The Iranian revolution greatly aroused outsiders' curiosity and misunderstanding of Islam. The re...

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In this updated paperback edition, Dale Eickelman and James Piscatori explore how the politics of...

Focusing on the dilution of state sovereignty, this book examines how the crossing of state bound...

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This book discusses ways in which Muslim peoples adapt themselves to a world composed of sovereig...

The recent 'Arab spring', with its popular uprisings in many Arab countries, has exposed the ambi...

Assuming a central place in Muslim life, the Qur'an speaks of one community of the faith, the umm...

Focusing on the dilution of state sovereignty, this book examines how the crossing of state bound...