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Muslim Subjectivities in Global Modernity, Islamic Traditions and the Construction of Modern Muslim Identities, edited by Dietrich Jung, Kirstine Sinclair

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Muslim Subjectivities in Global Modernity

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edited by Dietrich Jung, Kirstine Sinclair

International Studies in Religion and Society, 35Brill E-Books

Islamic Traditions and the Construction of Modern Muslim Identities

With critical reference to Eisenstadt’s theory of “multiple modernities,” Muslim Subjectivities in Global Modernity discusses the role of religion in the modern world. The case studies all provide examples illustrating the ambition to understand how Islamic traditions have contributed to the construction of practices and expressions of modern Muslim selfhoods. In doing so, they underpin Eisenstadt’s argument that religious traditions can play a pivotal role in the construction of historically different interpretations of modernity. At the same time, however, they point to a void in Eisenstadt’s approach that does not problematize the multiplicity of forms in which this role of religious traditions plays out historically. Consequently, the authors of the present volume focus on the multiple modernities within Islam, which Eisenstadt’s theory hardly takes into account.--, Provided by publisher

Contributors -- Introduction: Islamic Modernities and Modern Muslim Subjectivities -- Dietrich Jung and Kirstine Sinclair -- 1Modern Muslim Subjectivities: Theories, Concepts, and First Findings -- Dietrich Jung -- 2Decolonizing Body and Mind: Physical Activity and Subject Formation in Colonial Algeria -- Jakob Krais -- 3Daily Ritual, Mission, and Transformation of the Self: The Case of Tablighi Jamaat -- Zacharias Pieri -- 4Hasan al-Banna and the Modern Muslim Self: Subjectivity Formation and the Search for an Islamic Order in Early Twentieth Century Egypt -- Dietrich Jung and Ahmed Abou El Zalaf -- 5“Worship is Not Everything:” Volunteering and Muslim Life in Modern Turkey -- Fabio Vicini -- 6The Modernity of Neo-traditionalist Islam -- Mark Sedgwick -- 7An Islamic University in the West and the Question of Modern Authenticity -- Kirstine Sinclair -- 8The Muslimist Self and Fashion: Implications for Politics and Markets -- Neslihan Cevik -- 9Social Class, Piety, and the Formation of the Singaporean Muslim: Exploring Educational Choices in a Highly Regulated Society -- Kamaludeen Mohamad Nasir -- 10Imaginaries of the Good Life from the Egyptian Revolution in 2011: Pride and Agency -- Line Mex-Jørgensen -- 11“When I’m on the Mic Everything is Ḥarām :” Narrative Identity and Modern Subjectivities among American Rap Artists -- Philipp Bruckmayr -- Concluding Remarks: Modern Muslim Subjectivities, Islamic Modernities, and the Multiple Modernities Thesis -- Dietrich Jung and Kirstine Sinclair -- Index