TY - BOOK AU - Zaman,Muhammad Qasim TI - The ulama in contemporary Islam: custodians of change T2 - Princeton studies in Muslim politics AV - BP185 .Z36 2002eb U1 - 297.6/1 22 PY - 2002/// CY - Princeton, N.J., Oxford PB - Princeton University Press KW - Ulama KW - Muslim scholars KW - Oelema's KW - gtt KW - Veranderingsprocessen KW - Ulémas KW - Savants musulmans KW - Ulema KW - swd KW - Islam KW - Oulémas KW - Pakistan KW - 20e siècle KW - ram KW - 21e siècle KW - RELIGION / Islam / General KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-286) and index; Islamic law and the 'Ulama in colonial India: a legal tradition in transition -- Constructions of authority -- The rhetoric of reform and the religious sphere -- Conceptions of the Islamic state -- Refashioning identities -- Religiopolitical activism and the 'Ulama: comparative perspectives -- Epilogue: The 'Ulama in the twenty-first century N2 - "From the cleric-led Iranian revolution to the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, many people have been surprised by what they see as the modern reemergence of an antimodern phenomenon. This book helps account for the increasingly visible public role of traditionally educated Muslim religious scholars (the 'ulama) across contemporary Muslim societies. Muhammad Qasim Zaman describes the transformations the centuries-old culture and tradition of the 'ulama have undergone in the modern era -- transformations that underlie the new religious and political activism of these scholars. In doing so, it provides a new foundation for the comparative study of Islam, politics, and religious change in the contemporary world. While focusing primarily on Pakistan, Zaman takes a broad approach that considers the Taliban and the 'ulama of Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, and the southern Philippines. He shows how their religious and political discourses have evolved in often unexpected but mutually reinforcing ways to redefine and enlarge the roles the 'ulama play in society. Their discourses are informed by a longstanding religious tradition, of which they see themselves as the custodians. But these discourses are equally shaped by--and contribute in significant ways to--contemporary debates in the Muslim public sphere."--Publisher's description UR - http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=355045 ER -