Michael Gilsenan shows that Islam covers a multitude of forms and practices that are woven into daily existence in complex and sometimes almost invisible ways. He explores a variety of social worlds all claiming Islamic affiliation: the feudal aristocracy of northern Lebanon, the working-class Sufi brotherhoods of Egypt, and the new bourgeoisies of Algeria and Morocco. In each he shows how Islam evolves in relation to shifting social, political, economic, and class structures. “Remarkably well-written . . . . A vital account of Islam and unique for being so.”—Edward Said
Recognizing Islam
Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East
Michael Gilsenan shows that Islam covers a multitude of forms and practices that are woven into daily existence in complex and sometimes almost invisi
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Michael Gilsenan is professor of anthropology and Middle Eastern studies at New York University.
