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Resurgent Islam and the politics of identity

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One of the most important functions of religion is to serve as a basis of identity. This collection of essays by Ali A. Mazrui, a distinguished scholar of Islam, discusses how Islam differentiates Muslims from non-Muslims and affects how Muslims view each other. In the light of the upheaval currently occurring in the Muslim world, this collection provides readers with valuable context for the challenges of modernity and multiculturalism faced by Muslims. In these essays, Mazrui deploys his f...

Title Resurgent Islam and the politics of identity / by Ali A. Mazrui
edited by Ramzi Badran and Thomas Uthup.
Publisher Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Creation Date 2014
Notes Includes index.
English
Content CONTENTS
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
INDEX
Extent 1 online resource (191 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2014
National Library system number 997010716144705171
MARC RECORDS
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