Islams and Modernities - Couverture rigide

Al-Azmeh, Aziz

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1844673847 ISBN 13 : 9781844673841

Editeur : Verso Books, 2009

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Islam has become the new spectre haunting Europe. All too often, even well-meaning liberals portray the modern resurgence of Islam as the new “Green Menace”—intolerant, medieval and barbaric—which has replaced Communism as the main threat to Western civilization and values. For Aziz Al-Azmeh, this Orientalist and racist view of Islam is nothing but the mirror-image of the myths propagated by Islamic fundamentalists and radicals. Both views share an erroneous and a historical conception of Islam as an unchanging and monolithic entity. Surveying both its social origins and its intellectual genealogy, Al-Azmeh rethinks the relationship between Islam and the West, uncovering a rich actual history of interaction.

In this expanded new edition, the author examines the discourse surrounding Islamism and irrationalism after 9/11.

Revue de presse

“Islams and Modernities raises urgent questions that are central to the concerns of the contemporary world.”—Guardian

“Aziz Al-Azmeh is perhaps the most original thinker on these themes in Britain today.”—New Statesman

“Deserves to be widely read.”—Times Literary Supplement

“An invaluable addition to the growing literature available.”—Times Higher Education Supplement

“The importance of this work is difficult to exaggerate.”—Middle East Studies Association Bulletin

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Verso Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1844673847
• ISBN 13: 9781844673841
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 234