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Islam, Civility and Political Culture

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Editors:
  1. Milad Milani

    1. Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia

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  2. Vassilios Adrahtas

    1. Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

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  • Makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the nature of Muslim political life and civil society
  • Provides a much-needed interdisciplinary overview of the relationships, dynamics, and tensions between the sacred and the secular in the Muslim world
  • Draws on rich historical insight to deepen our understanding of important areas such as Shi’a thought, masculinity, literary culture, the Sufi, and falsafa
  • Includes contributions from leading thinkers in the field, Armando Salvatore, and Bryan S. Turner

Part of the book series: New Directions in Islam (NDI)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction: Eschaton and Civility in Islamic History

    • Milad Milani
    Pages 1-15

  3. The Quandary of Modernity: Islam and Civility

    • Milad Milani, Vassilios Adrahtas
    Pages 17-42

  4. Islamic Civility: Narrative, Habitus, and Institution

    • Armando Salvatore
    Pages 43-63

  5. Good Behaviour: Islam and Christianity as Framework for Religious Life

    • Bryan S. Turner
    Pages 65-85

  6. Considerations in Hadith and Qur’an: Text and Interpretation in a Study of Civility

    • Aisha Y. Musa
    Pages 87-103

  7. The Limits of Islamic Civility in India

    • Prashant Keshavmurthy
    Pages 105-130

  8. Islam Divided: The Underlying Political Culture of the Conflict Between the Sunni and the Shi‘a

    • Vassilios Adrahtas, Milad Milani
    Pages 131-155

  9. The Paradox of Gendered Holiness in Islamic Mysticism

    • Milad Milani, Marley Krok
    Pages 157-180

  10. Conclusion: The Prospect of an Eschatological Civility

    • Vassilios Adrahtas
    Pages 181-186

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 187-190
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About this book

This book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary exploration of civility and political culture in the Muslim world.

The contributions consider the changing interface between religion and politics throughout Islamic history, and into the present. Extending beyond saturated approaches of ‘political’ and/or ‘militant’ Islam, this collection captures the complex sociopolitical character of Islam, and identifies tensions between the political-secular and the sacred-religious in contemporary Muslim life. 

The alternative conceptual framework to traditional analyses of secularisation and civility presented across this volume will be of interest to students and scholars across Islamic studies, religious studies, sociology and political science, civilisation studies, and cultural studies. 

Reviews

"Revolving around the concept of civility, this collection of essays provides good reading on Islamic hierophanic experiences in a comparative perspective. The book combines sociological, historiographic and phenomenological approaches to the study of Islam that leave behind the stereotypes of public debates." —Dietrich Jung, Professor of Political Science and Islamic Studies, University of Southern Denmark

Editors and Affiliations

  • Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia

    Milad Milani

  • Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

    Vassilios Adrahtas

About the editors

Milad Milani is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at Western Sydney University, Australia. 

Vassilios Adrahtas is Honorary Research Fellow at Macquarie University, Australia. 

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