Inside Muslim Minds

Riaz Hassan

• Publisher: Melbourne University Press Digital
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9780522854817
• eBook ISBN: 9780522858914
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religion

A ground-breaking comparative study of contemporary Islamic consciousness, Inside Muslim Minds is an important insight into aspects of the Muslim faith, and its place in the twenty-first century.
Using data gathered from more than six thousand Muslim respondents from Southeast, South and Central Asia and the Middle East, Raiz Hassan examines attitudes to issues such as religious commitment; the status of women; the concept of jihad and its alleged links to terrorism; Islamic philanthropy; attitudes towards blasphemy; and Muslim perceptions of the 'other'.
Hassan offers a theory of Islamic consciousness by examining its evolution over several centuries. His findings demonstrate the diversity of the Muslim world: the many variations of social, political and religious views.
Inside Muslim Minds argues for a new intellectual commitment that honours Islamic heritage yet simultaneously confronts Islamic reassertion and the sense of powerlessness felt by Muslims as they strive to reaffirm their faith in the twenty-first century.

Table of contents

• INSIDE MUSLIM MINDS
• CONTENTS
• TABLES
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• 1 EXPLORING ISLAMIC CONSCIOUSNESS
• 2 PATTERNS OF RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT
• 3 JIHAD AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN MUSLIM SOCIETIES
• 4 POLITICAL ORDER AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
• 5 EXPRESSIONS OF RELIGIOSITY AND BLASPHEMY
• 6 VEILING, PATRIARCHY AND HONOUR KILLING
• 7 GLOBALIZATION AND THE ISLAMIC UMMAH
• 8 PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
• 9 ISLAM AND CIVIL SOCIETY
• 10 MUTUAL SUSPICIONS
• EPILOGUE
• APPENDIX 1 METHODOLOGY
• APPENDIX 2 QUR’ANIC FOUNDATIONS OF THE DOCTRINE OF JIHAD
• APPENDIX 3 THE CALL TO JIHAD BY THE ISLAMIC MOVEMENT OF UZBEKISTAN
• NOTES
• REFERENCES
• INDEX