ABSTRACT
Taking the perspective of anthropologist Clifford Geertz, Tibi re-approaches the problem of social change in Islam, arguing that religions represent cultural systems that both influence and are influenced by religion.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|23 pages
What Does the Notion of Cultural Accommodation of Social Change in Islam Mean? On the Relationship Between Religion and Culture
part Two|25 pages
Culture—A Catalyst of Change, a Reflection of Change, or a Stumbling Block? Ascertaining the Position of Islam
part Three|62 pages
Social Change and the Resistance of the Islamic Sociocultural System: Law, Language, and the Educational System
part Four|59 pages
The Politicization of Islam as a Cultural System and the Topicality of Islamic Revivalism: Islam Today
part Five|18 pages
Conclusions and Future Prospects: Asymmetries in the International Society, "Demonstration Effects," and Globalized Intercultural Communication as the Structural Framework for Rapid Social Change in the Islamic Middle East
