Islam's Renewal: Reform or Revolt? 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Hopwood, Derek (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319752014 ISBN-13: 9783319752013 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern |
Dewey: 320.09 |
Series: St Antony's |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.89 lbs) 198 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The book considers some of the solutions proposed by Muslim activists and thinkers in their attempts to renew (tajdid) their ways of life and thought in accord with the demands of the age in which they lived. The two ways of reacting are studied - the movements led by men of action and inspiration, and the thoughts of quietist scholars who laid greater emphasis on calm continuity. These two streams have often collided and particularly so in the contemporary age of greater violence. Other related problems are also considered: how a non-Muslim should regard the religion of the 'other'; the ways modernization have been dealt with; and the two root causes of Muslim 'rage' today - the invasions of the West and the failure to reach an equitable solution to the problem of Palestine. Building on the author's sixty-year experience researching the history of Islam, the book will appeal to students and scholars across the fields of Islamic studies, religious history and Middle Eastern politics. |