This book combines contemporary discussions on modernity with the
history of the Muslim world. From a heuristic perspective, it is
sketching out a framework for a global sociology of modernity. This
framework attempts to accommodate a core assumption of classical
modernization theory – the global nature of modernity – with the
pluralistic perspective of the rise of a multiplicity of historically
concrete forms of modernities. It tries to reconcile a universalistic
concept of modernity with the fact of modernity’s multiple
historical realizations. At the same time, this discussion of
contemporary social theory puts forward a critique of the still so
conveniently applied equation of modernization with Westernization. In
empirical terms, the book substantiates this critique in drawing its
exemplary illustrations from the historical experience of Muslim
peoples. Bringing Muslim history and discussions in social theory
together, this book represents a synthesis of research efforts in
sociology and Islamic studies.
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ISBN
9783319526089
Publisert
2020
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Palgrave Macmillan
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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