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Book SynopsisTable 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
