| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Introduction -- Imagining Islam -- Islam and Muslims -- Church and State -- Secularism -- Nationalism -- Revelation -- The Qur'an -- Exegesis -- Muhammad -- Hadith -- Tradition -- The Ideal Community -- Women -- Dogmas -- Sacerdotal Power -- Authority -- Judaism, Christianity, and Paganism -- The Greek Heritage -- Islam, Sciences, and Philosophy -- Sufism -- The Person -- Human Rights -- Ethics and Politics -- Mediterranean Culture |
| Summary |
A Berber from the mountainous region of Algeria, Mohammed Arkoun is an internationally renowned scholar of Islamic thought. In this book, he advocates a conception of Islam as a stream of experience encompassing majorities and minorities, Sunni and Shi'a, popular mystics and erudite scholars, ancient heroes and modern critics. A product of Islamic |
| Notes |
Originally published 1994 by Westview Press |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Mohammed Arkoun is professor emeritus of Islamic thought at the Sorbonne. Robert D. Lee is professor of political science at Colorado College |
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Translated from French |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 08, 2020) |
| Subject |
Islam -- 20th century.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
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Islam
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429304651 |
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042930465X |
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9781000309959 |
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1000309959 |
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9781000238075 |
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1000238075 |
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9781000274011 |
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1000274012 |
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