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Informationen zum Autor Mark Sedgwick is Associate Professor of Arab History, Culture and Society at Aarhus University in Denmark. He is the author of Islam and Muslims: A Guide to Diverse Experience in A Modern World. Klappentext Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905) is widely regarded as the founder of Islamic modernism. Egyptian jurist, religious scholar and political activist, he sought to synthesize Western and Islamic cultural values. Arguing that Islam is essentially rational and fluid, Abduh maintained that it had been stifled by the rigid structures implemented in the generations since Muhammad and his immediate followers. In this absorbing biography, Mark Sedgwick examines whether Abduh revived true Islam or instigated its corruption. Zusammenfassung Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905) is widely regarded as the founder of Islamic modernism. Egyptian jurist, religious scholar and political activist, he sought to synthesize Western and Islamic cultural values. This book examines whether Abduh revived true Islam or instigated its corruption. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1 THE STUDENT Tanta Cairo Afghani Graduation 2 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS Muhammad Abduh's Teaching Politics Freemasonry The Opposition Press Intervention Defeat 3 URABI AND EXILE Muhammad Abduh the Editor Muhammad Abduh and Urabi Triumph and Renewed Defeat Exile Afghani, Muhammad Abduh and Islam To Paris 4 PARIS Muhammad Abduh and Wilfrid Blunt Al-Urwa al-wuthqa 5 BEIRUT The Break with Afghani In Search of an Occupation Risalat al-Tawhid 6 THE RETURN TO EGYPT The National Courts The Azhar Council Appointment as Mufti Law Reform 7 THE MUFTI The Azhar Lectures Newspapers Education 8 THE FATWAS Financial Fatwas The Transvaal Fatwa Muhammad Abduh's Methodology Muhammad Abduh's Intentions 9 ADVERSITY Opposition in the Press Deteriorating Relations with the Khedive Reactions to the Transvaal Fatwa Resignation Death The Enemy of God? 10 THE AFTERMATH Public Life Islam Views on Muhammad Abduh Conclusion Glossary Further Reading Bibliography Index ...
