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Author:   Rizwan Mawani
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Weight:   0.200kg
ISBN:  

9781788315272

ISBN 10:   1788315278
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   19 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Mosques and their Architectures Mosques and their Environment Sinan and Ottoman Mosques Chinese Mosques Uighur Mosques Hui Mosques The Mud Mosques of Mali The Origins of the Masjid Mosque Features Chapter 2: Mosque Practices The Salat The emergence of Sunni and Shi'i Interpretations Lebanon and Shi'i Ithna'ashari Mosque Practices Sunni Devotion to the Prophet and his Family: Cairene Mosques Chapter 3: Shi'i Sites of Piety Iran's Husayniyyas and Takiyas India's Ashurkhanas and Imambaras The Imambaras of Lucknow The Ashurkhanas of Hyderabad The Ismailis and the Jamatkhana Chapter 4: Sufi Sites of Devotion Sufi Tariqas Tracing Sufi Spaces of Worship The Khanaqah The Zawiya The Tekke and Takiya Senegal's Tijani Order Iran's Ni'matullahi Order Turkey's Mevlevi Order Chapter 5: Transcending Boundaries The Zikris of Pakistan The Zikr-Khana The Druzes Conclusion: The Power and Perils of Pluralism Glossary Notes Further Reading List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on the Text Index

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Rizwan Mawani is a Canadian educator and researcher who specialises in anthropology and comparative religious studies. His research focuses on the diversity of religious practices and spaces, as well as understandings of leadership and authority within contemporary Muslim communities. He has advised NGOs and think tanks and helped to set policy, as well as addressing audiences worldwide. His popular written work has featured in The Huffington Post and The Wall Street Journal.

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