Religion, Orientalism and Modernity by Geoffrey Nash
Geoffrey Nash explores the emergence of the revolutionary Babis and reformist Baha'is and their conflict with mainstream Shi'a Muslims in Iran, and of the parallel Ahmadi movement in North India. Comparing these movements shows that, together, they define important aspects of Islamic modernity.
"This book represents a valuable contribution to the study of the Bahai faith and the Ahmadiyya movement, as well as a detailed analysis of minority movements' adoption of the coloniser's discourse on modernity and Islam" -Dr Reza Zia-Ebrahimi, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor of History, King's College London
Formerly Associate Professor at the University of Qatar and Research Associate at the School of African and Oriental Studies. He works in the areas of Postcolonial Studies, Travel Writing, Arab Anglophone and Muslim writing. Among the many books he has authored/edited are: Orientalism and Literature (Cambridge University Press, 2019), Marmaduke Pickthall, Islam and the Modern World (Brill, 2017), Writing Muslim Identity (Continuum, 2012), Comte de Gobineau and Orientalism (Routledge, 2009) and From Empire to Orient: Travellers to the Middle East (I.B. Tauris, 2005).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781474451697 |
| ISBN 10 | 1474451691 |
| Title | Religion, Orientalism and Modernity |
| Author | Geoffrey Nash |
| Series | Edinburgh Historical Studies Of Iran And The Persian World |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 2023-11-15 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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