Modern Islamic Authority and Social Change, Volume 1 : : Evolving Debates in Muslim Majority Countries / / Masooda Bano.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Bano, Masooda,
• MitwirkendeR: Bano, Masooda,; Caliskan, Emre,; Razavian, Christopher Pooya,; Spannaus, Nathan,; pan, Nathan,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (384 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; PREFACE --; NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION --; GLOSSARY --; INTRODUCTION --; PART I AL-AZHAR UNIVERSITY AND MOSQUE NETWORK This part argues that the al-Azhari scholarly tradition remains the most vibrant --; 1. Al-Azhar University: A Crisis of Authority --; 2. History and Continuity: al-Azhar and Egy --; 3. Al-Azhar, Wasaṭīyah, and the Wāqi’ --; PART II SAUDI SALAFISM --; 4. Saudi Salafism amid Rapid Social Change --; 5. Evolution of Saudi Salafism --; 6. Post-Salafism: Salman al-Ouda and Hatim al-Awni --; PART III DEOBANDI MADRASAH NETWORK --; 7. The Deobandi Network: Steadfast in Taqlīd --; 8. Darul Uloom Deoband and South Asian Islam --; 9. Deoband’s Conservatism: T he Dār al-Iftā’, Nadwatul Ulama and Muftī Muhammad Taqi Usmani --; PART IV DIYANET --; 10. Diyanet: Taking Center Stage --; 11. Religion in the Service of the State: Diyanet and Republican Turkey --; 12. Turkish Islamic Debates: Diyanet, Hayrettin Karaman, and Recep Şentürk --; NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781474433242; 9783110780437
• DOI: 10.1515/9781474433242
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Masooda Bano.

A comparative analysis of key Islamic authority platforms and their debatesAt the turn of the twenty-first century, scholarship and policy debate on Islam and Muslim societies has come to focus primarily on Islam’s ability to make young Muslims gravitate towards anti-modernity movements. Many attribute Islamic militancy, as well as the general socio-economic and political stagnation experienced in some Muslim societies, to Islamic theological or legal dictates. Yet Islamic scholarly tradition is highly pluralistic, and today’s leading Islamic authority structures are developing competing conceptual and methodological approaches which vary greatly in their ability to engage with societal change.This volume focuses on the four most influential Islamic authority structures with a visible following among Muslims around the globe. It makes a major contribution to refining our understanding of the plurality of Islamic tradition in contemporary times, helping to counter the dominant narrative of an inevitable clash of civilisations. It presents evidence of great creative energy within many Islamic scholarly platforms (old as well as new); an energy which aims to provide dynamic answers to modern day challenges from within the Islamic legal and theological tradition.Key featuresFocuses on four influential Sunni Islamic scholarly platforms with a global following: Al-Azhar (Egypt); Saudi Salafism (Saudi Arabia); Deoband (South Asia); Diyanet (Turkey)Each case study traces the institution’s intellectual genealogy, contemporary political standing, and the discourses of its scholars on Islamic law and social change