Includes bibliographical references and index

|tThe Minaret : the call of Islam.|tIslam and the other -- |tHeight as symbol --|tMusic and the human voice --|tThe call to prayer amplified : technology and religion --|tAblution : purification, self-mastery and the body. |tPurification rituals in Islam --|tThe significance of purity : Islamic jurisprudence --|tPurity as cosmology --|tLife cycle and rites of passage --|tThe nafs and self- control --|tFasting --|tThe interior of the mosque : space, gender dynamics and aesthetics.|tThe world is a mosque -- |tCelebrating and commemorating --|tGendered space : from mosque to society --|tAesthetics --|tThe prayer niche : the inexpressible goal of Islamic devotion.|tHow do we know? --|tPilgrimage --|tThe Muslim community --|tThe Minbar : power and authority in Islam.|tMinbar and mihrab --|tModels of leadership --|tLeadership of power --|tLeadership of personality --|tLeadership of knowledge --|tLeadership beyond models --|tChallenges and opportunities in the twenty-first century.|tGlobalization --|tHuman rights : seeking equity in a global village --|tSymbol and reality