Islam and the cultural accommodation of social change /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Bassam Tibi ; translated by Clare Krojzl.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boulder, Colo. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Westview Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1990.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 272 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"This translation has been revised and updated from the German original"--Title page verso.
Text of Note
Translation of: Der Islam und das Problem der kulturellen Bewältigung sozialen Wandels.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-262) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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General Material Designation
Islam und das Problem der kulturellen Bewältigung sozialen Wandels.