Secularism, Islam and Public Intellectuals in Contemporary France

This book examines the thought of Abdennour Bidar, MalekChebel, Leïla Babès, AbdelwahabMeddeb and Dounia Bouzar. In doing so it investigates how these five figures allcontribute in their diverse and varying ways to broader understandings of therelationship between Islam and secularism in contemporary French society.

About the author

Nadia Kiwan is Lecturer in Francophone Studies at the University of Aberdeen

Summary

This book examines the thought of Abdennour Bidar, MalekChebel, Leïla Babès, AbdelwahabMeddeb and Dounia Bouzar. In doing so it investigates how these five figures allcontribute in their diverse and varying ways to broader understandings of therelationship between Islam and secularism in contemporary French society. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Nadia Kiwan, Kiwan Nadia
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9781526160799
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6079-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Manchester University Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Cultural Studies, France, HISTORY / Europe / France, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Humanist & Secular Alternatives To Religion, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Humanist and secular alternatives to religion