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Offering an understanding of the role of religion in the Islamic world, this book sets out to show that Islam covers a multitude of forms and practices which are woven into daily existence in complex and sometimes almost invisible ways. The author draws on his own fieldwork in cities, villages and tribal communities of the region to explore a variety of social worlds, all claiming Islamic affiliation: the feudal aristocracy of northern Lebanon, the working-class Sufi brotherhoods of Egypt, and the new bourgeoisies of Algeria and Morocco. He describes how, in each one, Islam evolves in relation to shifting social, political, economic and class structures. The impact of colonialism is also discussed, and reformist and radical Islamic movements are analyzed in relation to changes in Middle Eastern society as a whole.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social groups

• Full title: Recognizing Islam
• Author: Michael Gilsenan
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9781860644092
• ISBN: 1860644090
• ID: 04305775
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 370 g
• Dimensions: 215 × 138 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 08. September 2000

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