{"product_id":"religion-and-politics-in-muslim-akbar-s-ahmed-9780521246354","title":"Religion and Politics in Muslim Society: Order and Conflict in Pakistan","description":"This analysis of Muslim unrest is based on an extended case study of northwestern Pakistan. Professor Ahmed examines power, authority, and religious status as the critical intermediary level of society: that of the district or Agency, which was the key unit of administration in British India. Amhed has joined his insights as anthropologist with his experience as a political agent in Waziristan to produce an innovative and detailed work. The book focuses on the emergence of a mullah in Waziristan who challenges the state. A religious leader's challenge of the state is not new; but contemporary Muslim society's widespread concern over these conflicts reveals that the influence of religion in a traditional society undergoing modernization is greater than many scholars have assumed. The author identifies three types of leaders: traditional leaders, usually elders; representatives of the established state authority; and religious functionaries. From this analysis he constructs an 'Islamic district paradigm, ' which he uses not only in making sense of contemporary Muslim society, but also in understanding some aspects of the legacy of the colonial encounter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Akbar S. Ahmed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521246350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521246354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Akbar S. Ahmed","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47422041751807,"sku":"9780521246354","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8a6c87c-d7aa-4bcb-9d0f-cd6709feafdd.jpg?v=1761527380","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religion-and-politics-in-muslim-akbar-s-ahmed-9780521246354","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}