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008 151214s2016 nyu ob 000 0 eng
010 $a 2015049295
020 $a9781101983492 ()
020 $z9780399176708 (paperback)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
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084 $aOCC028000$aREL037000$aREL047000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aKnight, Michael Muhammad,$eauthor.
245 10 $aMagic in Islam /$cMichael Muhammad Knight.
263 $a1605
264 1 $aNew York :$bTarcher,$c2016.
300 $a1 online resource.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $acomputer$bn$2rdamedia
338 $aonline resource$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $a"The progenitor of "Muslim punk rock" and one of today's freshest spiritual voices pushes back against the common assumption that the historic faiths have no occult or magical tradition in this richly learned historical and personal journey through the practice of magic in Islam. Magic in Islam offers a look at magical and occult technologies throughout Muslim history, starting with Islam's earliest and most canonical sources. In addition to providing a highly accessible introduction to magic as it is defined, practiced, condemned, and defended within Muslim traditions, Magic in Islam challenges common assumptions about organized religion. Michael Muhammad Knight's deeply original book fills a gap within existing literature on the place of magic in Islamic traditions and opens a new window on Islam for general readers and students of religion alike. In doing so, the book counters and complicates widespread perceptions of Islam, as well as of magic as it is practiced outside of European contexts. Magic in Islam also challenges our view of "organized religions" as clearly defined systems that can be reduced to checklists of key doctrines, texts, and rules. As a result, Magic in Islam throws a monkey wrench into the conventions of the "intro to Islam" genre, threatening to flip popular notions of a religion's "center" and "margins.""--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Magic in Islam offers a look at magical and occult technologies throughout Muslim history, starting with Islam's earliest and most canonical sources. In addition to providing a highly accessible introduction to magic as it is defined, practiced, condemned, and defended within Muslim traditions, Magic in Islam challenges common assumptions about organized religion"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
588 $aDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
650 0 $aMagic$xReligious aspects$xIslam.
650 0 $aIslamic magic.
650 7 $aBODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Magick Studies.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aRELIGION / Islam / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aRELIGION / Mysticism.$2bisacsh
776 08 $iPrint version:$aKnight, Michael Muhammad, author.$tMagic in Islam$dNew York : Tarcher, 2016$z9780399176708$w(DLC) 2015048273