Modernity in Islamic Tradition - The Concept of 'Society' in the Journal al-Manar (Cairo, 1898-1940)

What does it mean to be modern? This study regards the concept of 'society' as foundational to modern self-understanding. Identifying Arabic conceptualizations of society in the journal al-Manar, the mouthpiece of Islamic reformism, the author shows how modernity was articulated from within an Islamic discursive tradition. The fact that the classical term umma was a principal term used to conceptualize modern society suggests the convergence of discursive traditions in modernity, rather than a mere diffusion of European concepts.

A propos de l'auteur

Florian Zemmin, Universität Bern, Schweiz.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Florian Zemmin
• Edition: De Gruyter
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.07.2020
• EAN: 9783110710502
• ISBN: 978-3-11-071050-2
• Pages: 519
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 30 mm x 229 mm
• Poids: 800 g
• Illustrations: 1 b/w ill., 19 b/w tbl.
• Thèmes: Religion and Society; ISSN
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Autres religions