Search for dissertations about: "Islamic history"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words Islamic history.
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11. From Roman proconsularis to Islamic Ifriqiyah
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12. Gracious Traditions : Contemporary Transnational Egyptian Post-Tariqa Sufism
Abstract : An overarching aim of this study is to contribute to the developing body of studies of non-organized and thereby “invisible” Muslims in the West. The thesis probes into the question of what Sufism means in the individual lives of seven Muslims in the US and Sweden who share a relatively privileged Egyptian socio-economic background. READ MORE
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13. Ramadan in Java : The Joy and Jihad of Ritual Fasting
Abstract : FASTING DURING THE holy month of Ramadan is both a joy and a jihad for the Islamic community in Java, and it is arguably the most highly esteemed Muslim ritual in Indonesia (and beyond). To be given the opportunity to abstain from food, drink and sexual relations from the early morning hours until sunset during an entire month in a tropical climate - only to fill the nights with additional and supererogatory Ramadanic rituals - is thus waited upon each year and seen as a true blessing. READ MORE
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14. Piety and Politics : Nurcholish Madjid and His Interpretation of Islam in Modern Indonesia
Abstract : This dissertation in the field of Islamic studies offers a critical analysis of Nurcholish Madjid's attempt to interpret Islam within the framework of modern Indonesia. Nurcholish, who recently passed away at the age of sixty-six, had been active in the reform of Islamic thought for over thirty years, and while remaining deeply coloured by the local Indonesian context, was also part of a global and century-old tradition of reform. READ MORE
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15. Pragmatic Muslim Politics : The case of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Abstract : This dissertation investigates the use of religious terms and symbols in politics. More specifically, it investigates Muslim politics. READ MORE