Author: Jamil M. Abun-Nasr
Publisher: C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 2007
Size: 31.59 MB
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Category : Brotherhoods
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Muslim Communities Of Grace

Book by Jamil M. Abun-Nasr, Muslim Communities Of Grace Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Muslim Communities Of Grace books, The Sufi brotherhoods are not religious orders, but religious communities within the general community of Islam. Their members neither live in monasteries nor take vows of celibacy and poverty. They are Muslims who marry, earn their living and seek wealth and positions of influence in their societies. But they entrust their salvation and well-being in this world to the spiritual guardianship of their brotherhoods' founders and the redemptive efficacy of the mystical rites they set for them. Their form of Islamic religious communalism has become, since the eighteenth century, a dominant aspect of religious life in most Muslim lands, while the brotherhoods' supreme heads and the shaykhs of their important branches often command much social and political power.However, the religious factors that account for the appearance of Sufi religious communalism and for the appeal it has had to Muslims living in countries as far apart as Egypt, India, Indonesia and Senegal remain largely unexplained, and this is the principal theme of Abun-Nasr's new book." Muslim Communities of Grace" reconstructs the development of the Sufi tradition, guided by insights from original Sufi sources, intended primarily to explain the emergence of the Sufi brotherhoods' form of Islamic communalism and its perennial appeal. The final two chapters discuss the clash between Salafi and Sufi ideals in the twentieth century, which led Sufi shaykhs to find themselves in the incongruous position of being promoted by secular modernising national leaders in order to counteract the hostility of Salafis and, from the 1970s, of Islamists too. Abun-Nasr concludes by examining the disarray wrought on traditional Muslim societies by secular modernisers, the uncertainties thus created only serving to broaden the appeal to ordinary Muslims of the Sufi brotherhoods' religious communalism. The latter's fraternal religious solidarity offers Muslims at the local level help in facing the problems of daily life.

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Author: Ian Richard Netton
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date: 2011-04-30
Size: 78.33 MB
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Islam Christianity And The Mystic Journey

Book by Ian Richard Netton, Islam Christianity And The Mystic Journey Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Islam Christianity And The Mystic Journey books, This distinctive comparison of Islamic and Christian mysticism focuses on the mystic journey in the two faith traditions.

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Author: Mamadou Diouf
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date: 2013
Size: 75.28 MB
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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Tolerance Democracy And Sufis In Senegal

Book by Mamadou Diouf, Tolerance Democracy And Sufis In Senegal Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Tolerance Democracy And Sufis In Senegal books, This collection critically examines "tolerance," "secularism," and respect for religious "diversity" within a social and political system dominated by Sufi brotherhoods. Through a detailed analysis of Senegal's political economy, essays trace the genealogy and dynamic exchange among these concepts while investigating public spaces and political processes and their reciprocal engagement with the state, Sunni reformist and radical groups, and non-religious organizations. The anthology provides a rich and nuanced historical ethnography of the formation of Senegalese democracy, illuminating the complex trajectory of the Senegalese state and reflecting on similar postcolonial societies. Offering rare perspectives on the country's "successes" since liberation, the volume identifies the role of religion, gender, culture, ethnicity, globalization, politics, and migration in the reconfiguration of the state and society, and it makes an important contribution to democratization theory, Islamic studies, and African studies.

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Author: David Motadel
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date: 2014-09-04
Size: 67.74 MB
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Islam And The European Empires

Book by David Motadel, Islam And The European Empires Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Islam And The European Empires books, At the height of the imperial age, European powers ruled over most parts of the Islamic world. The British, French, Russian, and Dutch empires each governed more Muslims than any independent Muslim state. European officials believed Islam to be of great political significance, and were quite cautious when it came to matters of the religious life of their Muslim subjects. In the colonies, they regularly employed Islamic religious leaders and institutions to bolster imperial rule. At the same time, the European presence in Muslim lands was confronted by religious resistance movements and Islamic insurgency. Across the globe, from the West African savanna to the shores of Southeast Asia, Muslim rebels called for holy war against non-Muslim intruders. Islam and the European Empires presents the first comparative account of the engagement of all major European empires with Islam. Bringing together fifteen of the world's leading scholars in the field, the volume explores a wide array of themes, ranging from the accommodation of Islam under imperial rule to Islamic anti-colonial resistance. A truly global history of empire, the volume makes a major contribution not only to our knowledge of the intersection of Islam and imperialism, but also more generally to our understanding of religion and power in the modern world.

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Author: Nicolas Laos
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date: 2015-01-19
Size: 38.65 MB
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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The Metaphysics Of World Order

Book by Nicolas Laos, The Metaphysics Of World Order Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download The Metaphysics Of World Order books, In this book, Nicolas Laos studies the meaning of the terms "world" and "order," the moral dimensions of each world order model, and wider issues of meaning and interpretation generated by humanity's attempt to live in a meaningful world and to find the logos of the beings and things in the world. The aim of this book is to propose a unified theory of world order (i.e., a theory that combines philosophy, theology, and political theory). In this context, the author provides a thought-provoking (re)interpretation of classical philosophy (placing particular emphasis on Platonism), an in-depth inquiry into medieval philosophy and spirituality (placing particular emphasis on the cultural differences between the Greek East and the Latino-Frankish West), and an intellectually challenging review and evaluation of modern Western philosophy (including Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Husserl, and Heidegger) and of Nietzsche's and the postmodernists' revolt against modernity. He then elucidates the philosophical foundations and "pedigree" of each of the three basic political theories of modernity (i.e., Liberalism, Communism, and Fascism), and he studies the basic theoretical debates in International Relations, Geopolitics, and Noopolitics. Finally, Laos proposes a new, "fourth," political theory which he calls "metaphysical republicanism."

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Author: Jamie S Scott
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date: 2012-03-15
Size: 63.68 MB
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 480
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The Religions Of Canadians

Book by Jamie S Scott, The Religions Of Canadians Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download The Religions Of Canadians books, The Religions of Canadians is a book about religions and the making of Canada. Drawing on the expert knowledge and personal insights of scholars in history, the social sciences, and the phenomenology of religion, separate chapters introduce the beliefs and practices of nine religious traditions, some mainstream, some less familiar. The opening chapter explores how Aboriginal Canadian traditions continue to thrive after centuries of oppression. Subsequent chapters follow in the footsteps of Catholic and Protestant Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Baha'is as they have made their way to Canada, and reveal how different immigrant communities have adapted their rich religious heritages to a new life in a new land. Each chapter is divided into five sections: an introduction; a succinct overview of the tradition; its passage to and transformation in Canada; a close study of contemporary Canadian communities; and an afterword suggesting possibilities for future research. Chapters conclude with a list of important terms and dates, related websites, a concise bibliography of further readings, and key questions for reflection. The Religions of Canadians is a timely and unique contribution to the field, introducing readers to the religions of the world while simultaneously building an overall picture of the development of Canada's multicultural, pluralist society.

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Author: Emilio Spadola
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date: 2013-12-25
Size: 24.22 MB
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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The Calls Of Islam

Book by Emilio Spadola, The Calls Of Islam Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download The Calls Of Islam books, The sacred calls that summon believers are the focus of this study of religion and power in Fez, Morocco. Focusing on how dissemination of the call through mass media has transformed understandings of piety and authority, Emilio Spadola details the new importance of once–marginal Sufi practices such as spirit trance and exorcism for ordinary believers, the state, and Islamist movements. The Calls of Islam offers new ethnographic perspectives on ritual, performance, and media in the Muslim world.

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Dictionary Of African Biography

Book by , Dictionary Of African Biography Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Dictionary Of African Biography books,

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Author: David W. Shenk
Publisher: Uzima Publishing House
Release Date: 2006
Size: 14.59 MB
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Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 259
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Journeys Of The Muslim Nation And The Christian Church

Book by David W. Shenk, Journeys Of The Muslim Nation And The Christian Church Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Journeys Of The Muslim Nation And The Christian Church books, Exploring the mission of two communities. David W. Shenk examines Islam and Christianity at their deepest spiritual, cultural, and communal levels. Shenk explores the similarities and differences found in Isaac and Ishmael, Jesus and Muhammad, the Bible and the Qur'an, Jersusalem and Medina, and the Eucharist and the Hajj. 284 pages.

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Author: Eskil Jonsson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date: 2013-06-27
Size: 62.62 MB
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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The Power Of The West In The Economy Of Grace

Book by Eskil Jonsson, The Power Of The West In The Economy Of Grace Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download The Power Of The West In The Economy Of Grace books, The overall problem raised in this book is that the Western culture of modern rationality, power, and economics departs from a rather narrow, secular and ego-centric worldview. Therefore, it does not recognize the identity of traditional cultures and religions nor social, economic, or ecological justice in relation to the rest of the world. Western religion has, over history, often played a legitimating role for political power, and the expansion of institutional structures and has therefore lost much of its prophetic identity to be signs of peace, justice, and unity. The ecumenical and integrative model of stewardship as an "economy of grace," with a deeper ecological philosophy, does, however, offer new visions for a multicultural and multireligious economy. This book is intended for leaders, students, and scholars interested in interdisciplinary studies of politics, religion, economics, and ecology. This will also be of interest to students and researchers in peace studies or conflict management, as well as to leaders who are engaged in the building of peace and justice.

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