Lost in the Sacred: Why the Muslim World Stood Still

Lost in the Sacred: Why the Muslim World Stood Still

by Dan Diner (Author), Dan Diner (Author), Steven Rendall (Translator)

Synopsis

Argues that Islam's cultural stasis is not due to the Muslim faith itself, but to the nature of the sacred it is infused with and that penetrates every aspect of life - spiritual and material. This book shows how the sacred in Islam suspends the acceleration of social time, hinders change, and circumvents secularization and modernity.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 12 Jan 2009

ISBN 10: 0691129118
ISBN 13: 9780691129112