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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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