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Islam and the Political Economy of Meaning (RLE Economy of Middle East) - Comparative Studies of Muslim Discourse (Paperback)
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Islam and the Political Economy of Meaning (RLE Economy of Middle East) - Comparative Studies of Muslim Discourse (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Economy of the Middle East
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To be a Muslim is to be a part of a culture with distinct beliefs,
ideas, institutional forms and prescriptive roles. Yet there is a
complex inter-relationship between a system of knowledge and
belief, such as Islam, and the immediate political, economic and
social context of its adherents. This book aims to improve
understanding of Muslim social and political action by examining a
broad spectrum of Muslim discourse, both written and spoken, to see
how meaning is formed by context. It is a broad comparative study
and examines discourses produced in opposition to government as
well as those produced, in Iran or Pakistan for example, under an
authoritarian Islamic state. Through cogent analyses of
socio-historical contexts and textual materials from East Java,
Nigeria, Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Maghreb and
Egypt, this book shows how to 'read' a familiar Islamic movement,
period of change or textual source in a newer and better light.
First published in 1987.
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