Islam, modernity, violence, and everyday life
By: Ahmad Atif Ahmad.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9780230609846
Subjects: Islam -- 21st century; Islamic law; Islam and culture; Islam -- Relations; East and West
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-209) and index.
Table of contents: title: Theoretical considerations; title: On the cusp of modernity : reading Ibn 'Abidin of Damascus (1784-1836); title: Egyptian society in the writings of Muhammad al-'Abbasi al-'Mahdi (1827-97); title: Social custom as a source of law in modern Muslim societies; title: War; title: Apostasy; title: The right to privacy; title: Incommensurable values?