Research Catalog

Title

Islam : to reform or to subvert? / Mohammed Arkoun.

Author

Arkoun, Mohammed.

Publication

London : Saqi, 2006.

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Description

416 p.; 21 cm.

Summary

"At a time when Islam is the focus of attention, vilified by some and a source of inspiration for others, Arkoun's is one of few voices that seek to go against the stream. His radical review of mainstream historiography of Islam draws on interdisciplinary analysis - historical, social, psychological and anthropological. One of the foremost thinkers of the Muslim world, Arkoun is in a position to question dogmatic constructs from within, with respect and critical acumen. An understanding of this approach can lead to an emancipatory turn in the intellectual and political spheres of Muslim societies."--Jacket.

Subject

• Islam > Historiography
• Islam

Note

• Previous ed. published as The unthought in contemporary Islamic thought.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-392) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction : thinking the unthinkable and the unthought in contemporary Islamic thought -- A critical introduction to Qurʼānic studies -- Belief and the construction of the subject in Islamic contexts -- Logocentrism and religious truth in Islamic thought : the example of al-Iʻlām bi-Manāqib al-Islām -- Authority and power in Islamic thought -- The concept of person in Islamic tradition -- Aspects of religious imaginary : the examples of the crusades and the Battle of Lepanto -- The rule of law and civil society in Muslim contexts : beyond dualist thinking.

ISBN

• 0863567657 (pbk.)
• 9780863567650 (pbk.)

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Harvard Library