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Textbook
Islam in the Middle East: A Living TraditionISBN: 978-1-4051-1603-9
Paperback
368 pages
August 2006, ©2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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This concise book offers a nuanced introduction to Islam in the Middle East. It presentsIslam as both a unified tradition of theological dogma and practices that transcends cultural differences and as a dynamic tradition that is historically informed, locally shaped, and continually reinterpreted.
- Offers numerous ethnographic examples from the Middle East and North Africa
- Explores key concepts, including the doctrinal foundations of Islam; the role of religious scholars; the five pillars; and Islamic “orthodoxy”
- Includes discussion of spirit-possession cults as integral part of Islamic tradition
- Introduces politics and current affairs as key elements in understanding contemporary Islamic discourse
