Islam and Modernity: Muslim Intellectuals Respond - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1860645313 ISBN 13 : 9781860645310

Editeur : I.B. Tauris, 2000

Synopsis

This text presents the ideas of a number of contemporary modernist and liberal Muslim thinkers, exposing an important intellectual current in Islamic thought. These figures work mainly outside established" institutional, political and religious frameworks, whilst relying heavily on traditional sources. Responding to the challenges brought by colonialism and modernization, they propose new conceptions and interpretations of Islam consonant with the age. Although their specific concerns and emphases vary, their thought shares certain features; a reconsideration of the relation between religion and politics; an easy incorporation of modern Western ideas; a reinterpretaton of sacred sources which highlights their more universalist elements; and a conception of Islam as moving with historical change whilst remaining rooted in Qur'anic values. Disputing the widespread view of modern Islam as essentially political, the book shows a quite different face of the tradition."

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

John Cooper taught at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Cambridge University. Ronald Nettler and Mohamad Mahmoud both teach at the Oriental Institute, Oxford University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: I.B. Tauris
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1860645313
• ISBN 13: 9781860645310
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Cooper John, Nettler Ron, Mahmoud Muhammed
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible