Islamic Modernities in World Society

A lively book in which social theory and observation flows effortlessly to tell the story of how Muslims across multiple continents navigate the challenges of modernity. Dietrich Jung is an astute observer, and what the author dubs as his 'last act' on the topic of Muslim peoples' encounter with modernity will no doubt spur productive debate and conversation. -- Ebrahim Moosa, University of Notre Dame In this solid theoretical and empirical work, Jung effectively lays to rest the view that Islam is monolithic and not modern. Instead, multiple Islamic modernities have been entangled in the emergence of a single world society, co-constructing world societal systems and providing resources for modern individual and institutional agency. -- Peter Beyer, University of Ottawa Jung’s study is an inspiration and a textbook example of how scholars might proceed when they want to combine global (theoretical macro-perspectives) and local (empirical micro-perspectives) in one study. On this note, I think (and hope) that Islamic Modernities in World Society: The Rise, Spread, and Fragmentation of a Hegemonic Idea will be an inspiration for and an influence on future studies. -- Göran Larsson, University of Gothenburg * Religion *