Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras
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In Jonah Blank's important, myth-shattering book, the West gets its first look at the Daudi Bohras, a unique Muslim denomination who have found the core of their religious beliefs largely compatible with modern ideology. Combining orthodox Muslim prayer, dress, and practice with secular education, relative gender equality, and Internet use, this community serves as a surprising reminder that the central values of "modernity" are hardly limited to the West.
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Well written book to Recognise the Bohras Of the Modern world ..
EXCELLENT WORK BY THE AUTHOR. JONAH BLANK (Review Data Last Updated: 2007-09-07 09:56:48 EST)
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Well written book to Recognise the Bohras Of the Modern world ..
EXCELLENT WORK BY THE AUTHOR. JONAH BLANK (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-11-30 10:34:35 EST)
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| 04-26-05 | 5 | 2\2 |
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This is simply The most important recent text on the status of Bohras living today. Jonah does a great service to not just for Bohras but to the study of Shiism in all its rich varients; a much neglected area of study.
I am eager to read more of Jonahs work...he balances the facts and figures well, with a wonderful sense of emotional connection to living people and living communities; characters come alive as part of the fabric of this community. Simply a must have for those interested in Isma'ilism. (Review Data Last Updated: 2007-05-08 11:23:59 EST)
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