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Journey into Islam : the crisis of globalization / Akbar Ahmed.

by Ahmed, Akbar S.

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Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2007.

Religious awakening -- Islam.

Islam -- 21st century.

Globalization -- Religious aspects -- Islam.

Islamic renewal -- Islamic countries.

Islamic countries -- Description and travel.

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007010770.html

9780815701323 (cloth : alk. paper)

0815701322 (cloth : alk. paper)

9780815701316 (pbk.) :

0815701314 (pbk.)

x, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

An anthropological excursion into the Muslim world -- The struggle within Islam -- Tribes, women, and honor in the age of globalization -- Who is defining Islam after 9/11 and why? -- The clash of civilizations? -- Lifting the veil -- Epilogue: the hope of the world.

"Presents a tour of Islam and its peoples as it follows author's anthropological expedition to the three major regions of the Muslim world--the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia. Reveals unique information on large, often misunderstood populations, describing the experiences and perceptions of ordinary Muslims, women, and youth"--Provided by publisher.

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