education / Charles E. Butterworth 8. Political Philosophy and Political Thought in the Medieval Arabic-Islamic Tradition of the Middle East / Part Three - CULTURE OF ISLAM / Asma Afsaruddin 9. Arabo-Islamic Literature: Continuities and Transformation / Walter Denny 10. Islamic Art: Visual Manifestations of a Faith and a Culture / Part Four - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ISLAM / Amineh Ahmed 11. Women's Agency in Muslim Society / Haldun G lalp 12. Islam and Democracy: Is Turkey an Exception or a Role Model? / Earle H. Waugh 13. Islam in the West / Part Four - DIVERSITY WITHIN ISLAM / Ayatollah Dr. Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad 14. Shi'a Islam / Seyyed Hossein Nasr 15. Doctrinal Sufism and Theoretical Gnosis / Robert Sampson 16. Contemporary Sufism: Islam Without Borders
- ISBN: 978-0-7619-4325-9
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés