The culture of Islam : changing aspects of contemporary Muslim life / Lawrence Rosen.

Author/creator Rosen, Lawrence, 1941-
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
Descriptionxvii, 230 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The circle of beneficence : narrating coherence in a world of corruption -- Ambivalence towards power : approaches to authority in postcolonial Morocco -- What is a tribe, and why does it matter? -- Constructing institutions in a political culture of personalism -- Contesting sainthood -- Memory in Morocco -- Have the Arabs changed their mind? -- Marriage stories : crossing the boundaries of nation, gender, and law -- Euro-Islam -- Never in doubt : Salman Rushdie's deeper challenge to Islam.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-228) and index.
LCCN 2002005968
ISBN0226726134 (cloth)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DT312 .R64 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold