Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Tables and Figures ix
5. Key to Transliteration of Arabic Letters and Symbols xi
6. Preface xiii
7. Introduction 3
8. 1. The Social Organization of Tradition 13
9. 2. Islam in Its Local Environment: The Village, Its Constituent Units, and the Peasant Predicament 45
10. 3. The Role of the Preacher, the Content of the Sermon: The Case of Luqman 67
11. 4. The Rhetoric of Religion: An Analysis of Rahm (Womb, Kinship, Compassion) 106
12. 5. The Islamic Sermon (Khutba), The Islamic Preacher (Khatib), and Modernity 126
13. 6. Islamic Ritual and Modernity: The Pilgrimage (Hajj) Interpreted 154
14. 7. Religion and Politics: "Parties" (Ahzab), Processes, and the Complicated Relationship between "People's Religion" and "Government Religion" 183
15. 8. The Interpretation of Islam by Muslim Preachers in the Modern World: Five Views of the Prophet's Night Journey and Ascent 219
16. 9. Islamization, Islamic Fundamentalism, Islamic Resurgence, and the Reinterpretation of Tradition in the Modern World 235
17. Bibliography 269
18. Index 283