TY - BOOK AU - Mazrui,Ali A. AU - Mazrui,Ali A. AU - Uthup,Thomas TI - Resurgent Islam and the Politics of Identity SN - 9781443869782 AV - BP166 -- .M397 2014eb U1 - 297.2 PY - 2014/// CY - Newcastle-upon-Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Publishing KW - Islam -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800 KW - Islam -- Essence, genius, nature KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- CHAPTER NINE -- CHAPTER TEN -- CHAPTER ELEVEN -- CHAPTER TWELVE -- INDEX N2 - One of the most important functions of religion is to serve as a basis of identity. This collection of essays by Ali A. Mazrui, a distinguished scholar of Islam, discusses how Islam differentiates Muslims from non-Muslims and affects how Muslims view each other. In the light of the upheaval currently occurring in the Muslim world, this collection provides readers with valuable context for the challenges of modernity and multiculturalism faced by Muslims. In these essays, Mazrui deploys his f UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1819223 ER -