Muslim Society
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"Muslim Society" is a seminal sociological study by Ernest Gellner that analyzes the structure, beliefs, and social organization of Islamic communities across history and regions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Muslim Society canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Muslim Society Context triple: [Ernest Gellner, notableWork, Muslim Society]
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Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt in 1928, known for its influential role in Middle Eastern politics and advocacy of governance based on Islamic principles.
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Muslims
Muslims are followers of the religion of Islam, who believe in one God (Allah) and regard the Prophet Muhammad as His final messenger.
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Tablighi Jamaat
Tablighi Jamaat is a global Islamic revivalist movement originating in South Asia that emphasizes personal piety, grassroots preaching, and strict adherence to traditional Sunni practices.
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Ahmadiyya
Ahmadiyya is an Islamic reformist movement founded in British India in the late 19th century that emphasizes peaceful propagation of Islam, rejection of violent jihad, and belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as the promised messiah and mahdi.
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Islamic Courts Union
The Islamic Courts Union was a coalition of Islamist sharia courts that emerged as a powerful political and military force in Somalia in the mid-2000s, briefly controlling much of the country including the capital, Mogadishu.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Muslim Society Target entity description: "Muslim Society" is a seminal sociological study by Ernest Gellner that analyzes the structure, beliefs, and social organization of Islamic communities across history and regions.
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A.
Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt in 1928, known for its influential role in Middle Eastern politics and advocacy of governance based on Islamic principles.
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B.
Muslims
Muslims are followers of the religion of Islam, who believe in one God (Allah) and regard the Prophet Muhammad as His final messenger.
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C.
Tablighi Jamaat
Tablighi Jamaat is a global Islamic revivalist movement originating in South Asia that emphasizes personal piety, grassroots preaching, and strict adherence to traditional Sunni practices.
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D.
Ahmadiyya
Ahmadiyya is an Islamic reformist movement founded in British India in the late 19th century that emphasizes peaceful propagation of Islam, rejection of violent jihad, and belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as the promised messiah and mahdi.
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E.
Islamic Courts Union
The Islamic Courts Union was a coalition of Islamist sharia courts that emerged as a powerful political and military force in Somalia in the mid-2000s, briefly controlling much of the country including the capital, Mogadishu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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sociological study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Islamic studies
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anthropology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| analyzes |
historical development of Muslim societies
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regional variations in Islamic practice ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Gellner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
debates on modernity in Muslim contexts
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theory of segmentary societies ⓘ understanding of religious authority in Islam ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
generalizations about Muslim societies
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orientalist tendencies by some scholars ⓘ |
| examines |
Islamic law
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Islamic reform movements ⓘ orthodoxy and heterodoxy in Islam ⓘ relationship between religion and state in Islam ⓘ saint cults and popular religion in Islam ⓘ tribal structures in Muslim regions ⓘ ulama ⓘ urban-rural dynamics in Muslim societies ⓘ |
| field |
comparative sociology
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political anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
beliefs in Islam
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social organization of Muslim communities ⓘ structure of Islamic communities ⓘ |
| genre |
social anthropology
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sociology of religion ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
functional analysis of religious institutions
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modernist interpretation of Islam ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
influential in Islamic studies
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seminal work in sociology of Islam ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Max Weber
NERFINISHED
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classical social theory ⓘ Émile Durkheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islam
NERFINISHED
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Muslim societies ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Nations and Nationalism
NERFINISHED
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Postmodernism, Reason and Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Thought and Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theorizes | relationship between Islam and social structure ⓘ |
| usedIn |
university courses on Middle Eastern studies
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university courses on sociology of religion ⓘ |
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Subject: Muslim Society Description of subject: "Muslim Society" is a seminal sociological study by Ernest Gellner that analyzes the structure, beliefs, and social organization of Islamic communities across history and regions.
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