{"product_id":"9781405116039","title":"Islam in the Middle East A Living Tradition","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIslam in the Middle East\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Living Tradition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eG. P. Makris\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis concise book offers a nuanced introduction to Islam in the Middle East. It presentsIslam as both a unified tradition of theological dogma and practices that transcends cultural differences and as a dynamic tradition that is historically informed, locally shaped, and continually reinterpreted.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers numerous ethnographic examples from the Middle East and North Africa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores key concepts, including the doctrinal foundations of Islam; the role of religious scholars; the five pillars; and Islamic \"orthodoxy\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion of spirit-possession cults as integral part of Islamic tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces politics and current affairs as key elements in understanding contemporary Islamic discourse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eG.P. Makris\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, London School of Economics and Political Science) is Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology at Panteion University, Athens.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 September 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405116039\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379182891148,"sku":"9781405116039","price":44.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405116039.jpg?v=1780114288","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405116039","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}