Politics of modern Muslim subjectivities : [Book] : Islam, youth, and social activism in the Middle East / Dietrich Jung, Marie Juul Petersen, and Sara Lei Sparre.
Material type: TextSeries: The modern Muslim worldEdition: First EditionDescription: 213 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781137380630 (paperback)
- 9781137380647 (hardback)
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- 306.6970956
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Books | Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor | 306.6970956 JUN-P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 53995 |
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306.449 COO-L Language planning and social change / | 306.45 MIS Misunderstanding science? the public reconstruction of science and technology / | 306.697 BUR-F Face to face with political Islam / | 306.6970956 JUN-P Politics of modern Muslim subjectivities : Islam, youth, and social activism in the Middle East / | 306.701 BUT-B Bodies that matter : on the discursive limits of "sex" / | 306.70846 SHE-S Sex, intimacy, and aged care | 306.850952 FAM Family and social policy in Japan : anthropological approaches / |
"This book provokes a debate between social theory and Islamic studies. Drawing on theories of successive modernities, sociology of religion, and poststructuralist approaches to modern subjectivity formation, it introduces a novel analytical framework to the study of Middle Eastern societies. The authors explore ways in which Muslims have constructed meaningful modern selfhoods, providing their reader with unique insights into the ongoing social transformation of the Middle East. Making Islamic charities and youth organizations their primary site of investigation, they combine studies on Islamic reform with case studies on social activism in Egypt and Jordan. In criticizing theses about the alleged uniqueness of Western modernity, the book challenges exclusivist assumptions about both Western modernity and contemporary Islamic ways of life. In this way, it makes original contributions to conceptual discussions on modernity and our knowledge of modern Muslim societies"-- Provided by publisher.
"This book engages in a conversation between social theory and Islamic studies. Drawing on theories of successive modernities, sociology of religion, and poststructuralist approaches to modern subjectivity formation, it introduces a novel analytical framework to the study of Middle Eastern societies. The authors pose the question as to the ways in which Muslims have constructed meaningful modern selfhoods, providing their reader with unique insights into the ongoing social transformation of the Middle East. Making Islamic charities and youth organizations their primary site of investigation, they combine studies on Islamic reform with case studies on social activism in Egypt and Jordan. In criticizing the alleged uniqueness of Western modernity, the book challenges exclusivist assumptions about both Western modernity and contemporary Islamic ways of life. In this way, it makes original contributions to conceptual discussions on modernity and our knowledge of modern Muslim societies"-- Provided by publisher.
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