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Book SynopsisRichard Antoun documents and exemplifies the single most important institution for the propagation of Islam, the Friday congregational sermon delivered in the mosque by the Muslim preacher. In his analysis of various sermons collected in a Jordanian village and in Amman, the author vividly demonstrates the scope of the Islamic corpus (beliefs, ritu
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Illustrations, pg. vii*Tables and Figures, pg. ix*Key to Transliteration of Arabic Letters and Symbols, pg. xi*Preface, pg. xiii*Introduction, pg. 3*1. The Social Organization of Tradition, pg. 13*2. Islam in Its Local Environment: The Village, Its Constituent Units, and the Peasant Predicament, pg. 45*3. The Role of the Preacher, the Content of the Sermon: The Case of Luqman, pg. 67*4. The Rhetoric of Religion: An Analysis of Rahm (Womb, Kinship, Compassion), pg. 106*5. The Islamic Sermon (Khutba), The Islamic Preacher (Khatib), and Modernity, pg. 126*6. Islamic Ritual and Modernity: The Pilgrimage (Hajj) Interpreted, pg. 154*7. Religion and Politics: "Parties" (Ahzab), Processes, and the Complicated Relationship between "People's Religion" and "Government Religion", pg. 183*8. The Interpretation of Islam by Muslim Preachers in the Modern World: Five Views of the Prophet's Night Journey and Ascent, pg. 219*9. Islamization, Islamic Fundamentalism, Islamic Resurgence, and the Reinterpretation of Tradition in the Modern World, pg. 235*Bibliography, pg. 269*Index, pg. 283
