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    Introduction: Eschaton and Civility in Islamic History

    This chapter addresses the historical and theoretical aspects of the tensions created by the binary of eschaton and civility. It looks closely at Taha’s ‘second message of Islam’ and Ibn Khaldun’s theory of ci...

    Milad Milani in Islam, Civility and Political Culture (2021)

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    Islam Divided: The Underlying Political Culture of the Conflict Between the Sunni and the Shi‘a

    Though commonplace to speak about Islams in view of benign multiple identities, there remains a deep-seated conflict running throughout Islamic history, represented by Sunni and the Shi‘a divergence. Division ...

    Vassilios Adrahtas, Milad Milani in Islam, Civility and Political Culture (2021)

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    The Quandary of Modernity: Islam and Civility

    This chapter investigates the relationship of Islam to the modern condition of civility. It argues civility to be absent from the project of early Islamic revelationism and therefore an issue in modern Islamic...

    Milad Milani, Vassilios Adrahtas in Islam, Civility and Political Culture (2021)

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    The Paradox of Gendered Holiness in Islamic Mysticism

    This chapter examines the paradox of gendered holiness as found in Islamic mysticism. The role and status of women is further problematised in order to demonstrate the complexity of gender relations in Islam, ...

    Milad Milani, Marley Krok in Islam, Civility and Political Culture (2021)