Islam and Statehood: Instituting the Ecumene

"Sociology of Islam is a flourishing and strategic field of inquiry, teaching, and debate located at the intersection of a variety of disciplines, including sociology, history, Islamic studies, anthropology, comparative religion, political science, and comparative civilizational analysis. This field of study presumes that Muslim societies cannot be understood from historical observation alone, but present theoretical and practical underpinnings which are embedded in the relationship between religion, economy, politics, and society"--