| Islam Without Europe: Traditions of Reform in Eighteenth-Century Islamic Thought Contributor(s): Dallal, Ahmad S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1469641402 ISBN-13: 9781469641409 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $35.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - History - History | Modern - 18th Century - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 297.090 |
| LCCN: 2017054850 |
| Series: Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Replete with a cast of giants in Islamic thought and philosophy, Ahmad S. Dallal's pathbreaking intellectual history of the eighteenth-century Muslim world challenges stale views of this period as one of decline, stagnation, and the engendering of a widespread fundamentalism. Far from being moribund, Dallal argues, the eighteenth century--prior to systematic European encounters--was one of the most fertile eras in Islamic thought. Across vast Islamic territories, Dallal charts in rich detail not only how intellectuals rethought and reorganized religious knowledge but also the reception and impact of their ideas. From the banks of the Ganges to the shores of the Atlantic, commoners and elites alike embraced the appeals of Muslim thinkers who, while preserving classical styles of learning, advocated for general participation by Muslims in the definition of Islam. Dallal also uncovers the regional origins of most reform projects, showing how ideologies were forged in particular sociopolitical contexts. Reformists' ventures were in large part successful--up until the beginnings of European colonization of the Muslim world. By the nineteenth century, the encounter with Europe changed Islamic discursive culture in significant ways into one that was largely articulated in reaction to the radical challenges of colonialism. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dallal, Ahmad S.: - Ahmad S. Dallal is dean of Georgetown University Qatar and author of Islam, Science, and the Challenge of History. |