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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.
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