{"product_id":"demystifying-the-caliphate-historical-memory-and-contemporary-contexts-hardcover","title":"Demystifying the Caliphate: Historical Memory and Contemporary Contexts - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMadawi Al-Rasheed\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCarool Kersten\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarat Shterin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Western popular imagination, the Caliphate often conjures up an array of negative images, while rallies organised in support of resurrecting the Caliphate are treated with a mixture of apprehension and disdain, as if they were the first steps towards usurping democracy. Yet these images and perceptions have little to do with reality. While some Muslims may be nostalgic for the Caliphate, only very few today seek to make that dream come true. Yet the Caliphate can be evoked as a powerful rallying call and a symbol that draws on an imagined past and longing for reproducing or emulating it as an ideal Islamic polity. The Caliphate today is a contested concept among many actors in the Muslim world, Europe and beyond, the reinvention and imagining of which may appear puzzling to most of us. \u003cem\u003eDemystifying the Caliphate \u003c\/em\u003esheds light on both the historical debates following the demise of the last Ottoman Caliphate and controversies surrounding recent calls to resurrect it, transcending alarmist agendas to answer fundamental questions about why the memory of the Caliphate lingers on among diverse Muslims. From London to the Caucasus, to Jakarta, Istanbul, and Baghdad, the contributors explore the concept of the Caliphate and the re-imagining of the Muslim ummah as a diverse multi-ethnic community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMadawi Al-Rasheed\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Anthropology of Religion at King's College London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarool Kersten\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lecturer in Islamic Studies at King's College London. He has a PhD in the Study of Religions from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), an MA in Arabic Language and Culture and a Certificate in Southeast Asian Studies. He worked for many years in the Middle East and has taught Asian history and religions in Thailand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarat Shterin\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lecturer in Sociology of Religion at King's College London. He has published widely on religion, society and law in Russia.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46135019897029,"sku":"9780199327959","price":149.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/b2Sjrn8IC29780199327959.webp?v=1777312429","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/demystifying-the-caliphate-historical-memory-and-contemporary-contexts-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}