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

Naclean, Derryl N.

ISBN 10: 0748689850 / ISBN 13: 9780748689859

Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2013

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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. This volume explores it from Muslim perspectives. Editor(s): Maclean, Derryl N.; Ahmed, Sikeena Karmali. Series: Exploring Muslim Contexts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320. . 2013. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780748689859

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Title: Cosmopolitanisms in Muslim Contexts: ...

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Publication Date: 2013

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

This collection of 9 essays focuses on instances in world history when cosmopolitan ideas and actions pervaded specific Muslim societies and cultures. 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.

About the Author:

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 Manager of Publications at Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations. She has co-edited two books, Islam between Message and History and The Challenge of Pluralism: Paradigms from Muslim Contexts, both of which have been published in partnership by AKU-ISMC and Edinburgh University Press. She has also written a collection of poetry entitled Places to Remember and an award-winning novel entitled A House by the Sea.