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Book SynopsisSenior scholars of Islamic studies and the anthropology of Islam gather in this volume to pay tribute to one of the giants of the field, Dale F. Eickelman. In diversely arrayed, rigorous and compelling chapters, leading historians, anthropologists, and political scientists elaborate through their own original research on Dale’s unique contributions to the study of the modern Muslim world. Eickelman’s reflections on the diverse intellectual traditions of Muslim societies and the scholars and laypersons who enact them remain defining as a framework for intellectual inquiry into the modern Muslim world and the profound changes that are transpiring within it. Contributors are Jon W. Anderson, el-Sayed el-Aswad, Simeon Evstatiev, Allen James Fromherz, Harvey E. Goldberg, Gilles Kepel, Mandana Limbert, Simon O’Meara, Abdelrhani Moundib, Muhammad Khalid Masud, Nadav Samin, Susan Slyomovics, Jenny White and Muhammad Qasim Zaman.
Table of ContentsPreface Nadav Samin Abbreviations List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction: Dale Eickelman on Knowledge, Authority and Change Allen James Fromherz PART 1 Knowledge 1 An Anthropologist’s “Day in (Rabbinical) Court” in Late Ottoman Tripoli Harvey E. Goldberg 2 Islamic Education in Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century India Muhammad Qasim Zaman 3 Interpretive Anthropology and Islam in Morocco: A Comparison between Geertz and Eickelman Abdelrhani Moundib 4 Out of Sight in Morocco, or How to See the Jinn in the Modern-day Museum Simon O’Meara PART 2 Authority 5 Rethinking New Media in the Public Sphere: Beyond the Freedom Paradox Jon W. Anderson 6 New Moroccan Publics: Prisons, Cemeteries and Human Remains Susan Slyomovics 7 Rethinking Knowledge and Power Hierarchy in the Muslim World el-Sayed el-Aswad 8 Salafism as a Contested Concept Simeon Evstatiev PART 3 Change 9 Religiosity, Men of Learning, and Oil Wealth in the Land of the Imamate Mandana Limbert 10 The Unbearable Lightness of Being Turkish Jenny White 11 The Radicalization of Islam in Germany Gilles Kepel 12 Madrasas Promoting Social Harmony? Debates over the Role of Madrasa Education in Pakistan Muhammad Khalid Masud Dale F. Eickelman’s Publications Index
