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001 2013047591
003 DLC
005 20150717081858.0
008 131202s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013047591
020 $a9781137380630 (pbk.)
020 $a9781137380647 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aBP173.63$b.J863 2014
082 00 $a306.6/970956$223
084 $aPOL000000$aPOL033000$aREL037000$aSOC026000$aSOC048000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aJung, Dietrich,$d1959-
245 10 $aPolitics of modern Muslim subjectivities :$bIslam, youth, and social activism in the Middle East /$cDietrich Jung, Marie Juul Petersen, and Sara Lei Sparre.
250 $aFirst Edition.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2014.
300 $a213 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aThe modern Muslim world
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"This book provokes a debate between social theory and Islamic studies. Drawing on theories of successive modernities, sociology of religion, and poststructuralist approaches to modern subjectivity formation, it introduces a novel analytical framework to the study of Middle Eastern societies. The authors explore ways in which Muslims have constructed meaningful modern selfhoods, providing their reader with unique insights into the ongoing social transformation of the Middle East. Making Islamic charities and youth organizations their primary site of investigation, they combine studies on Islamic reform with case studies on social activism in Egypt and Jordan. In criticizing theses about the alleged uniqueness of Western modernity, the book challenges exclusivist assumptions about both Western modernity and contemporary Islamic ways of life. In this way, it makes original contributions to conceptual discussions on modernity and our knowledge of modern Muslim societies"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"This book engages in a conversation between social theory and Islamic studies. Drawing on theories of successive modernities, sociology of religion, and poststructuralist approaches to modern subjectivity formation, it introduces a novel analytical framework to the study of Middle Eastern societies. The authors pose the question as to the ways in which Muslims have constructed meaningful modern selfhoods, providing their reader with unique insights into the ongoing social transformation of the Middle East. Making Islamic charities and youth organizations their primary site of investigation, they combine studies on Islamic reform with case studies on social activism in Egypt and Jordan. In criticizing the alleged uniqueness of Western modernity, the book challenges exclusivist assumptions about both Western modernity and contemporary Islamic ways of life. In this way, it makes original contributions to conceptual discussions on modernity and our knowledge of modern Muslim societies"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- PART I: THEORETICAL AND ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK: UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY ISLAM WITH THE HELP OF SOCIAL THEORY -- 1. Modernity, Successive Modernities, and the Formation of the Modern Subject -- 2. Modern Religion, Religious Organizations and Religious Social Action -- 3. Islamic Reform and the Construction of Modern Muslim Subjectivities -- PART II: POLITICS OF MUSLIM SUBJECTIVITIES IN JORDAN -- 4. State and Islam in Jordan: The Contested Islamic Modern -- 5. Charity and Social Welfare Organizations in Jordan: Negotiating the Islamic Modern -- 6. Charity and Modern Forms of Muslim Subjectivities in Jordan -- PART III: POLITICS OF MUSLIM SUBJECTIVITIES IN EGYPT -- 7. State and Islam in Egypt: Secular Authority Versus Islamic Modernities -- 8. New Youth Organizations in Egypt: Charity and the 'Muslim Professional' -- 9. Leaders, Organizers and Volunteers: Encountering Idiosyncratic Forms of Subjectivities -- Conclusions.
650 0 $aIslam and civil society$zMiddle East.
650 0 $aIslam$xSocial aspects$zMiddle East.
650 0 $aSocial change$zMiddle East.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aRELIGION / Islam / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aPetersen, Marie Juul.
700 1 $aSparre, Sara Lei.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/630/9781137380630/image/lgcover.9781137380630.jpg