El Islam: Historia y modernidad

by Malek Chebel

En este libro claro y preciso, Malek Chabel, antropólogo y escritor, reconocido especialista a nivel internacional, se propone analizar punto por punto el islam, una religión mal comprendida y temida en Europa. Con un talante pedagógico, y lejos de cualquier proselitismo, recorre la historia para hablarnos también de modernidad, y de los desafíos a los que se encuentra esta religión en los albores del siglo XXI.

Genres: Islam, Religion

190 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Malek Chebel was a notable Algerian philosopher and anthropologist of religions . He was one of the most prominent North African intellectuals. He studied in Algeria, then later in France at Paris where he also studied psychoanalysis. He was a teacher at many universities worldwide.
Essayist, author of books specialized in Arab world and Islam, he created the expression: “Islam of lights”. He spoke at numerous conferences in Europe and Africa.
He is known for his reflections about Islam, its culture, its history, intellectual life. He is also famous for his public positions for a liberal Islam, and for its reform. His famous works include 'The Manifesto for an Enlightened Islam'.