Pathways To Contemporary Islam

Author : Mohamed Osman
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789048539291

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Pathways to Contemporary Islam by Mohamed Osman Pdf

Pathways to Contemporary Islam: New Trends in Critical Engagement highlights that the current tensions in Islam and the Muslim world are the result of historical dynamics as opposed to an alleged incompatibility between religious tradition and modernity. The emphasis on pathways indicates that critical engagement and contestation have always been intrinsic to the history of Islam. The aim of the book is to elaborate the contemporary pathways and analyse the trends that contest the Islamic intellectual tradition, the relationship between religion and politics, and the individual and collective practice of religion. The collection of essays analyses the current efforts of critical re-engagement with the Islamic intellectual tradition and underlines the historical diversity of Islamic orthodoxies that led to the establishment of various pathways in the practice and role of religion in Muslim societies.

Author : Mohamad Abdalla,Dylan Chown,Muhammad Abdullah
Publisher : Springer
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783319736129

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Islamic Schooling in the West by Mohamad Abdalla,Dylan Chown,Muhammad Abdullah Pdf

This book presents the views of leading scholars, academics, and educators on the renewal of Islamic schools in the Western context. The book argues that as Islamic schools in Western contexts have negotiated the establishment phase they must next embrace a period of renewal. Renewal relates to a purposeful synthesis of the tradition with contemporary educational practice and greater emphasis on empirical research substantiating best practices in Islamic schools. This renewal must reflect teaching and learning practices consistent with an Islamic worldview and pedagogy. It should also inform, among other aspects, classroom management models, and relevant and contextual Islamic and Arabic studies. This book acquaints the reader with contemporary challenges and opportunities in Islamic schools in the Western context with a focus on Australia.

Author : Abdul Aziz Said,Mohammed Abu-Nimer,Meena Sharify-Funk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135988357

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Contemporary Islam by Abdul Aziz Said,Mohammed Abu-Nimer,Meena Sharify-Funk Pdf

Contemporary Islam provides a counterweight to the prevailing opinions of Islamic thought as conservative and static with a preference for violence over dialogue. It gathers together a collection of eminent scholars from around the world who tackle issues such as intellectual pluralism, gender, the ethics of political participation, human rights, non-violence and religious harmony. This is a highly topical and important study which gives a progressive outlook for Islam's role in modern politics and society.

Author : John L. Esposito,John Obert Voll
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 019514127X

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Makers of Contemporary Islam by John L. Esposito,John Obert Voll Pdf

This book examines the biographies of nine major activist intellectuals whose work provides the core of what the Islamic resurgence became in the 1990s adn is an important foundation for what it can become in the 21st century. Nine figures are covered: Ismail al-Faruqi, Khurshid Ahmad, Maryam Jameelah, Hasan Hanafi, Anwar Ibrahim, and Abdurrahman Wahid.

Author : Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1982-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438405339

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Contemporary Islam and the Challenge of History by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad Pdf

The economic, social, political, military, and intellectual aspects of the Muslims’ concern for history reveal the general structure of their perception of reality.

Author : Farhad Daftary,Amyn Sajoo,Shainool Jiwa
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780857727633

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The Shi'i World by Farhad Daftary,Amyn Sajoo,Shainool Jiwa Pdf

I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies The world's 200 million Shi'i Muslims express their faith in a multiplicity of ways, united by reverence for the ahl al-bayt, the family of the Prophet. In embracing a pluralistic ethic, fourteen centuries of Shi'i Islam have given rise to diverse traditions and practices across varied geographic and cultural landscapes. The Shi'i World is a comprehensive work authored by leading scholars from assorted disciplines, to provide a better understanding of how Shi'i communities view themselves and articulate their teachings. The topics range from Shi'i Islam's historical and conceptual foundations, formative figures and intellectual, legal and moral traditions, to its devotional practices, art and architecture, literature, music and cinema, as well as expressions and experiences of modernity. The book thus provides a panoramic perspective of the richly textured narratives that have shaped the social and moral universe of Shi'i Muslims around the globe.This fourth volume in the Muslim Heritage Series will appeal to specialists and general readers alike, as a timely resource on the prevailing complexities not only of the 'Muslim world', but also of the dynamic Shi'i diasporas of Europe and North America.

Author : Patrick Laude
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438429571

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Pathways to an Inner Islam by Patrick Laude Pdf

An introduction to four Western figures influenced by Sufism who wrote about an "inner," esoteric Islam.

Author : Ronald Lukens-Bull,Mark Woodward
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 303032625X

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Handbook of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Lives by Ronald Lukens-Bull,Mark Woodward Pdf

This is a comprehensive handbook which for the first time provides a general yet detailed discussion of contemporary Islam and various aspects of Muslim lives. It offers a much needed tool for an introduction to the world of contemporary Muslim life and debate, and a link of continuity between the Muslim world and Muslims living and born in the West. The reader gains access to articles by leading scholars who observe phenomena in a post-9/11 context and from a global viewpoint. The topics have been carefully selected to provide the reader with both the necessary general view that a good handbook must offer while presenting details and information, as well as ethnographic examples, to inspire further research and interest. Indeed, each chapter will offer topical reading suggestions from which one can expand the material discussed in the chapter. The approach of the handbook is mainly social-anthropological, but attention is given to other disciplines like history, geography, political studies, as well as gender studies and cultural studies.

Author : Cyriac K. Pullapilly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004685082

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Islam in the Contemporary World by Cyriac K. Pullapilly Pdf

Author : Walid Jumblatt Abdullah
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789048544417

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Islam in a Secular State by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah Pdf

The overtly secular state of Singapore has unapologetically maintained an authoritarian approach to governance in the realm of religion. Islam is particularly managed by the state. Muslim activists thus have to meticulously navigate these realities - in addition to being a minority community - in order to maximize their influence in the political system. Significantly, Muslim activists are not a monolith: there exists a multitude of political and theological differences amongst them. This study analyses the following categories of Muslim activists: Islamic religious scholars (ulama), liberal Muslims, and the more conservative-minded individuals. Due to constricting political realities, many activists attempt to align themselves with the state, and call upon the state to be an arbiter in their disagreements with other factions. Though there are activists who challenge the state, these are by far in the minority, and are typically unable to assert their influence in a sustained manner.

Author : Kumar K. Ramakrishna
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313372209

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Radical Pathways by Kumar K. Ramakrishna Pdf

This book explores two of the most crucial areas of the war on terror: 1) why some Muslims turn to violent jihad, and 2) that process in the world's most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia. The recent history of terrorism in Indonesia has brought this country into the world spotlight: the Bali night club bombing by Islamists in 2002 was one of the worst terrorist attacks in history. The recent violence following the executions of three of the Bali bombers, together with a number of thwarted bomb plots, demonstrate the continuing danger posed by radicalized violent Islamists in the country. Written by one of Southeast Asias leading counter-terrorism experts, Radical Pathways offers innovative new perspectives on the sources of violent Muslim radicalization and what should be done to counter it.

Author : Stéphane Lacroix
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780674265257

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Awakening Islam by Stéphane Lacroix Pdf

Amidst the roil of war and instability across the Middle East, the West is still searching for ways to understand the Islamic world. Stéphane Lacroix has now given us a penetrating look at the political dynamics of Saudi Arabia, one of the most opaque of Muslim countries and the place that gave birth to Osama bin Laden. The result is a history that has never been told before. Lacroix shows how thousands of Islamist militants from Egypt, Syria, and other Middle Eastern countries, starting in the 1950s, escaped persecution and found refuge in Saudi Arabia, where they were integrated into the core of key state institutions and society. The transformative result was the Sahwa, or “Islamic Awakening,” an indigenous social movement that blended political activism with local religious ideas. Awakening Islam offers a pioneering analysis of how the movement became an essential element of Saudi society, and why, in the late 1980s, it turned against the very state that had nurtured it. Though the “Sahwa Insurrection” failed, it has bequeathed the world two very different, and very determined, heirs: the Islamo-liberals, who seek an Islamic constitutional monarchy through peaceful activism, and the neo-jihadis, supporters of bin Laden's violent campaign. Awakening Islam is built upon seldom-seen documents in Arabic, numerous travels through the country, and interviews with an unprecedented number of Saudi Islamists across the ranks of today’s movement. The result affords unique insight into a closed culture and its potent brand of Islam, which has been exported across the world and which remains dangerously misunderstood.

Author : Amyn Sajoo
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : UCSC:32106017346195

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Muslim Modernities by Amyn Sajoo Pdf

"This book is about Muslim encounters with the modern: how Islam and those in its orbit have shaped and been shaped by histories that are overlapping and distinctive. Identity and citizenship, piety and protest, music and modes of dress are explored as expressions that bear on the making and remaking of modern public spheres. Muslim as well as non-Muslim scholars show in these pages that tradition and religiosity alike are active players in the making of the modern." "A vital theme is the role of the ethical imagination in expressions of the civil, fed by the diversity of religious and cultural narratives as sources of the self. This can be seen in struggles for civil society and democratic citizenship, in the grappling with new technologies, and in the challenges of political violence. Since the events of September 11, 2001, a failure to come to grips with plural modernities has spurred claims about a 'clash of civilizations'. Fresh perspectives are offered here on what it is to be Muslim and modern, mindful of the rich narratives that inform both identities."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : M. A. Muqtedar Khan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781137548320

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Islam and Good Governance by M. A. Muqtedar Khan Pdf

This book advances an Islamic political philosophy based on the concept of Ihsan, which means to do beautiful things. The author moves beyond the dominant model of Islamic governance advanced by modern day Islamists. The political philosophy of Ihsan privileges process over structure, deeds over identity, love over law and mercy and forgiveness over retribution. The work invites Muslims to move away from thinking about the form of Islamic government and to strive to create a self-critical society that defends national virtue and generates institutions and practices that provide good governance.

Author : Ingrid Mattson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780470673492

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The Story of the Qur'an by Ingrid Mattson Pdf

This popular introduction by a well-known Islamic scholar has been updated and expanded, offering a balanced portrayal of the Qur’an and its place in historic and contemporary Muslim society. Features new sections on the Qur’an and its relationship to democracy, science, human rights, and the role of women Contains expanded sections on the Qur’an in the life cycle of Muslims, and in Islamic ethics and law Incorporates additional images and student features, including a glossary. Supported by an accompanying website (available on publication) hosting a range of additional material, including student resources, links to important websites, news stories, and more This title is also available as an eTextbook on the CourseSmart platform, as a Wiley Desktop Edition, or via your preferred eTextbook vendor; eTextbooks offer convenience, enhanced electronic functionality, and flexible pricing options – learn more at www.wiley.com/college/wileyflex