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241. Women, Islam and Modernity

     Single Women, Sexuality and Reproductive Health in Contemporary Indonesia

     By Linda Rae Bennett

     In popular debates about reproductive and sexual rights, formal religions, especially Islam, are seen as barriers providing institutional and ideological resistance to women's realization of reproductive and social autonomy. This book challenges this simplified view of Islam. Based on original...

     Published June 12th 2007 by Routledge
242. The West and Islam

     Western Liberal Democracy versus the System of Shura

     By Mishal Fahm al-Sulami

     Series: Islamic Studies Series

     This book analyzes the relationship between Western and Islamic political ideas and focuses on the similarities and differences between Western liberal democracy and shura - often seen as the Islamic counterpart to Western democracy....

     Published May 15th 2007 by Routledge
243. Islam and Political Legitimacy

     Edited by Shahram Akbarzadeh, Abdullah Saeed

     Akbarzadeh and Saeed explore one of the most challenging issues facing the Muslim world: the Islamisation of political power. They present a comparative analysis of Muslim societies in West, South, Central and South East Asia and highlight the immediacy of the challenge for the political leadership...

     Published May 2nd 2007 by Routledge
244. The Qur'an: The Basics

     By Massimo Campanini

     Series: The Basics

     This highly topical introduction to the holy book of Islam includes essential reference resources such as a chronology of the revelation, weblinks and extensive guides to further reading. Exploring the Qur'an's reception through history, its key teachings and its place in contemporary thought and...

     Published February 19th 2007 by Routledge
245. Political Islam

     Edited by Barry Rubin

     Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

     Bringing together canonical and the best cutting-edge scholarship in one useful reference resource, the shortcomings as well as the successes of Islamism are fully examined in this three volume collection of seventy-five key journal articles on all aspects of modern political Islamism. 'Political...

     Published December 5th 2006 by Routledge
246. Political Islam

     Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

     Edited by Barry Rubin

     Published December 3rd 2006 by Routledge
247. Islamic Thought

     An Introduction

     By Abdullah Saeed

     Islamic Thought is a fresh and contemporary introduction to the philosophies and doctrines of Islam. Abdullah Saeed, a distinguished Muslim scholar, traces the development of religious knowledge in Islam, from the pre-modern to the modern period. The book focuses on Muslim thought, as well as the...

     Published July 13th 2006 by Routledge
248. Islam and Globalization

     Edited by Shahram Akbarzadeh

     Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

     Globalization has opened up non-Western societies to forces of economic, political and cultural liberalism for the first time, and this process has had a profound effect upon Islamic societies, causing unease and concern among many Muslims. Moreover, this apprehension has been exacerbated by the...

     Published June 29th 2006 by Routledge
249. Contemporary Islam

     Dynamic, not Static

     Edited by Abdul Aziz Said, Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Meena Sharify-Funk

     Contemporary Islam provides a counterweight to the prevailing opinions of Islamic thought as conservative and static with a preference for violence over dialogue. It gathers together a collection of eminent scholars from around the world who tackle issues such as intellectual pluralism, gender...

     Published June 29th 2006 by Routledge
250. Fifty Key Figures in Islam

     By Roy Jackson

     Series: Routledge Key Guides

     The perfect resource for those wishing to learn more about the Muslim culture, its people and its teachings, Fifty Key Figures in Islam explores the lives and thoughts of fifty influential individuals in Islam and surveys a heritage that spans 1,500 years. Covering key figures such as the Prophet...

     Published June 26th 2006 by Routledge