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Informationen zum Autor Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi' is Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations and co-Director of the Duncan Black McDonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford Seminary. He is the co-editor of The Muslim World , the oldest journal on Islam in the US. He is the editor of several books and the author of the following: Intellectual Origins of Islamic Resurgence in the Modern Arab World (State University of New York Press, 1995) and Contemporary Arab Thought: Studies in Post-1967 Arab Intellectual History (Pluto Press, 2004). Klappentext The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought reflects the variety of trends, voices, and opinions in the contemporary Muslim intellectual scene. It challenges Western misconceptions about the modern Muslim world, demonstrating that it is far from being a monolithic religious, cultural and intellectual phenomenon. The companion consists of 36 significant essays written by contemporary Muslim writers and scholars who represent a plethora of perspectives on the contemporary Muslim world. These essays revolve around such issues as Islamic tradition, modernity, globalization, feminism, the West, the USA, reform, and secularism. They explore the history, range, and future of these issues in contemporary Muslim societies. Furthermore, they help readers to situate Islamic intellectual history in the context of Western intellectual trends and issues. Zusammenfassung * A timely publication! reflecting the variety of trends! voices! and opinions in the contemporary Muslim intellectual scene. * Challenges Western misconceptions about the modern Muslim world in general and the Arab world in particular. * Consists of 36 important essays written by contemporary Muslim writers and scholars. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors. Editor's Introduction: Contemporary Islamic Thought: One or Many?: Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi' (Hartford Seminary). Part I: Trends and Issues in Contemporary Islamic Thought . 1 Contemporary Turkish Thought: ¿ahin Filiz (Selcuk University, Turkey) and Tahir Uluc (Selcuk University, Turkey). 2 Transformation of Islamic Thought in Turkey since the 1950s: Ahmet Yildiz (Atatürk Library, Turkey). 3 Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Approach to Religious Renewal And Its Impact on Aspects of Contemporary Turkish Society: ¿ükran Vahide (writer). 4 Islamic Thought in Contemporary India: The Impact of Mawlana Wahiduddin Khan's Al-Risala Movement: Irfan A. Omar (Marquette University). 5 Sayyed Abul Hasan 'Ali Nadwi and Contemporary Islamic Thought in India: Yoginder Sikand (Hamdard University, India). 6 Madrasah in South Asia: Jamal Malik (University of Erfurt, Germany). 7 75 Years of Higher Religious Education in Modern Turkey: Mehmet Pacaci (Ankara University, Turkey) and Yasin Aktay (Selja University, Turkey). 8 Hassan Turabi and the Limits of Modern Islamic Reformism: Abdelwahab El-Affendi (University of Westminster, London). 9 An Overview of al- Sadiq al-Mahdi's Islamic Discourse: Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim (International Islamic University, Malaysia). 10 Islamist Thought in Contemporary Pakistan: The Legacy of 'All¿ma Mawd¿d¿ : Abdul Rashid Moten (International Islamic University, Malaysia). 11 The Futuristic Thought of Ustaz Ashaari Muhammad of Malaysia: Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid (Universiti Sains Malaysia). 12 Religion, Society and Culture in Malik Bennabi's Thought: Mohamed El-Tahir El-Mesawi (International Islamic University, Malaysia). 13 Hassan Hanafi on Salafism and Secularism: Yudian Wahyudi (Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University). 14 Towards a New Historical Discourse in Islam: Ali Mabrook (University of Cape Town, South Africa). Part II: Secularism, Modernity, and Globalization in Contemporary Islamic T...
