| Description |
ix, 235 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Globalization |
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Globalization (Lanham, Md.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index. |
| Contents |
Islam, Islamism, and globalization -- Islamic globalism unveiled -- Histories untold : the irresistible charm of Islamic cosmopolitanism -- Islamic intellectual legacies : modern amnesia and political philosophy -- Crossroads of global Islam and Islamism in Turkey -- Archipelagos of Islam in Indonesia -- Radical vanishing : Islam in global commonspaces. |
| Summary |
Examines non-Arab Islamic orientations, arguing that Islam was a tolerant, pluralistic, and flexible force in the past and that the Western world is focusing on fundamentalist movements and ignoring the religion's predominant traditions, beliefs, and practices. |
| Subject |
Globalization -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Islamic fundamentalism.
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East and West.
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Islam -- Turkey -- History.
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Islam -- Indonesia -- History.
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| Cover Title |
Globalization & Islamism |
| ISBN |
9780742557505 cloth alkaline paper |
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0742557502 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780742557512 paperback alkaline paper |
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0742557510 paperback alkaline paper |
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