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World Islam - Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies (Hardcover)
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World Islam - Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies (Hardcover)
Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies
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Reflecting the diversity of Islam, this collection focuses on the
presence of Muslims in countries outside the traditionally
conceived heartlands of the Islamic world. The history of the
arrival of Islam in such countries and the nature of the way in
which Islam is practised in such places is the thematic focus of
the materials selected for inclusion. Today, the community of
Muslims around the globe looks to the Arab world (and Iran) as a
source of identity and authority. While this is driven as much by
finances as by religious ideology, it does create a sense of there
being a central Islamic world and a 'diaspora' which can be
separated and considered. This separation may also be considered a
historical phenomenon: the core 'Islamic world' came into existence
as a result of the early military expansion of the Arabs up to
about 750CE; after that point, the spread of Islam occurred by
different and more gradual means (often influenced by trade
especially). Both of these ways of conceptualizing the region of
interest results is a vast amount of territory in which to explore
the special manifestations of Islam. Materials selected for
inclusion in this Major Work provide general information on Islam
rather than being overly specific. A number of aspects are
considered: * the history of the introduction of Islam into the
area; * the means by which Islam spread; * the attitude Muslims
took to the surrounding culture; * the character of the Islam which
resulted; * the sense of Muslim identity in the area; and * the
issues which might have emerged as a result. The gathered material
is grouped geographically with an attempt to include as many
individual countries as possible within each area, while also
paying attention to each of the above criteria. An initial
selection of articles on 'world Islam'-the process and means of the
spread of Islam in general and some consideration of what it means
to talk about the presence of Islam in the world and a survey of
the general diversity of characteristics of Islam-serves as an
introductory section to the volumes. Additional groupings are
geographical and include South Asia; South East Asia; Australia and
islands of the Pacific; China; countries of the former Soviet
Union; South Africa; East Africa; West Africa; Europe; North
America; Central and South America.
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