Islam, capitalism and the Weber thesesOrigins and traditions in Islam and Christianity -- State, science and economy in traditional societies -- Conscience in the construction of religion: a critique of Marshall G.S. Hodgson's The venture of Islam -- Orientalism, Islam and capitalism -- On the concept of axial space: orientalism and the originary -- Orientalism, or the politics of the text -- Leibniz, Islam and cosmopolitan virtue -- Sovereignty and emergency: political theology, Islam and American conservatism -- Class, generation and Islamism: towards a global sociology of political Islam -- Religious authority and the new media -- Women, piety and practice: a study of women and religious practice in Malaysia -- The body and piety: the hijab and marriage -- Islam, diaspora and multiculturalism -- Shari'a and legal pluralism in the West. Islam, capitalism and the Weber theses -- Origins and traditions in Islam and Christianity -- State, science and economy in traditional societies -- Conscience in the construction of religion: a critique of Marshall G.S. Hodgson's The venture of Islam -- Orientalism, Islam and capitalism -- On the concept of axial space: orientalism and the originary -- Orientalism, or the politics of the text -- Leibniz, Islam and cosmopolitan virtue -- Sovereignty and emergency: political theology, Islam and American conservatism -- Class, generation and Islamism: towards a global sociology of political Islam -- Religious authority and the new media -- Women, piety and practice: a study of women and religious practice in Malaysia -- The body and piety: the hijab and marriage -- Islam, diaspora and multiculturalism -- Shari'a and legal pluralism in the West. Preface / Daniel Martin Varisco Introduction : Bryan S. Turner : building the sociology of Islam / Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir Introduction to section I : classical approaches - understanding Islam / Bryan S. Turner Islam, capitalism and the Weber theses / Bryan S. Turner Origins and traditions in Islam and Christianity / Bryan S. Turner State, science and economy in traditional societies : some problems in weberian sociology of science / Bryan S. Turner Conscience in the construction of religion : a critique of Marshall G.S. Hodgson's The venture of Islam / Bryan S. Turner Introduction to section II : orientalist debate - positioning Islam / Bryan S. Turner Orientalism, Islam and capitalism / Bryan S. Turner On the concept of axial space : orientalism and the originary / Bryan S. Turner Orientalism, or the politics of the text / Bryan S. Turner Leibniz, Islam and cosmopolitan virtue / Bryan S. Turner Introduction to section III : Islam today - sociological perspectives / Bryan S. Turner Sovereignty and emergency : political theology, Islam and American conservatism / Bryan S. Turner Class, generation and Islamism : towards a global sociology of political Islam / Bryan S. Turner Religious authority and the new media / Bryan S. Turner Women, piety and practice : a study of women and religious practice in Malaysia / Joy Kooi-Chin Tong & Bryan S. Turner The body and piety : the hijab and marriage / Kamuldeen Mohamed Nasir, Alexius Pereira & Bryan S. Turner Islam, diaspora and multiculturalism / Bryan S. Turner Shari'a and legal pluralism in the West / Bryan S. Turner & Berna Zengin Arslan | 
