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Shaping the Current Islamic Reformation » (First Edition)

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Authors: B. A. Roberson, B. A. Robertson
ISBN-13: 9780714682808, ISBN-10: 0714682802
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: July 2003
Edition: First Edition

Author Biography: B. A. Roberson

Book Synopsis

The essays that comprise this study eschew stereotypical representations of a politicized Islam in the Mediterranean Region. The contributors consider the reality that lies behind current issues in the area and the role that an embedded Islam has played or may play in the region.

	Preface
	Glossary
1	The Shaping of the Current Islamic Reformation	1
2	The Politics of the Umma: States and Community in Islamic Movements	20
3	Sunni and Shi'i Networking in the Middle East	42
4	New Centres and Peripheries in European Islam?	64
5	From Jurists' Law to Statute Law or What Happens When the Shari'a is Codified	82
6	Political Aspects of Modern Shi'i Legal Discussions: Khumayni and Khu'i on ijtihad and qada	96
7	Islamic Law as a Core for Political Law: The Withering of an Islamist Illusion	117
8	Arab Government Responses to Islamic Finance: The Cases of Egypt and Saudi Arabia	143
9	Islam Interactive: Mediterranean Islamic Expression on the World Wide Web	164
10	Islamic Activism and Social Movement Theory: A New Direction for Research	187
	Bibliography	212

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Shaping the Current Islamic Reformation » (First Edition)

Author Biography: B. A. Roberson

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