Islam and the cultural accommodation of social change /
[Book]
Bassam Tibi ; translated by Clare Krojzl.
Boulder, Colo. :
Westview Press,
1990.
xiv, 272 pages ;
24 cm
"This translation has been revised and updated from the German original"--Title page verso.
Translation of: Der Islam und das Problem der kulturellen Bewältigung sozialen Wandels.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-262) and indexes.
Part one: What does the notion of cultural accommodation of social change in Islam mean? On the relationship between religion and culture -- Part two: Culture -- a catalyst of change, a reflection of change, or a stumbling block? Ascertaining the position of Islam -- Part three: Social change and the resistance of the Islamic sociocultural system: law, language, and the educational system -- Part four: The politicization of Islam as a cultural system and the topicality of Islamic revivalism: Islam today -- Part five: Conclusions and future prospects: asymmetries in the international society, "demonstration effects," and globalized intercultural communication as the structural framework for rapid social change in the Islamic middle east.
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Islam und das Problem der kulturellen Bewältigung sozialen Wandels.