Muslims and Modernity
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Muslims and Modernity

Current Debates

  1. 306 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Muslims and Modernity

Current Debates

About this book

Can democracy flourish in Muslim society? What does the Qur'an say about women, minorities, human rights? Are Islam and the West on a collision course? After 9/11, much has been written about the inevitability of a clash between Islam and the West, as their worldviews compete for global supremacy. Recent developments have done little to challenge this thesis, or the West's negative image of Islam. The author compares and contrasts contributions from "traditional" and "progressive" Muslims. Voicing at least two Muslim opinions in each area of debate, this book challenges the idea that all Muslims think identically. While Muslims and Modernity is designed primarily for use an undergraduate textbook, reference to accessible Internet material, to literature and to popular as well as scholarly sources will broaden its appeal to a general readership. This book's discussion draws on post-colonial theory, feminist analyses, anthropology, cultural and religious studies, politics and philosophy.

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Information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2005
Print ISBN
9780826454829
eBook ISBN
9781441100504
Edition
1
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Pedagogical Preface
  4. Introduction: Voices and Viewpoints
  5. 1. Modernity, Postmodernity and the World of Islam
  6. 2. Muslims and Democracy
  7. 3. Muslims on Human Rights
  8. 4. Muslim Voices on the Qur'an
  9. 5. Islamic Epistemology
  10. 6. Muslim Voices on Gender in Islam
  11. 7. Non-Muslims in the Muslim World: Voices and Views
  12. 8. Muslims as Minorities: Voices and Views
  13. 9. War and Peace in Islam: The Traditional View
  14. 10. Progressive and Moderate Muslims on War and Peace
  15. 11. Algeria: A Study in Islamic Resurgence, and Bangladesh: Culture v. Islam
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index
  18. Index of Qur'an Verses Cited