Modern Islamic Thought in a Radical Age - Religious Authority and Internal Criticism

Informationen zum Autor Muhammad Qasim Zaman is Robert H. Niehaus '77 Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Religion at Princeton University, New Jersey. He is the author of Religion and Politics under the Early Abbasids and The Ulama in Contemporary Islam, among other works. Klappentext This book explores some of the most fiercely debated issues facing the Islamic world today. Zusammenfassung Among traditionally educated scholars! there is considerable disagreement on the crises that afflict modern Muslim societies. Through an analysis of their work! both in the Arab Middle East and in India and Pakistan! this book explores some of the most fiercely debated issues facing the Islamic world today. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Rethinking consensus; 3. The language of Ijtihad; 4. Contestations on the common good; 5. Bridging traditions: madrasas and their internal critics; 6. Women, law, and society; 7. Socioeconomic justice; 8. Denouncing violence: the ambiguities of a discourse; 9. Epilogue: the paradoxes of internal criticism.

Product details

• Authors: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Muhammad Qasim (Princeton University Zaman, Zaman Muhammad Qasim
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2012
• EAN: 9781107422254
• ISBN: 978-1-107-42225-4
• No. of pages: 374
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Islam, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Religion: general, Theology, Middle Eastern history, Religious and theocratic ideologies, Islamic Theology, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Islamic