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Islam, Modernity, Violence, and Everyday Life

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  • © 2009

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  1. Ahmad Atif Ahmad
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Ahmad Atif Ahmad
    Pages 1-14

  3. Theoretical Considerations

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    Pages 15-42

  4. On the Cusp of Modernity Reading Ibn ‘Abidin of Damascus (1784–1836)

    • Ahmad Atif Ahmad
    Pages 43-63

  5. Egyptian Society in the Writings of Muhammad al-‘Abbasi al-Mahdi (1827–97)

    • Ahmad Atif Ahmad
    Pages 65-81

  6. Social Custom as a Source of Law in Modern Muslim Societies

    • Ahmad Atif Ahmad
    Pages 83-115

  7. War

    • Ahmad Atif Ahmad
    Pages 117-146

  8. Apostasy

    • Ahmad Atif Ahmad
    Pages 147-168

  9. The Right to Privacy

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    Pages 169-182

  10. Incommensurable values?

    • Ahmad Atif Ahmad
    Pages 183-187

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 189-213
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About this book

This book offers a better insight into the comparison of Western and Islamic cultures, with studies that address the issues of Islam and modernity, violence in Islamic law and history, and respect for individuals' privacy in Islamic cultures.

About the author

AHMAD ATIF AHMAD is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.

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