Two antinomies have determined the representation and self–representation of the cultural
development of Islamic countries. It has in a linear sense been regarded as an alternating …

The classical Muslim modernists of the nineteenth century envisaged Islamic Reform as a
comprehensive venture: it took in its purview law, society, politics and intellectual, moral and …

The cultural uniformities take the form of variations on common themes, perhaps the most
accessible is that of cullinary culture: kebabs, stuffed vegetables, mutton stews with …

Until the seventeenth century of our era, the Islamicate society that was associated with the
Islamic religion was the most expansive society in the Afro-Eurasian hemisphere and had …

Islamic Culture in Crisis examines efforts by intellectuals and leaders in the Islamic world to
adapt to what Hichem Djait calls the" incredible novelty of modernity" that has come to …

The efficacious utility of Classical Arabic and Islamic Cultural Studies in the Social Sciences,
is indubitable. It makes us to realize that society is an all-inclusive entity, a composite system …

The Middle East, as a geographical term, is generally used today to cover the area
stretching from Morocco through Afghanistan, and is roughly equivalent to the area of the …

Among the most popular criteria used to describe contemporary cultures in the Islamic world
are the terms tradition and modernity. Together they form a pair of opposites with which even …

The papers in this collection have a common theme in the question of modernity and mass
culture. Two papers, those by Chaney and Featherstone respectively, discuss aspects of this …

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