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by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban


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"When Americans look at the Muslim world, they see a uniform culture (Arab) with a single language (Arabic) communicated through a uniform religious belief and practice (Islam). Fluehr-Lobban shows us how simplistic and mistaken this view is."--Library Journal

"Islamic Societies in Practice is an eloquent, thought-provoking antidote to the American media's attempts to reduce the complexity of the Muslim world to 30-second sound bytes. Fluehr-Lobban proffers insights which are the result of an open mind and long-term field experience. She addresses the misconceptions which many Westerners have about the Middle East, not only with fact and historical content, but also with anecdotal material about her own experience there, an unbeatable combination."--Middle East Women's Studies Review

"An accessible primer on Islamic society, providing a good historical overview with a focus on how Islam is practiced. . . . The author's descriptions of Islamic values and social practices, gender relations, and the tensions within the umma, or the world Muslim community, are effectively filtered through her own experience."--Publishers Weekly

"A wonderful contribution to the field . . . a concrete set of images and stories that offer many opportunities for discussions of the politics of ordinary life, as well as the opportunities in the region for increasing democracy, greater human rights, and expanded women's roles."--International Journal of Middle East Studies

Originally written in the wake of the Gulf War, this book introduced the West to everyday Arab-Islamic cultures and societies, humanizing the region and its people. It ventured behind the headlines to offer a positive, constructive view of Islam and Muslims, showing how Islam is lived and practiced in daily life.

Now revised and expanded in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Islamic Societies in Practice embraces the breadth of global Islam with significant new material on Islam in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States, as well as the Middle East. New maps and illustrations are included, detailing the diversity and representation of Islam and Muslims throughout the world. Additional material includes discussions of male and female relations; folk Islam, popular expressions of faith, and the five pillars; Sufism, including the Turkish Dervishes; ethnic and racial differences in the Muslim world; Islamic law and the application of harsh punishments; political Islam and the future of the state in the Islamic world; and the many voices of progressive Muslims--feminists, human rights activists, and anti-extremist writers.

Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban is professor of anthropology at Rhode Island College.

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  • Title Islamic Societies in Practice
  • Author Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Second Edition
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University Press of Florida
  • Date April 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780813027210 / 0813027217
  • Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004042563
  • Dewey Decimal Code 297.096

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  • Choice, 03/01/2005, Page 1285
  • Univ PR Books for Public Libry, 01/01/2005, Page 8
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