Mullahs on the Mainframe
Islam and Modernity among the Daudi Bohras
426 pages, halftones gallery 6 x 9
©
2001
Cloth $54.00
ISBN: 9780226056760
Published April 2001
Not for sale in Pakistan
Paper $25.00
ISBN: 9780226056777
Published March 2002
Not for sale in Pakistan
Related links: Read an excerpt and interview with the author.
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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