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Islamic Thought in the Twentieth Century
This book provides in-depth discussions of Islamic thought across the twentieth century, encompassing the breadth of self-expression in Muslim communities world-wide. It explores key themes in modern Islamic thinking, including the social origins and ideological underpinnings of the late nineteenth- early twentieth-century Islamic reformist project, nationalism in the Muslim world, Islamist attitudes towards democracy, the science of Islamic economics, Islamist notions of family and the role of women, Muslim perceptions and constructions of the West, and aspects of Muslim thinking on Christians and Jews.
432 pages, Paperback
First published October 15, 2004
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October 25, 2023
This book was an exceptional read. Yet another great publication by I.B. Tauris.
Although the title made the book seem overwhelming, it did not feel as if it was a dense and highly esoteric read. The Editor has done a great job of putting together a wide array of topics in Islam, and how they have changed in and responded to the Western dominated twentieth century.
The chapters were roughly 30 pages each, and looked at topics such as democratization, economics, role of women, nationalism, Christianity, Judaism all through the prism of Islam and Islamic thinkers of the twentieth century.
The collection was very informative, unbiased and highly advised for anyone who would like to understand how Islam has been interpreted in a variety of ways, and stops the reader from quickly jumping to stereotypical understandings propagated so much in the modern world. It has opened me up to many other authors with deep analyses of certain topics within Islam, which I would have otherwise not easily heard of.
Although the title made the book seem overwhelming, it did not feel as if it was a dense and highly esoteric read. The Editor has done a great job of putting together a wide array of topics in Islam, and how they have changed in and responded to the Western dominated twentieth century.
The chapters were roughly 30 pages each, and looked at topics such as democratization, economics, role of women, nationalism, Christianity, Judaism all through the prism of Islam and Islamic thinkers of the twentieth century.
The collection was very informative, unbiased and highly advised for anyone who would like to understand how Islam has been interpreted in a variety of ways, and stops the reader from quickly jumping to stereotypical understandings propagated so much in the modern world. It has opened me up to many other authors with deep analyses of certain topics within Islam, which I would have otherwise not easily heard of.
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