Cosmopolitanisms in Muslim Contexts: Perspectives from the Past - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0748689850 ISBN 13 : 9780748689859

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2013

Synopsis

This book looks at moments in world history when cosmopolitanism pervaded Muslim societies. Cosmopolitanism is a key concept in social and political thought, standing in opposition to closed human group ideologies such as tribalism, nationalism and fundamentalism. Recent discussions of it have been situated within Western self-perceptions. Now, this volume explores it from Muslim perspectives. These 9 essays focus on how cosmopolitan ideas and actions have been enacted by specific Muslim societies and cultures throughout history. The contributors explore the tensions between regional cultures, isolated enclaves and modern nation-states. The contributors include Felicitas Becker, Thomas Kuehn, Ariel Salzmann, Iftikhar Dadi and Muhammed Khalid Masud. It choses models from 4 areas: the Swahili coast, the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, Iran and Indo-Pakistan, showing the differences and similarities between areas. Each region is covered in 2 chapters, providing a basis for comparison. *Published in Association with the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations*

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Derryl N. MacLean is Director of the Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures, and Associate Professor in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University, Canada. Sikeena Karmali Ahmed is Manager of Publications at Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0748689850
• ISBN 13: 9780748689859
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Éditeur: MacLean Derryl N., Karmali Ahmed Sikeena
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