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Knowledge, Authority and Change in Islamic Societies
Studies in Honor of Dale F. Eickelman
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Senior 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 Daleâs unique contributions to the study of the modern Muslim world. Eickelmanâs 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 OâMeara, Abdelrhani Moundib, Muhammad Khalid Masud, Nadav Samin, Susan Slyomovics, Jenny White and Muhammad Qasim Zaman.
Contributors are Jon W. Anderson, el-Sayed el-Aswad, Simeon Evstatiev, Allen James Fromherz, Harvey E. Goldberg, Gilles Kepel, Mandana Limbert, Simon OâMeara, Abdelrhani Moundib, Muhammad Khalid Masud, Nadav Samin, Susan Slyomovics, Jenny White and Muhammad Qasim Zaman.
Allen James Fromherz, Ph.D. (2006), is Professor of Middle East, Gulf and Mediterranean History at Georgia State University where he directs the Middle East Studies Center. He is the author of The Almohads, Rise of an Islamic Empire (IB Tauris), Ibn Khaldun, Life and Times (Edinburgh), The Near West (Edinburgh), Qatar, A Modern History (Georgetown) and is editor of The Gulf in World History (Edinburgh, 2018). He is also President of the American Institute for Maghrib Studies AIMS (2015-2021).
Nadav Samin is a historian of the modern Middle East. He is the author of Of Sand or Soil: Genealogy and Tribal Belonging in Saudi Arabia (Princeton), as well as numerous journal articles. He has taught at Dartmouth College, New York University, Hunter College (CUNY), and elsewhere. Mr. Samin received his Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University in 2013, and is an Affiliate of the Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore.
Nadav Samin is a historian of the modern Middle East. He is the author of Of Sand or Soil: Genealogy and Tribal Belonging in Saudi Arabia (Princeton), as well as numerous journal articles. He has taught at Dartmouth College, New York University, Hunter College (CUNY), and elsewhere. Mr. Samin received his Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University in 2013, and is an Affiliate of the Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore.
Preface
âNadav Samin
Abbreviations
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction:Â Dale Eickelman on Knowledge, Authority and Change
ââAllen James Fromherz
PARTÂ 1
Knowledge
1âAn Anthropologistâs âDay in (Rabbinical) Courtâ in Late Ottoman Tripoli
ââHarvey E. Goldberg
2âIslamic Education in Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century India
ââMuhammad Qasim Zaman
3âInterpretive Anthropology and Islam in Morocco:Â A Comparison between Geertz and Eickelman
ââAbdelrhani Moundib
4âOut of Sight in Morocco, or How to See the Jinn in the Modern-day Museum
ââSimon OâMeara
PARTÂ 2
Authority
5âRethinking New Media in the Public Sphere:Â Beyond the Freedom Paradox
ââJon W. Anderson
6âNew Moroccan Publics:Â Prisons, Cemeteries and Human Remains
ââSusan Slyomovics
7âRethinking Knowledge and Power Hierarchy in the Muslim World
ââel-Sayed el-Aswad
8âSalafism as a Contested Concept
ââSimeon Evstatiev
PARTÂ 3
Change
9âReligiosity, Men of Learning, and Oil Wealth in the Land of the Imamate
ââMandana Limbert
10âThe Unbearable Lightness of Being Turkish
ââJenny White
11âThe Radicalization of Islam in Germany
ââGilles Kepel
12âMadrasas Promoting Social Harmony? Debates over the Role of Madrasa Education in Pakistan
ââMuhammad Khalid Masud
âDale F. Eickelmanâs Publications
âIndex
âNadav Samin
Abbreviations
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction:Â Dale Eickelman on Knowledge, Authority and Change
ââAllen James Fromherz
PARTÂ 1
Knowledge
1âAn Anthropologistâs âDay in (Rabbinical) Courtâ in Late Ottoman Tripoli
ââHarvey E. Goldberg
2âIslamic Education in Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century India
ââMuhammad Qasim Zaman
3âInterpretive Anthropology and Islam in Morocco:Â A Comparison between Geertz and Eickelman
ââAbdelrhani Moundib
4âOut of Sight in Morocco, or How to See the Jinn in the Modern-day Museum
ââSimon OâMeara
PARTÂ 2
Authority
5âRethinking New Media in the Public Sphere:Â Beyond the Freedom Paradox
ââJon W. Anderson
6âNew Moroccan Publics:Â Prisons, Cemeteries and Human Remains
ââSusan Slyomovics
7âRethinking Knowledge and Power Hierarchy in the Muslim World
ââel-Sayed el-Aswad
8âSalafism as a Contested Concept
ââSimeon Evstatiev
PARTÂ 3
Change
9âReligiosity, Men of Learning, and Oil Wealth in the Land of the Imamate
ââMandana Limbert
10âThe Unbearable Lightness of Being Turkish
ââJenny White
11âThe Radicalization of Islam in Germany
ââGilles Kepel
12âMadrasas Promoting Social Harmony? Debates over the Role of Madrasa Education in Pakistan
ââMuhammad Khalid Masud
âDale F. Eickelmanâs Publications
âIndex
All interested in the societies, histories and anthropologies of the Islamic World broadly conceived. This volume is relevant to academic libraries, graduate and postgraduate students and educated laymen. Subjects covered include anthropology, history, sociology, North African Studies, Gulf Studies, Central Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.