Contemporary Thought In The Muslim World

Author : Carool Kersten
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781135008925

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Contemporary Thought in the Muslim World by Carool Kersten Pdf

This book presents an intellectual history of today’s Muslim world, surveying contemporary Muslim thinking in its various manifestations, addressing a variety of themes that impact on the lives of present-day Muslims. Focusing on the period from roughly the late 1960s to the first decade of the twenty-first century, the book is global in its approach and offers an overview of different strands of thought and trends in the development of new ideas, distinguishing between traditional, reactionary, and progressive approaches. It presents a variety of themes and issues including: The continuing relevance of the legacy of traditional Islamic learning as well as the use of reason; the centrality of the Qur’an; the spiritual concerns of contemporary Muslims; political thought regarding secularity, statehood, and governance; legal and ethical debates; related current issues like human rights, gender equality, and religious plurality; as well as globalization, ecology and the environment, bioethics, and life sciences. An alternative account of Islam and the Muslim world today, counterbalancing narratives that emphasise politics and confrontations with the West, this book is an essential resource for students and scholars of Islam.

Author : Cemil Aydin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674050372

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The Idea of the Muslim World by Cemil Aydin Pdf

“Superb... A tour de force.” —Ebrahim Moosa “Provocative... Aydin ranges over the centuries to show the relative novelty of the idea of a Muslim world and the relentless efforts to exploit that idea for political ends.” —Washington Post When President Obama visited Cairo to address Muslims worldwide, he followed in the footsteps of countless politicians who have taken the existence of a unified global Muslim community for granted. But as Cemil Aydin explains in this provocative history, it is a misconception to think that the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims constitute a single entity. How did this belief arise, and why is it so widespread? The Idea of the Muslim World considers its origins and reveals the consequences of its enduring allure. “Much of today’s media commentary traces current trouble in the Middle East back to the emergence of ‘artificial’ nation states after the fall of the Ottoman Empire... According to this narrative...today’s unrest is simply a belated product of that mistake. The Idea of the Muslim World is a bracing rebuke to such simplistic conclusions.” —Times Literary Supplement “It is here that Aydin’s book proves so valuable: by revealing how the racial, civilizational, and political biases that emerged in the nineteenth century shape contemporary visions of the Muslim world.” —Foreign Affairs

Author : Mazheruddin Siddiqi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Islam
ISBN : UCAL:B3938122

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Modern Reformist Thought in the Muslim World by Mazheruddin Siddiqi Pdf

Author : Cemil Aydin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674977389

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The Idea of the Muslim World by Cemil Aydin Pdf

As Cemil Aydin explains in this provocative history, it is a misconception to think that the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims constitute a single religio-political entity. How did this mistaken belief arise, why is it so widespread, and how can its grip be loosened so that a more fruitful discussion about politics in Muslim societies can begin?

Author : Bryan S. Turner,Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317015307

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The Sociology of Islam by Bryan S. Turner,Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir Pdf

Taking a thematic approach, Bryan S. Turner draws together his writings which explore the relationship between Islam and the ideas of Western social thinkers. Turner engages with the broad categories of capitalism, orientalism, modernity, gender, and citizenship among others, as he examines how Muslims adapt to changing times and how Islam has come to be managed by those in power.

Author : Dr Carool Kersten,Dr Susanne Olsson
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781472400536

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Alternative Islamic Discourses and Religious Authority by Dr Carool Kersten,Dr Susanne Olsson Pdf

Like anywhere else, the present-day Islamic world too is grappling with modernity and postmodernity, secularisation and globalisation. Muslims are raising questions about religious representations and authority. This has given rise to the emergence of alternative Islamic discourses which challenge binary oppositions and dichotomies of orthodoxy and heterodoxy, continuity and change, state and civil society. It also leads to a dispersal of authority, a collapse of existing hierarchical structures and gender roles. This book further argues that the centre of gravity of many of these alternative Islamic discourses is shifting from the Arabic-speaking 'heartland' towards the geographical peripheries of the Muslim world and expatriate Muslims in North America and Europe. At the same time, in view of recent seismic shifts in the political constellation of the Middle East, the trends discussed in this book hold important clues for the possible direction of future developments in that volatile part of the Muslim world.

Author : Lutfi Sunar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000425086

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The Routledge International Handbook of Contemporary Muslim Socio-Political Thought by Lutfi Sunar Pdf

This volume unfolds the ebbs and flows of Muslim thought in different regions of the world, as well as the struggles between the different intellectual discourses that have surfaced against this backdrop. With a focus on Turkey, Egypt, Iran and the Indian subcontinent – regions that, in spite of their particular histories and forms of thought, are uniquely placed as a mosaic that illustrates the intertwined nature of the development of Muslim socio-political thought – it sheds light on the swing between right and left in different regions, the debates surrounding nationalism, the influence of socialism and liberalism, the rise of Islamism and the conflict between state bureaucracy and social movements. Exploring themes of civil society and democracy, it also considers current trends in Muslim thought and possible future directions. As such, it will appeal to scholars across the fields of sociology, anthropology, political science, history and political economy, as well as those with interests in the study of religion, the development of Muslim thought, and the transformation of Muslim societies in recent decades.

Author : Ibrahim Abu-Rabi'
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781405178488

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The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought by Ibrahim Abu-Rabi' Pdf

The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thoughtreflects the variety of trends, voices, and opinions in thecontemporary Muslim intellectual scene. Challenges Western misconceptions about the modern Muslim worldin general and the Arab world in particular. Consists of 36 important essays written by contemporary Muslimthinkers and scholars. Covers issues such as Islamic tradition, modernity,globalization, feminism, the West, the USA, reform, andsecularism. Helps readers to situate Islamic intellectual history in thecontext of Western intellectual trends.

Author : Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi'
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791426645

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Intellectual Origins of Islamic Resurgence in the Modern Arab World by Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi' Pdf

Foreword Acknowledgments 1 The Context: Modern Arab Intellectual History, Themes, and Questions 2 Turath Resurgent? Arab Islamism and the Problematic of Tradition 3 Hasan al-Banna and the foundation fo the Ikhwan: Intellectual Underpinnings 4 Sayyid Qutb: The Pre-Ikhwan Phase 5 Sayyid Qutb’s Thought between 1952 and 1962: A Prelude to His Qur’anic Exegesis 6 Qur’anic Contents of Sayyid Qutb’s Thought 7 Toward an Islamic Liberation Theology: Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah and the Principles of Shi’i Resurgence 8 Islamic Revivalism: The Contemporary Debate Notes Bibliography Index

Author : Andrew F. March
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780674242746

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The Caliphate of Man by Andrew F. March Pdf

A political theorist teases out the century-old ideological transformation at the heart of contemporary discourse in Muslim nations undergoing political change. The Arab Spring precipitated a crisis in political Islam. In Egypt Islamists have been crushed. In Turkey they have descended into authoritarianism. In Tunisia they govern but without the label of “political Islam.” Andrew March explores how, before this crisis, Islamists developed a unique theory of popular sovereignty, one that promised to determine the future of democracy in the Middle East. This began with the claim of divine sovereignty, the demand to restore the sharīʿa in modern societies. But prominent theorists of political Islam also advanced another principle, the Quranic notion that God’s authority on earth rests not with sultans or with scholars’ interpretation of written law but with the entirety of the Muslim people, the umma. Drawing on this argument, utopian theorists such as Abū’l-Aʿlā Mawdūdī and Sayyid Quṭb released into the intellectual bloodstream the doctrine of the caliphate of man: while God is sovereign, He has appointed the multitude of believers as His vicegerent. The Caliphate of Man argues that the doctrine of the universal human caliphate underpins a specific democratic theory, a kind of Islamic republic of virtue in which the people have authority over the government and religious leaders. But is this an ideal regime destined to survive only as theory?

Author : Ulrich Rudolph,Rotraud Hansberger,Peter Adamson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004492547

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Philosophy in the Islamic World by Ulrich Rudolph,Rotraud Hansberger,Peter Adamson Pdf

A comprehensive reference work covering all figures of the earliest period of philosophy in the Islamic world. Both major and minor thinkers are covered, with details of biography and doctrine as well as detailed lists and summaries of each author’s works.

Author : Muhammad Qasim Zaman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107096455

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Modern Islamic Thought in a Radical Age by Muhammad Qasim Zaman Pdf

This book explores some of the most fiercely debated issues facing the Islamic world today.

Author : Muhammad Qasim Zaman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400837519

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The Ulama in Contemporary Islam by Muhammad Qasim Zaman Pdf

From the cleric-led Iranian revolution to the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, many people have been surprised by what they see as the modern reemergence of an antimodern phenomenon. This book helps account for the increasingly visible public role of traditionally educated Muslim religious scholars (the `ulama) across contemporary Muslim societies. Muhammad Qasim Zaman describes the transformations the centuries-old culture and tradition of the `ulama have undergone in the modern era--transformations that underlie the new religious and political activism of these scholars. In doing so, it provides a new foundation for the comparative study of Islam, politics, and religious change in the contemporary world. While focusing primarily on Pakistan, Zaman takes a broad approach that considers the Taliban and the `ulama of Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, and the southern Philippines. He shows how their religious and political discourses have evolved in often unexpected but mutually reinforcing ways to redefine and enlarge the roles the `ulama play in society. Their discourses are informed by a longstanding religious tradition, of which they see themselves as the custodians. But these discourses are equally shaped by--and contribute in significant ways to--contemporary debates in the Muslim public sphere. This book offers the first sustained comparative perspective on the `ulama and their increasingly crucial religious and political activism. It shows how issues of religious authority are debated in contemporary Islam, how Islamic law and tradition are continuously negotiated in a rapidly changing world, and how the `ulama both react to and shape larger Islamic social trends. Introducing previously unexamined facets of religious and political thought in modern Islam, it clarifies the complex processes of religious change unfolding in the contemporary Muslim world and goes a long way toward explaining their vast social and political ramifications.

Author : Ali Abdel Razek
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748689408

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Islam and the Foundations of Political Power by Ali Abdel Razek Pdf

The translation of an essay first published in Egypt in 1925, which took the contemporaries of its author by storm. At a time when the Muslim world was in great turmoil over the question of the abolition of the caliphate by Mustapha Kamal Ataturk in Turke

Author : Thomas W. Simons
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780804748339

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Islam in a Globalizing World by Thomas W. Simons Pdf

A former U.S. ambassador and author of The End of the Cold War? takes readers on a tour of Islamic history, reconstructing the complex historical and geopolitical trends that have created modern Islam. Simultaneous. (Islam)