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Muhammad ‘Abduh - Modern Islam and the Culture of Ambiguity (Hardcover)
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Muhammad ‘Abduh - Modern Islam and the Culture of Ambiguity (Hardcover)
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How to approach the complex intellectual legacy of a modern Muslim
thinker like Muhammad ‘Abduh (1849-1905)? This book offers an
answer to this question by providing a new complete intellectual
biography of him. It delineates ‘Abduh’s formation as a
reformer and activist and embeds his varied intellectual
contributions in a culture of ambiguity which has marked the
intellectual life of Muslim societies throughout their history. By
using new sources – in particular his early mystical,
philosophical and political writings – and including recent
academic contributions on him, the book explores ‘Abduh’s
complex intellectual formation, the various religious,
philosophical and cultural influences that shaped him, and his
changing attitudes towards “Western modernity” and its colonial
manifestation in the 19th century. Oliver Scharbrodt challenges the
perception in academic scholarship - and among Muslim reformers of
the 20th century - that searched for intellectual coherence and
biographical consistency in ‘Abduh’s life. Instead, this book
offers a new more comprehensive reading of his intellectual legacy
and highlights the variety of approaches and ideas manifest in his
contributions.
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