Globalization And Islamism

Introduction: Islam, Islamism, And Globalization

Islamic Globalism Unveiled

Histories Untold: The Irresistible Charm Of Islamic Cosmopolitanism

Islamic Intellectual Legacies: Modern Amnesia And Political Philosophy

Anatolia-Anadolu: Crossroads Of Global Islam And Islamism In Turkey

Archipelagos Of Islam In Indonesia

Radical Vanishing: Islam Into Global Commonspaces

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Tensions between the West and the Islamic world have reached an all-time high, fuelled by caricatures and misunderstandings on both sides. In contrast, Nevzat Soguk shows, actual histories reveal profound connections across Islamic and Western civilizations. Moving beyond the usual focus on Wahabi fundamentalism, Soguk highlights the often-overlooked non-Arab forms of Islam in Turkey and Indonesia, which holds the world’s largest population of Muslims. He argues that Westerners tend to see only an extremist form of Islam, which obscures the political and cultural pluralism supported within majority-Islamic countries around the world. This book taps into the nexus of tension born of the fear and terror engendered by Wahabi movements on one hand and the promise of a tolerant, pluralist Islamic religiosity in Turkey and Indonesia on the other. It examines the multiple historical political and religious legacies in Turkey and Indonesia in light of the rapid globalization they are experiencing. By focusing on these two countries, the author fills a significant void on the diverse role Islam is poised to play in shaping regional and global political futures. Original, timely, and humane, this book will be essential reading for all those concerned about repairing Western-Islamic relations.

Special Features:

-Highlights non-Arab Islamic societies with case studies of Turkey and Indonesia

-Relates Islam’s classical age to modern-day Islam

-Conceptualizes Islamic history as part of a series of earlier globalizations

-Argues that Islamic pluralism is integral to historical Islamic traditions

-Shows how Islamic and Western civilizations overlapped and developed together

-Includes original translations and exclusive interviews with Islamic leaders