Cosmopolitanisms in Muslim Contexts: Perspectives from the Past

Derryl N. MacLean; Sikeena Karmali Ahmed

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2012

Cosmopolitanisms in Muslim Contexts

Perspectives from the Past

Derryl N. MacLean and Sikeena Karmali Ahmed

In the series Exploring Muslim Contexts

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748644575

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About this book

Published in Association with the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations

Looks at moments in world history when cosmopolitanism pervaded Muslim societies

This collection of 9 essays focuses on instances in world history when cosmopolitan ideas and actions pervaded specific Muslim societies and cultures. The contributors explore the tensions between regional cultures, isolated enclaves and modern nation-states.

Cosmopolitanism is a key concept in social and political thought, standing in opposition to closed human group ideologies such as tribalism, nationalism and fundamentalism. Recent discussions of it have been situated within Western self-perceptions. Now, this volume explores it from Muslim perspectives.

Key Features

Contributors include Felicitas Becker, Thomas Kuehn, Ariel Salzmann, Iftikhar Dadi and Muhammed Khalid Masud
Choses models from 4 areas: the Swahili coast, the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, Iran and Indo-Pakistan, showing the differences and similarities between areas
Each region is covered in 2 chapters, providing a basis for comparison

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Chapter 1 Introduction: Cosmopolitanisms in Muslim Contexts Derryl N. MacLean Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 Freeborn Villagers: Islam and the Local Uses of Cosmopolitan Connections in the Tanzanian Countryside Felicitas Becker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
Chapter 3 Interrogating “Cosmopolitanism” in an Indian Ocean Setting: Thinking Through Mombasa on the Swahili Coast Kai Kresse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Chapter 4 Translators of Empire: Colonial Cosmopolitanism, Ottoman Bureaucrats and the Struggle over the Governance of Yemen, 1898–1914 Thomas Kuehn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Chapter 5 Islampolis, Cosmopolis: Ottoman Urbanity Between Myth, Memory and Postmodernity Ariel Salzmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
Chapter 6 Cosmopolitan Cursing in Late Nineteenth-Century Alexandria Will Hanley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
Chapter 7 Kebabs and Port Wine: The Culinary Cosmopolitanism of Anglo-Persian Dining, 1800–1835 Nile Green Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Chapter 8 Abdur Rahman Chughtai: Cosmopolitan Mughal Aesthetic in the Age of Print Iftikhar Dadi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Chapter 9 Cosmopolitanism and Authenticity: The Doctrine of Tashabbuh Bi’l-Kuffar (“Imitating the Infidel”) in Modern South Asian Fatwas Muhammad Khalid Masud Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
About the Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 208
Illustrations
- Other: 7 B/W halftones
Keywords: Islamic Studies

eBook

Published: July 15, 2012
ISBN: 9780748644575