{"product_id":"islam-in-the-middle-east-isbn-9781405116022","title":"Islam in the Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis concise book offers a nuanced introduction to Islam in the Middle East. It presentsIslam as both a unified tradition of theological dogma and practices that transcends cultural differences and as a dynamic tradition that is historically informed, locally shaped, and continually reinterpreted.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers numerous ethnographic examples from the Middle East and North Africa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores key concepts, including the doctrinal foundations of Islam; the role of religious scholars; the five pillars; and Islamic \"orthodoxy\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion of spirit-possession cults as integral part of Islamic tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces politics and current affairs as key elements in understanding contemporary Islamic discourse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eTransliteration and Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Islamic Community through History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Foundations of Islamic Doctrine and the Community of Believers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Authority and Knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Five Pillars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Islamic Mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Islamic Reformism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Islamism: A General Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Islamism at the Local Level.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Makris gives a sensitive account of women's status in Muslim societies, their traditional and modern situations and rights, and criticizes the limited ethnocentric judgements of simplistic Western commentators, especially in the context of 'development.'\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Books such as \u003ci\u003eIslam in the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e remind us that academics can play a positive role in challenging the meanings that practitioners ascribe to the world's religions and regions. Let us hope the book not only appears on university reading lists but that it also finds a way into the briefcases of politicians in London and Washington.\" (\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Educational Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIslam in the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive introduction to a living religious tradition that is currently at the centre of much international attention.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Social Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eG.P. Makris\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, London School of Economics and Political Science) is Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology at Panteion University, Athens.  This concise book offers a nuanced introduction to Islam in the Middle East. It presentsIslam as both a unified tradition of theological dogma and practices that transcends cultural differences and a dynamic tradition that is historically informed, locally shaped, and continually reinterpreted. Using numerous ethnographic examples from the Middle East and North Africa, \u003ci\u003eIslam in the Middle East:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Living Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e offers a succinct overview of the Islamic tradition as practiced.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis approach to Islam is based on a general anthropological principle that Islam must be studied as it is understood by Muslims. That is, that its dogmatic principles and its numerous practices should be approached as the product of history. Designed for students and nonspecialists, \u003ci\u003eIslam in the Middle East: A Living Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e charts the doctrinal foundations of Islam; the role of religious scholars; the five pillars; the mystical world of saintly brotherhoods and spirit-possession cults; and the efforts of Muslim modernists and Islamist activists in shaping Islamic “orthodoxy” and engaging with Western modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A serious and valuable contribution to the anthropology of the Middle East. As a textbook, it is both highly interesting and accessible. It is self-contained and comprehensive—essential reading for introductory students and general readers.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDale F. Eickelman,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eThe Middle East and Central Asia: An Anthropological Approach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989481341157,"sku":"NP9781405116022","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405116022.jpg?v=1761784274","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/islam-in-the-middle-east-isbn-9781405116022","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}