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100 1  Knight, Michael Muhammad,|eauthor. 
245 10 Magic in Islam /|cMichael Muhammad Knight. 
263    1605 
264  1 New York :|bTarcher,|c2016. 
300    246 pages :|c21 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-228) and 
       index. 
520    "The progenitor of "Muslim punk rock" and one of today's 
       freshest spiritual voices pushes back against the common 
       assumption that the historic faiths have no occult or 
       magical tradition in this richly learned historical and 
       personal journey through the practice of magic in Islam. 
       Magic in Islam offers a look at magical and occult 
       technologies throughout Muslim history, starting with 
       Islam's earliest and most canonical sources. In addition 
       to providing a highly accessible introduction to magic as 
       it is defined, practiced, condemned, and defended within 
       Muslim traditions, Magic in Islam challenges common 
       assumptions about organized religion. Michael Muhammad 
       Knight's deeply original book fills a gap within existing 
       literature on the place of magic in Islamic traditions and
       opens a new window on Islam for general readers and 
       students of religion alike. In doing so, the book counters
       and complicates widespread perceptions of Islam, as well 
       as of magic as it is practiced outside of European 
       contexts. Magic in Islam also challenges our view of 
       "organized religions" as clearly defined systems that can 
       be reduced to checklists of key doctrines, texts, and 
       rules. As a result, Magic in Islam throws a monkey wrench 
       into the conventions of the "intro to Islam" genre, 
       threatening to flip popular notions of a religion's 
       "center" and "margins.""--|cProvided by publisher. 
520    "Magic in Islam offers a look at magical and occult 
       technologies throughout Muslim history, starting with 
       Islam's earliest and most canonical sources. In addition 
       to providing a highly accessible introduction to magic as 
       it is defined, practiced, condemned, and defended within 
       Muslim traditions, Magic in Islam challenges common 
       assumptions about organized religion"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
650  0 Magic|xReligious aspects|xIslam. 
650  0 Islamic magic. 
650  7 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Magick Studies.|2bisacsh 
650  7 RELIGION / Islam / General.|2bisacsh 
650  7 RELIGION / Mysticism.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Islamic magic.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01730344 
650  7 Magic|xReligious aspects|xIslam.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01005483
776 08 |iOnline version:|aKnight, Michael Muhammad, author.
       |tMagic in Islam|dNew York : Tarcher, 2016|z9781101983492
       |w(DLC) 2015049295 
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