Companion to Muslim Cultures

Amyn B. Sajoo is Scholar-in-Residence at Simon Fraser University's Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures in Canada. He has held visiting appointments at Cambridge and McGill universities, as well as at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore. Dr Sajoo's publications include A Companion to Muslim Ethics (2010), A Companion to the Muslim World (2009), Muslim Modernities: Expressions of the Civil Imagination (2008), Muslim Ethics: Emerging Vistas (2004), Civil Society in the Muslim World (2002) and Pluralism in Old Societies and New States (1994). He is a frequent contributor to the news media on both sides of the Atlantic, and serves as the general editor of the Muslim Heritage Series at The Institute of Ismaili Studies.

• 1. Introduction: Faith and Culture: Amyn B. Sajoo2. Everyday Tradition: Earle Waugh3. Modernity: Secular and Sacred: Abdullahi An-Na’im4. Spiritual Life: Carl W. Ernst5. Gender and Identity: Elena Caprioni and Eva Sajoo6. Science and Social Change: Morgan Clarke7. Architecture and Community: Hussein Keshani8. Moving Words: Jonathan M. Bloom9. Moving Sounds: Jonathan Shannon10. A Taste of Mecca: Mai Yamani11. Cosmopolitanism: Ways of Being Muslim: Karim H. Karim

'Until now we have never had a single published source that conveys Muslim approaches - normative and descriptive, ancient and modern - to the most pressing issues of our time. A Companion to Muslim Ethics fills that lacuna. An edited work that does not eschew the benefit of art and literature, it also treats the public square - ecology, health care and economy - and offers the riposte to violence, namely, dispute resolution, tolerance and nonviolence. Each of the essays, from a range of well known authorities, is carefully crafted in lucid, accessible prose. A Companion to Muslim Ethics is at once a welcome and much needed guide to Muslim aspirations for the 21st century.' - Bruce B. Lawrence, Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Humanities Professor, Duke University; 'The field of Islamic ethics is resuming its rightful place among the disciplines of Islamic thought. Scholars are now recognizing the ways in which ethics mediate the connection between law and spirituality, the realms of the public and the private. Amyn Sajoo's scholarship is very much at the forefront of this renewed interest in Islamic ethics. Highly recommended!' - Omid Safi, University of North Carolina; 'Social, cultural, and intellectual currents are surveyed in their multiplicities and highlighted in their varying features by a group of recognized scholars in accessible prose. Unique and a solid contribution.' - Andrew Rippin, University of Victoria, Canada