Reconfiguring Islamic tradition

Reconfiguring Islamic tradition: reform, rationality, and modernity

by Haj, Samira

Type Book
Rate 0.0 /5

"Samira Raj conceptualizes Islam through a close reading of two Muslim reformers - Muhammad ibn 'Abdul Wahhah (1703-1787) and Muhammad 'Abduh (1849-1905) - each representative of a distinct trend, chronological as well as philosophical, in modern Islam. Their works are examined primarily through the prism of two conceptual questions: the idea of the modern and the formation of a Muslim subject. Approaching Islam through the works of these two Muslims, the author illuminates aspects of Islamic m…

Read More ↓
Details
Files
Reviews
Download

Title Statements

  • Full title :Reconfiguring Islamic tradition : reform, rationality, and modernity / Samira Haj.

Summary

"Samira Raj conceptualizes Islam through a close reading of two Muslim reformers - Muhammad ibn 'Abdul Wahhah (1703-1787) and Muhammad 'Abduh (1849-1905) - each representative of a distinct trend, chronological as well as philosophical, in modern Islam. Their works are examined primarily through the prism of two conceptual questions: the idea of the modern and the formation of a Muslim subject. Approaching Islam through the works of these two Muslims, the author illuminates aspects of Islamic modernity that have been obscured and problematizes assumptions founded on the oppositional dichotomies of modern/traditional, secular/sacred, and liberal/fundamentalist. The book explores the notions of the community-society and the subject's location within it to demonstrate how Muslims in different historical contexts responded differently to theological and practical questions. This knowledge will help us better understand the conflicts currently unfolding in parts of the Arab world"--Jacket.

Read More ↓

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2009.

Publication Statements

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xii, 284 pages).

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780804769754, 0804769753
  • DOI:10.1515/9780804769754
  • oclc:ocn646811461
  • LC Classification:BP166.14.M63
  • Dewey Decimal:297.8

Table of Contents

The Islamic reform tradition -- Rethinking Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab -- Islamic reconfiguration of colonial modernity -- Governable Muslim subjects -- Love and marriage -- Conclusion.

Read More ↓

Subjects

Faith and reason -- Islam History ʻAbduh, Muḥammad Islam Islam et raison Islamic modernism Islamic philosophy Islamic philosophy -- History Islamic renewal Modernisme islamique Muḥammad ʻAbduh Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb Philosophie islamique -- Histoire Reform RELIGION -- Islam Renouveau islamique

Writers

Haj, Samira

More from this Series

Rate & Review

0.0/5
(0 people Voted)

No reviews yet. Be the first to rate this work.

Files & Downloads

  • Reconfiguring Islamic Tradition: Reform, Rational…

    PDF · 3.4 MB · updated
    Login →

  • Reconfiguring Islamic tradition : reform, rationa…

    EPUB · 956.8 KB · updated
    Login →

  • Reconfiguring Islamic tradition : reform, rationa…

    PDF · 3.4 MB · updated
    Login →

  • Reconfiguring Islamic Tradition: Reform, Rational…

    PDF · 4.1 MB · updated
    Login →
Log in to request a copy