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Book Reviews BOOK REVIEWS SCHAEBLER, Birgit and STEINBERG, Leif, eds. Globalization and the Muslim World: Culture, Religion and Modernity (Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East). Syracuse NY: Syracuse University Press, 2004. $39.95 This anthology is an ambitious yet highly uneven attempt by diverse scholars to re fl ect on the impact of globalization on the Muslim world. The editors and con- tributors try to theorize the relationship between the West and the Islamic East, and the self/other dichotomy informs much of the analysis. Many of the authors hope to improve upon Edward Said’s trenchant critique of Orientalism, and yet at the same time hope this work will transcend crude post-modern dichotomies. In general, the contributors seek to portray the relationship between the West and the East as being a nuanced dialectic—pointing to the powerful political and cul- tural syncretism in much of the Muslim world. Indeed, the contributor Patrice Brodeur—following other scholars seeking to transcend postmodernism—calls this process “glocalism” (p. 188): Muslim groups synthesize traditional Islamic and Western ideas and praxis as they build unique and authentic identities. Brodeur’s article, like the framework set forth by Schaebler in her introduction, urges scholars and pundits to eschew stereotypes http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hawwa Brill

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Hawwa , Volume 4 (1): 114 – Jan 1, 2006
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© 2006 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1569-2078
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BOOK REVIEWS SCHAEBLER, Birgit and STEINBERG, Leif, eds. Globalization and the Muslim World: Culture, Religion and Modernity (Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East). Syracuse NY: Syracuse University Press, 2004. $39.95 This anthology is an ambitious yet highly uneven attempt by diverse scholars to re fl ect on the impact of globalization on the Muslim world. The editors and con- tributors try to theorize the relationship between the West and the Islamic East, and the self/other dichotomy informs much of the analysis. Many of the authors hope to improve upon Edward Said’s trenchant critique of Orientalism, and yet at the same time hope this work will transcend crude post-modern dichotomies. In general, the contributors seek to portray the relationship between the West and the East as being a nuanced dialectic—pointing to the powerful political and cul- tural syncretism in much of the Muslim world. Indeed, the contributor Patrice Brodeur—following other scholars seeking to transcend postmodernism—calls this process “glocalism” (p. 188): Muslim groups synthesize traditional Islamic and Western ideas and praxis as they build unique and authentic identities. Brodeur’s article, like the framework set forth by Schaebler in her introduction, urges scholars and pundits to eschew stereotypes

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