Books in the Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies series

Explores the transition from oral to written history that is taking place in tribal Jordan, a transition that reveals the many ways in which modernity, literate historicity, and national identity are developing in the contemporary Middle East. This book discusses the substance of tribal history through the eyes of its creators.

Tracing the long historical encounter between Islamic and Indic civilizations, this work explores how and why such a large Muslim population emerged in Bengal.

Focusing on the private and public use of space, this book explores the religious life of the Muslim communities in North America and Europe. It concentrates on cultural practices and expressions of everyday life rather than on the political issues that dominate headlines.

This text focuses on the religious beliefs and political actions of Muslim elites and their followers in Algeria and Tunisia. In this study the author provides a detailed analysis of resistance and accommodation to colonial rule.

Combining anthropology, history, and postmodern theory, this book examines the changing relation of writing and authority in a Muslim society from the late nineteenth century onwards. It raises important issues that are of comparative significance for understanding political life in other Muslim and nonwestern states as well.

An ethnography that provides a rare glimpse into the daily life of Arab Muslim families. Focusing on the impact of economic liberalization policies from 1983 to 1993, it shows the crucial role of the household in survival strategies among low-income Egyptians.

Examines the origins, historical development, and political strategies of one of the oldest and most influential Islamic revival movements, the Jama'at-i Islami of Pakistan. This title goes beyond the exploration of a single party to examine the diverse sociopolitical roots of contemporary Islamic revivalism.

Focuses on the historical interplay of power and public culture showing how a growing state interest in religious instruction changes the way the Islamic tradition is reproduced.