An Islamic Reformation? (Hardcover, New)

Over the last two decades we have seen a vast number of books published in the West that treat Islamic fundamentalism as a rising threat to the western values of secularism and democracy. In the last decade scholars began proclaiming an existent or emerging "clash" between East and West, Islam and Christianity, or in the case of Benjamin R. Barber, "Jihad and "McWorld." More recently, some western scholars have offered another interpretation. Focusing on the work of contemporary Muslim intellectuals, these scholars have begun to argue that what we are witnessing, in Islamic contexts, is tantamount to a Reformation. An Islamic Reformation attempts to evaluate this claim through the work of emerging and top scholars in the fields of political science, philosophy, anthropology, religion, history and Middle Eastern studies. The overall goal of this volume is to question the impact of various reformist trends throughout the Middle East. Are we witnessing a growth in fundamentalism or the emergence of an Islamic Reformation? What does religious practice in this region reflect? What is the usefulness of approaching these questions through Christian/Islamic and West/East dichotomies? Unique in its focus and scope, An Islamic Reformation represents an emerging vanguard in the discussion of Islamic religious heritage and practice and its effect on world politics.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	December 2003
Editors:	Michaelle Browers • Charles Kurzman
Contributors:	Fred Dallmayr • Dale F. Eickelman • Nader A. Hashemi • Salwa Ismail • Felicitas Opwis • Mark Sedgwick • Ernest Tucker
Dimensions:	236 x 158 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	220
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0554-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-0554-X
Barcode:	9780739105542

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