One Islam, many Muslim worlds : spirituality, identity, and resistance across the Islamic lands /
Raymond William Baker.
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 375 pages)
- Religion and global politics .
Includes bibliographies and index.
The mystery of Islam's strength -- Oases of resistance and reform -- Guidance from the center -- Heralds of renewal -- Medieval pathways and Ibn Battuta -- Contemporary networks and Fahmi Huwaidi -- God's "signs" and democracy in Islam -- The Islamist imaginary -- The epochal story of Islam and the common people -- The "river of life."
9780199846481
Islam--21st century. Muslims. Islamic sociology. Islam and politics--21st century. Islam--1800-