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Originalbroschur. Condition: Gut. 230 S. Within the context of Islam, Nizari Ismailism is one of the pioneering Muslim communities to invest extensive resources, not only in recovering and studying their religious, historical, and intellectual heritage but also in applying social sciences for various academic and non-academic purposes. They are integrating the methods, discourse, and tools of social science in areas that include, among others, religious education, social and economic development, and training of personnel. The fact that the Nizari Ismaili community is spread over five continents while main-taining an extensive centralized institutional network entails that its leadership has to deal with widely different contexts, which requires knowledge of and sensitivity to social, cultural, and political dynamics. Furthermore, debates involving Islam in Western along with Muslim countries and the politicization of religious identities are affecting Nizari Ismaiks directly. The community, therefore, is dedicating vast resources for the production of academic discourse and the training of an intellectual elite that is immersed in social sciences together with Islamic studies in order to meet the challenges facing Ismailis in this rapidly changing, globalized world. ISBN 9783956506369 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 367.