Comparing Muslim Societies: Knowledge and the State in a World Civilization (The Comparative Studies in Society and History Book Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0472064495 ISBN 13: 9780472064496

Publisher: University of Michigan Press, 1992

Synopsis

This book departs from stereotypes that often dominate Western discourse about Muslim societies. The Muslim world encompasses a wide range of countries—among them Turkey, Iraq, Egypt, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco—each with a varying degree of religious stricture. Generalizations, therefore, can be erroneous and misleading. The contributors to this book—prominent scholars in anthropology, history, sociology, and political science—examine such issues as the ideology and political practices of Iran's ruling Shi'ite clerics, the impact of state policies on the status of women, the controversy over parliamentary government in the Arab world, the role of modern intellectuals, and charisma and leadership in tribal societies. The arguments the authors put forward often overturn conventional opinion about the Muslim world. This original and important book reminds us that Muslim society is not a monolith, but that it encompasses a rich variety of cultures.

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About the Author

Juan R. I. Cole is Associate Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of Michigan. He is the author of Roots of North Indian Shi’ism in Iran and Iraq and coeditor (with Nikki R. Keddie) of Shi’ism and Social Protest.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0472064495
• ISBN 13: 9780472064496
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342
• Editor: Cole Juan R. I.