Alternative Islamic Discourses and Religious Authority

Alternative Islamic Discourses and Religious Authority
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9781317182528
ISBN-13 : 1317182529
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Book Synopsis Alternative Islamic Discourses and Religious Authority by : Carool Kersten

Download or read book Alternative Islamic Discourses and Religious Authority written by Carool Kersten and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like anywhere else, the present-day Islamic world too is grappling with modernity and postmodernity, secularisation and globalisation. Muslims are raising questions about religious representations and authority. This has given rise to the emergence of alternative Islamic discourses which challenge binary oppositions and dichotomies of orthodoxy and heterodoxy, continuity and change, state and civil society. It also leads to a dispersal of authority, a collapse of existing hierarchical structures and gender roles. This book further argues that the centre of gravity of many of these alternative Islamic discourses is shifting from the Arabic-speaking 'heartland' towards the geographical peripheries of the Muslim world and expatriate Muslims in North America and Europe. At the same time, in view of recent seismic shifts in the political constellation of the Middle East, the trends discussed in this book hold important clues for the possible direction of future developments in that volatile part of the Muslim world.


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