Revival of Islamic Rationalism - Logic, Metaphysics and Mysticism in Modern Muslim Societies

This book presents an in-depth analysis of a movement, led by a network of Islamic scholars in the West, which is leading to revival of Islamic rationalism. The book defines Islamic rationalism, explains why it is argued to present the Sunni orthodoxy, and why it is proving very popular among young Muslims.

List of contents

1. Global shifts and the rise of Islamic rationalism; Part I. Specialist versus Tacit Knowledge: 2. What is Islam?; 3. Learning from the old geographies of Islam; 4. Teaching in the new geographies of Islam; 5. Mixing dispersed knowledge; Part II. Affluence and Creativity: 6. Material conditions and attitudes towards the texts; 7. Elites and institutional consolidation.

About the author

Masooda Bano is Professor of Development Studies in the Department of International Development and Senior Golding Fellow at Brasenose College, University of Oxford. She is the author and editor of several books, most recently Female Islamic Education Movements: The Re-democratisation of Islamic Knowledge (Cambridge, 2017) and Modern Islamic Authority and Social Change, Volume 1 and 2 (2018).

Summary

This book presents an in-depth analysis of a movement, led by a network of Islamic scholars in the West, which is leading to revival of Islamic rationalism. The book defines Islamic rationalism, explains why it is argued to present the Sunni orthodoxy, and why it is proving very popular among young Muslims.

Product details

• Authors: Masooda Bano, Masooda (University of Oxford) Bano
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781108485319
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48531-9
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, RELIGION / Islam / General, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice, RELIGION / Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, Theology, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Islamic Theology, Philosophy of religion, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, Philosophy: logic, Islamic Life & Practice, Islamic worship, rites & ceremonies, Islamic life and practice, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Islamic and Arab philosophy