Islam, Modernity, Violence, and Everyday Life
This book offers a better insight into the comparison of Western and Islamic cultures, with studies that address the issues of Islam and modernity, violence in Islamic law and history, and respect for individuals' privacy in Islamic cultures.
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Ahmad Atif Ahmad
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Islam, Modernity, Violence, and Everyday Life
ISLAM , MODERNITY , VIOLENCE , AND EVERYDAY LIFE
Copyright © Ahmad Atif Ahmad, 2009. All rights reserved.
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First published in 2009 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.
Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction
vii 1
1 Theoretical Considerations
15
2 On the Cusp of Modernity: Reading Ibn ‘Abidin of Damascus (1784–1836)
43
3 Egyptian Society in the Writings of Muhammad al-‘Abbasi al-‘Mahdi (1827–97)
65
4 Social Custom as a Source of Law in Modern Muslim Societies
83
5 War
117
6 Apostasy
147
7 The Right to Privacy
169
8 Incommensurable Values?
183
Notes
189
Bibliography
205
Index
211
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CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
As I worked on the essays that became the chapters of this vol
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