Muslim Society
- ISBN-10
- 0521274079
- ISBN-13
- 9780521274074
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 267
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983-03-03
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Ernest Gellner
Description
Why contemporary Islam is able to support austerely traditional and conservative regimes as well as revolutionary ones is the subject of this collection of essays. Professor Gellner's position is supported by a series of case studies and critical evaluations of rival interpretations.
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