Cosmopolitanisms in Muslim Contexts: Perspectives from the Past (Exploring Muslim Contexts)

Sikeena Karmali Ahmed,Derryl N. MacLean

ISBN 10: 0748644563 / ISBN 13: 9780748644568

Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2012

Seller Inventory # mon0000194795

Synopsis:

This collection of 9 essays focuses on how cosmopolitan ideas and actions have been enacted by specific Muslim societies and cultures throughout history. The contributors explore the tensions between regional cultures, isolated enclaves and modern nation-states.
Cosmopolitanism is a key concept in social and political thought, standing in opposition to closed human group ideologies such as tribalism, nationalism and fundamentalism. Recent discussions of it have been situated within Western self-perceptions. Now, this volume explores it from Muslim perspectives.
Key Features:
Contributors include Felicitas Becker, Thomas Kuehn, Ariel Salzmann, Iftikhar Dadi and Muhammed Khalid MasudChoses models from 4 areas: the Swahili coast, the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, Iran and Indo-Pakistan, showing the differences and similarities between areasEach region is covered in 2 chapters, providing a basis for comparison

About the Authors: Derryl N. MacLean is Director of the Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures, and Associate Professor in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is author of Religion and Society in Arab Sind (Brill, 1989).

Sikeena Karmali Ahmed is the Manager of Publications at The Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations. She is the author of a collection of poetry, Places to Remember, and an award-winning novel entitled A House by the Sea.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cosmopolitanisms in Muslim Contexts: ...
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New