Islam in World Cultures: Comparative PerspectivesIslam in World Cultures analyzes differences in Islamic culture and practice by looking not simply at matters of doctrine, but also at how Islam interacts with local cultures.
Islam in World Cultures gathers the work of ten eminent scholars, each of whom has expertise in the Muslim culture of a particular country or geographical area. Individual chapters explore contemporary developments in the Islamic experience in Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Central Asia, China, Indonesia, South Africa, Ethiopia, and the United States. This broad treatment provides an introduction to the full range of issues relating to Islam in the context of globalization.
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The other is observed at the culmination of the formal rites of the hajj. Hajj, the fifth pillar, is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca during the lunar month Dhu'l-Hijja. Muslims consider it a good thing to visit Mecca at any time of the ...
When the African American Muslim Malcolm X performed the hajj in 1962, he perceived it in this way. As he relates the experience in his autobiography, on his journey to Mecca he was powerfully impressed to see that his fellow pilgrims ...
Transmitting and Interpreting the Way of the Prophet According to a number of Muslim commentators on the Qur'an, in 632, on his last hajj, Muhammad received the following verse: “Today your religion has been perfected for you” (Qur'an ...
... following pilgrims on the hajj as well as itinerant Muslim scholars and students who came from all over Asia and Africa to study in Islam's holiest city. The Wahhabis were known, then as now, for their sharp criticism of Muslim ...
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Chapter TwoIslam after Empire Turkey and the Arab Middle East | 41 |
Chapter ThreeShiite Islam in Contemporary Iran From Islamic Revolution to Moderating Reform | 75 |
Chapter FourDebating Orthodoxy Contesting Tradition Islam in Contemporary South Asia | 103 |
Chapter FiveIslam in Contemporary Central Asia | 133 |
Chapter SixIslam in China Accommodation or Separatism? | 161 |
Chapter SevenMuslim Thought and Practice in Contemporary Indonesia | 183 |
Chapter EightReligion Language and Nationalism Harari Muslims in Christian Ethiopia | 217 |
Chapter NineRace Ideology and Islam in Contemporary South Africa | 253 |
Chapter TenPeril and Possibility Muslim Life in the United States | 283 |
Chapter ElevenSuggestions for Further Reading and Internet Resources | 309 |
Chapter TwelveKey Terms | 337 |
Index | 361 |