1st Edition

The Influence Of Human Mobility In Muslim Societies

Edited By Kuroki Hidemitsu Copyright 2003
340 Pages
by Routledge

340 Pages
by Routledge

340 Pages
by Routledge

First Published in 2003. This volume explores various aspects of human mobility-both spatial and social-in Muslim societies from the earliest Islamic period to the present times. In general, a high mobility among Muslims has been observed throughout their history, to say nothing of the fact that the pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the five religious duties, or that many Muslim travelers such as Ibn... Read more
Preface Part One: Human Mobility Observed in Historical Aspects Part Two: Information of Muslims and Non-Muslims in Mobility Part Three: Identity and Political Dynamism Influenced by Human Mobility Part Four: Beyond the Borders of Human and Information Space

Biography

Kuroki Hidemitsu is Associate Professor at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.