Islam, Civility and Political Culture, 1st ed. 2021 New Directions in Islam Series

This book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary exploration of civility and political culture in the Muslim world.

The contributions consider the changing interface between religion and politics throughout Islamic history, and into the present. Extending beyond saturated approaches of ?political? and/or ?militant? Islam, this collection captures the complex sociopolitical character of Islam, and identifies tensions between the political-secular and the sacred-religious in contemporary Muslim life. 

1. Introduction: Eschaton and Civility in Islamic History; Milad Milani.- 2. The Quandary of Modernity: Islam and Civility; Milad Milani & Vassilios Adrahtas.- 3. Islamic Civility: Narrative Habitus and Institution; Armando Salvatore.- 4. Good Behaviour: Islam and Christianity as Framework for Religious Life; Bryan S. Turner.- 5. Considerations in Hadith and Qur'an: Text and Interpretation in a Study of Civility; Aisha Y. Musa.- 6. Court Culture of Literature and Poetry: Indo-Persian Notions of Civility; Prashant Keshavmurthy.- 6. The Limits of Islamic Civility in India; Prashant Keshavmurthy.- 7. Islam Divided: The Underlying Political Culture of the Conflict between the Sunni and the Shi'a; Vassilis Adrahtas & Milad Milani.- 8. The Paradox of Gendered Holiness in Islamic Mysticism; Milad Milani & Marley Krok.- 9. Conclusion: The Prospect of an Eschatological Civility; Vassilis Adrahtas.

Makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the nature of Muslim political life and civil society

Provides a much-needed interdisciplinary overview of the relationships, dynamics, and tensions between the sacred and the secular in the Muslim world

Draws on rich historical insight to deepen our understanding of important areas such as Shi’a thought, masculinity, literary culture, the Sufi, and falsafa

Includes contributions from leading thinkers in the field, Armando Salvatore, and Bryan S. Turner