New Directions in Islamic Thought - Exploring Reform and Muslim Tradition

Informationen zum Autor Kari Vogt is Associate Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Oslo. She is the author of Between Desert and City, and co-edited a collection called Islamic Law Reform and Human Rights. Lena Larsen is Co-ordinator of the Oslo Coalition and a former Chair of the Islamic Council in Norway. Christian Moe is a research assistant working towards a PhD in human rights in Bosnia. He was co-editor of the collection Religious Pluralism in Education: Comparative Perspectives in the Western Balkans. Vorwort How are Muslims to reconcile their beliefs with the pressures and imperatives of the modern world? How should they handle the tension between their roles as private citizens and their religious affiliations and identities? This volume portrays progressive Islamic thought in the twenty-first century. Zusammenfassung How are Muslims to reconcile their beliefs with the pressures and imperatives of the modern world? How should they handle the tension between their roles as private citizens and their religious affiliations and identities? This volume portrays progressive Islamic thought in the twenty-first century.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lena Larsen, Lena (University of Oslo Larsen, Larsen Lena, Christian Moe, Christian (Independent writer) Moe, Moe Christian, Kari Vogt, Kari (University of Oslo Vogt, Kari Larsen Vogt, Vogt Kari
• Con la collaborazione di: Lena Larsen (Editore), Christian Moe (Editore), Kari Vogt (Editore)
• Editore: Tauris, I.B.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2008
• EAN: 9781845117399
• ISBN: 978-1-84511-739-9
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 164 mm x 236 mm x 28 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General