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020			_a0691096805 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a9780691096803 (cloth : alk. paper)
050			_aBP185 _b.Z36 2002
100			_aZaman, Muhammad Qasim.
245			_aThe ulama in contemporary Islam : _bcustodians of change / _cMuhammad Qasim Zaman.
260			_aPrinceton, NJ : _bPrinceton University Press, _cc2002.
300			_axv, 293 p. ; _c24 cm.
440			_aPrinceton studies in Muslim politics
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIslamic law and the 'Ulama in colonial India: a legal tradition in transition -- Constructions of authority -- The rhetoric of reform and the religious sphere -- Conceptions of the Islamic state -- Refashioning identities -- Religiopolitical activism and the 'Ulama: comparative perspectives -- Epilogue: The 'Ulama in the twenty-first century.
520			_a "From the cleric-led Iranian revolution to the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, many people have been surprised by what they see as the modern reemergence of an antimodern phenomenon. This book helps account for the increasingly visible public role of traditionally educated Muslim religious scholars (the 'ulama) across contemporary Muslim societies. Muhammad Qasim Zaman describes the transformations the centuries-old culture and tradition of the 'ulama have undergone in the modern era -- transformations that underlie the new religious and political activism of these scholars. In doing so, it provides a new foundation for the comparative study of Islam, politics, and religious change in the contemporary world. While focusing primarily on Pakistan, Zaman takes a broad approach that considers the Taliban and the 'ulama of Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, and the southern Philippines. He shows how their religious and political discourses have evolved in often unexpected but mutually reinforcing ways to redefine and enlarge the roles the 'ulama play in society. Their discourses are informed by a longstanding religious tradition, of which they see themselves as the custodians. But these discourses are equally shaped by--and contribute in significant ways to-- contemporary debates in the Muslim public sphere."-- Publisher's description.
650			_aUlama.
650			_aMuslim scholars.
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