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The work of French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) has had a resounding influence in the humanities and social sciences, and the proposed book, Bourdieu and Islam, would be the first to reflect upon, outline, and gather representations of this influence in Islamic Studies. Although having himself been trained in philosophy, Bourdieu turned to sociology at the very beginning of his professional career, and his first application thereof took the form of ethnographic fieldwork in an Islamic society, specifically rural Algeria in the late 1950s. Over the ensuing decades, he effectively refined and employed his signature "theory of practice," a subtle model for the analysis of human cultural and social phenomena that has proven to be fruitfully applicable to a wide range of substantive research topics. Initially only few scholars of religion were drawn to Bourdieu; however, this has been considerably changing in recent years, with the number of Bourdieu-oriented studies of religion now amounting to a robust body of literature, a growing segment of which treats Islam. Bourdieu and Islam will thus serve two fundamental purposes: 1) to cull into a single volume Bourdieu's most important explicit writings on Islam and provide expert commentary on them; and 2) to take stock of the present state of the Bourdieuian study of Islam via discreet essays on the topic and via solicited and juried work by scholars of Islam whose work is oriented by Bourdieu.&#160;Interested scholars are invited to submit abstracts, completed essays, proposals, or works in progress to the editors at their earlier convenience. Submissions in English are preferred, but any relevant work in Arabic, French, or Spanish will also be carefully considered and, if accepted for inclusion in the volume, translated by the editors into English. The volume’s table of content will be finalized by December 31, 2015, with an aim to have final versions of all chapters suitable for publication by April 15, 2016. Electronic submissions or hard copies are equally welcome and may be sent to the editors at the following addresses:&#160;trey@temple.edu&#160;Terry Rey, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorDepartment of Religion629 Anderson Hall1114 Polett WalkTemple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA 19012USA&#160;About the EditorsTerry Rey is associate professor of religion at Temple University. Author or editor of six books and dozens of scholarly articles and book chapters, he writes primarily on African and African diasporic religion, and much of his work, whether historical, anthropological, or sociological, is centrally oriented by Pierre Bourdieu. His 2007 book Bourdieu on Religion: Imposing Faith and Legitimacy (Routledge) has enjoyed unanimously favorable reviews in scholarly journals, been well received internationally, and been widely cited, and it will thus serve as a springboard for Bourdieu and Islam and a generator of interest from potential contributors and readers alike.&#160;Khalid Blankinship is associate professor and chair of religion at Temple University. Internationally renowned as an historian of Islam and fluent in classical and contemporary Arabic, he has lectured in Egypt, India, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. In addition to numerous articles published in scholarly journals, book chapters, or online fora, Blankinship is author of The End of the Jihâd State: The Reign of Hishâm ibn ‘Abd al-Malik (724-743 CE) and the Collapse of the Umayyads; The History of al-Tabarî, Vol. XI, The Challenge to the Empires: A.D. 633-635/A.H.; and The History of al-Tabarî, Vol. XXV, The End of Expansion: The Caliphate of Hishâm A.D. 724-738/A.H. 105-120.&#160;Contact Info:Terry ReyDepartment of ReligionAB 629, 1114 Polett WalkTemple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA 19012USAContact Email:trey@temple.edu