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Preaching has been central to Muslim communities throughout the centuries. The liturgical Friday sermon is a prime example, although other genres that are less commonly known also serve important functions. This book addresses the ways in which Muslims relate various forms of religious oratory to authoritative tradition in 21st-century Islamic practice, while striving to adapt to local contexts and the changing circumstances of politics, media and society. This is the first book of its kind to look at homiletics beyond a specific country focus. Taking into consideration the historical developments of Muslim preaching, it offers a collection of thoroughly contextualised case studies of oratory in Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bosnia, Sweden and the USA. The analyses presented here show shared emphasis on struggles for legitimacy, efforts to speak authoritatively, as well as discursive opportunities and constraints.

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"[This book presents] a global picture of Islamic preaching in various contexts, from early Islam to Swedish suburbs. This testifies to the lively tradition of Islamic rhetoric beyond time and space. Here, the chapters on rhetoric situated in Swedish and Egyptian contexts make the most solid contribution. As a whole, the book could be useful to scholars and students of Islamic Studies, anthropology and Arabic literature.--Abdessamad Belhaj, Research Institute of Religion and Society, National University of Public Service, Budapest ""Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Vol. 33, No. 2"" [...] provides unique insight into the evolving nature of preaching itself as well as more broadly the evolution of the role of religion in everyday life through the use of social media and other new technologies. As such, the book is impressively interdisciplinary, using a range of methodologies and theoretical framings from throughout the humanities and social sciences. [...] a valuable contribution to our understanding of the role of Islam both past and present.--Courtney Freer, London School of Economics and Political Science ""Middle Eastern Studies"" [This book] provides unique insight into the evolving nature of preaching itself as well as more broadly the evolution of the role of religion in everyday life through the use of social media and other new technologies. As such, the book is impressively interdisciplinary, using a range of methodologies and theoretical framings from throughout the humanities and social sciences ... A valuable contribution to our understanding of the role of Islam both past and present.--Courtney Freer, London School of Economics and Political Science ""Middle Eastern Studies"" This impressive volume puts the past and present of Islamic preaching in comparative perspective. With nuanced attention to both larger contexts and local contingencies, it masterfully explores the ethical, political, and mediated stakes of this authoritative yet continually transforming Islamic practice from 14th century Cairo to 21st century Los Angeles, from Sweden to Saudi Arabia.--Yasmin Moll, University of Michigan"

"[...] provides unique insight into the evolving nature of preaching itself as well as more broadly the evolution of the role of religion in everyday life through the use of social media and other new technologies. As such, the book is impressively interdisciplinary, using a range of methodologies and theoretical framings from throughout the humanities and social sciences. [...] a valuable contribution to our understanding of the role of Islam both past and present.--Courtney Freer, London School of Economics and Political Science ""Middle Eastern Studies"" [This book presents] a global picture of Islamic preaching in various contexts, from early Islam to Swedish suburbs. This testifies to the lively tradition of Islamic rhetoric beyond time and space. Here, the chapters on rhetoric situated in Swedish and Egyptian contexts make the most solid contribution. As a whole, the book could be useful to scholars and students of Islamic Studies, anthropology and Arabic literature.--Abdessamad Belhaj, Research Institute of Religion and Society, National University of Public Service, Budapest ""Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Vol. 33, No. 2"" [This book] provides unique insight into the evolving nature of preaching itself as well as more broadly the evolution of the role of religion in everyday life through the use of social media and other new technologies. As such, the book is impressively interdisciplinary, using a range of methodologies and theoretical framings from throughout the humanities and social sciences ... A valuable contribution to our understanding of the role of Islam both past and present.--Courtney Freer, London School of Economics and Political Science ""Middle Eastern Studies"" This impressive volume puts the past and present of Islamic preaching in comparative perspective. With nuanced attention to both larger contexts and local contingencies, it masterfully explores the ethical, political, and mediated stakes of this authoritative yet continually transforming Islamic practice from 14th century Cairo to 21st century Los Angeles, from Sweden to Saudi Arabia.--Yasmin Moll, University of Michigan"

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Simon Stjernholm, Associate Professor in the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen. Elisabeth Ozdalga, Retired Professor and Senior Researcher, The Swedish Research Institute.

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