Contemporary Changes and Transformations in the Islamic World
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444). This special issue belongs to the section "Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 October 2024) | Viewed by 4834
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on changes and transformations in the Islamic world that have taken place over the last few decades, including religious ideas, rituals, movements, communities, and so on. The goal of this issue is to present readers with interdisciplinary scholarship, utilizing approaches from the humanities and social sciences to provide a deep understanding of contemporary developments in the Islamic World and, by extension, minority Muslim Communities in the West. The participant authors can be specialized in religious studies, sociology, history, anthropology, political science, law, media studies, or other disciplines, so long as they focus their articles on topics related to religious changes and transformations. Articles may highlight changes and transformations in the Islamic world in general, or in specific countries or regions. Among the important themes that are addressed in the Special Issue are tradition and reform, secularism and the application of Islamic law, in addition to questions of religious leadership and authority.
We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400-600 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the guest editor ([email protected] ) or to /Religions/ editorial office ([email protected]). Abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editors for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer-review.
Dr. Yasir S. Ibrahim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Islamic Studies
- decolonization
- tradition
- reform
- feminism
- gender
- leadership
- authority
- Shari'a
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