Muslim History And Social Theory
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Muslim History And Social Theory
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Author : Dietrich Jung
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-03-24
Muslim History And Social Theory written by Dietrich Jung and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-24 with Political Science categories.
This book combines contemporary discussions on modernity with the history of the Muslim world. From a heuristic perspective, it is sketching out a framework for a global sociology of modernity. This framework attempts to accommodate a core assumption of classical modernization theory – the global nature of modernity – with the pluralistic perspective of the rise of a multiplicity of historically concrete forms of modernities. It tries to reconcile a universalistic concept of modernity with the fact of modernity’s multiple historical realizations. At the same time, this discussion of contemporary social theory puts forward a critique of the still so conveniently applied equation of modernization with Westernization. In empirical terms, the book substantiates this critique in drawing its exemplary illustrations from the historical experience of Muslim peoples. Bringing Muslim history and discussions in social theory together, this book represents a synthesis of research efforts in sociology and Islamic studies.
Islam In Global Modernity
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Author : Dietrich Jung
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-01-01
Islam In Global Modernity written by Dietrich Jung and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-01 with Social Science categories.
This book combines sociological theorising with studies on the Middle East and Islam. The diversity of modernities that can be observed in our world is linked to the claim of living in a global modernity, in a world society. The book underpins this claim with numerous excursions into Islamic history. It criticises the view that modernisation can be equated with westernisation and considers different projects of specifically Islamic modernities as integral parts of world society. From this perspective, the study contributes to the "provincialisation" of European history in contemporary social scientific thought. Contrary to the theories of postcolonialism associated with the call for the provincialisation of Europe, however, this book adheres to essential traditions of classical sociology. It thus aims to make a contribution to the social theoretical discussion on modernity, which is empirically underpinned with the help of data from the history of the Middle East and Islam. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.
Sociology And Islam
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Author : Mohammad Muslehuddin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Sociology And Islam written by Mohammad Muslehuddin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Islam categories.
Intercivilisational Social Theory
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Author : Seyed Javad Miri
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-10-01
Intercivilisational Social Theory written by Seyed Javad Miri and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-01 with Philosophy categories.
In its broadest ambition, sociology aims to better understand the human predicament. Despite this, modern social theory is grounded in a decidedly Western disciplinary rationality modernist, developmentalist, naturalistic, and secular. Yet, the fact is that human beings exist in multiple diverse traditions, including transcendental, authentic/liberative, and religious. A paradigm of comparative social theory, then, would enlarge our craft's theoretical apparatus: A "hermeneutic cultural positivity" model that has both intercivilisational and existentialistic aspects will put at sociology's disposal a vast array of comparative and analytical concepts to address contemporary global issues in an intercivilisational dialogue. Specifically, social theory which considers major problems in relation to existential questions reveals commonalities among Western and Muslim intellectual traditions. The major elements of "social" theory human nature, community, religion, the sacred, the secular, and authenticity are here deconstructed from both perspectives, as understood by two representative theorists from each tradition, who all agree that modernity poses both a possibility for and a danger to human existence. Goffman's sociology is based on symbolic and discursive social theory, while Giddens defends social democracy and the "Third Way." Despite these theorists' absence of transcendental consciousness both focus strongly on existential concerns (as distinguished from religious concerns). By the same token, in the Muslim tradition of liberation theology, existential concerns are equally crucial social issues in Iqbal's modern traditionalism and Shariati's post-colonial Islamist modernisation. Considering these four thinkers within this comparative model can create a new vision for tackling world problems by demonstrating their respective theories' inherent strengths and weaknesses i.e., their potential contributions. Without understanding both intellectual traditions in these seemingly different civilizations, we are not able to reach the constructive understanding at the basis of meaningful co-existence. On the modern global stage, reinventing the sociological tradition on an intercivilisational basis can bring fundamental change to intellectual engagements. Rather than incommensurable agents imprisoned by our mental and social structures, we can choose between disagreement, clash, confrontation, and dialogue.
Ali Shariati And The Future Of Social Theory
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Author : Dustin J. Byrd
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2017-08-28
Ali Shariati And The Future Of Social Theory written by Dustin J. Byrd and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-28 with Social Science categories.
Ali Shariati and the Future of Social Theory: Religion, Revolution and the Role of the Intellectual is a collection of essays engaged in a future-oriented remembrance of the life and praxis of one of Iran’s most influential revolutionary intellectuals: Ali Shariati.
The Social Origins Of Islam
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Author : Mohammed A. Bamyeh
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 1999
The Social Origins Of Islam written by Mohammed A. Bamyeh and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Religion categories.
Explores the genesis of Islam for insight into the nature of ideological transformation.
Max Weber And Islam
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Author : Toby E. Huff
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
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Max Weber And Islam written by Toby E. Huff and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Religion categories.
Max Weber and Islam is a major effort by Islamic-studies specialists to reexamine and appraise Max Weber's perspectives on Islam and its historical development. Eight specialists on Islam and two sociologists explore many dimensions of Weber's comments on Islam, along with Weber's conceptual framework. The volume's introduction links the discussions to contemporary issues and debates. Wolfgang Schluchter reconstructs Weber's conceptual apparatus as it applies to Islam and its historical development. In subsequent chapters, Islamic specialists consider such major topics as the developmental history of Islam, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic reform, Islamic law and capitalism, secularization in Islam, as well as the value of attempting to apply Weber's concept of sects to Islam. While some authors find flaws in Weber's factual knowledge of Islam, they also find considerable merit in the kinds of questions Weber raised. Contributors to the volume include highly respected contemporary international scholars of Islam: Ira Lapidus, Nehemia Levtzion, Richard M. Eaton, Peter Hardy, Rudolph Peters, Barbara Metcalf, Francis Robinson, Patricia Crone, Michael Cook, and S.N. Eisenstadt. Toby Huff's introduction not only knits the thematics of the separate essays together but adds its own stresses while engaging the contributors in dialogue and debate about fundamental issues. This acute collective analysis establishes a new benchmark for understanding Weber and Islam. This book also provides an up-to-date overview of the developmental history of many aspects of Islam. A major reappraisal of the entire span of Max Weber's sociological thought on Islam, this book will appeal to a wide range of scholars and laymen interested in the Islamic world. It will be of particular interest to sociologists specializing in religion and Middle East area specialists. Toby E. Huff is professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. He is editor of On the Roads to Modernity: Conscience, Science and Civilization--Selected Writings by Benjamin Nelson and the author of Max Weber and the Methodology of the Social Sciences and The Rise of Early Modern Science: Islam, China, and the West. Wolfgang Schluchter is professor of sociology at the University of Heidelberg and dean of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Erfurt.
Political Power And Social Theory
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Author : Diane E. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Release Date : 2009-12-21
Political Power And Social Theory written by Diane E. Davis and has been published by Emerald Group Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-21 with Political Science categories.
It is time to consider changes in the field of comparative-historical sociology, as the discipline seeks to accommodate old and new trends as well as the transforming spatial scales in which political power and social theory are increasingly embedded. This title showcases articles that pursue similar themes.
Social Theory And Later Modernities
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Author : Ibrahim Kaya
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Social Theory And Later Modernities written by Ibrahim Kaya and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Focusing specifically on the Kemalist project to create a modern Turkish secular nation-state, Ibrahim Kaya analyses its historical roots, the role of concepts of ethnicity and nation and the configuration of state, society and economy in the new Turkish republic.
Applying Ibn Khald N
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Author : Syed Farid Alatas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-06-05
Applying Ibn Khald N written by Syed Farid Alatas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-05 with Social Science categories.
The writings of Ibn Khaldūn, particularly the Muqaddimah (Prolegomenon) have rightly been regarded as being sociological in nature. For this reason, Ibn Khaldūn has been widely regarded as the founder of sociology, or at least a precursor of modern sociology. While he was given this recognition, however, few works went beyond proclaiming him as a founder or precursor to the systematic application of his theoretical perspective to specific historical and contemporary aspects of Muslim societies in North Africa and the Middle East. The continuing presence of Eurocentrism in the social sciences has not helped in this regard: it often stands in the way of the consideration of non-Western sources of theories and concepts. This book provides an overview of Ibn Khaldūn and his sociology, discusses reasons for his marginality, and suggests ways to bring Ibn Khaldūn into the mainstream through the systematic application of his theory. It moves beyond works that simply state that Ibn Khaldūn was a founder of sociology or provide descriptive accounts of his works. Instead it systematically applies Khaldūn’s theoretical perspective to specific historical aspects of Muslim societies in North Africa and the Middle East, successfully integrating concepts and frameworks from Khaldūnian sociology into modern social science theories. Applying Ibn Khaldūn will be of interest to students and scholars of sociology and social theory.