Reason, freedom, & democracy in Islam : essential writings of ʻAbdolkarim Soroush / translated, edited, and with a critical introduction by Mahmoud Sadri, Ahmad Sadri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Surūsh, ʻAbd al-Karīm.

Contributor:

Sadri, Mahmoud.

Sadri, Ahmad.

Language:

English

Persian

Subjects (All):

Islam and reason.

Faith and reason--Islam.

Liberty--Religious aspects--Islam.

Liberty.

Democracy--Religious aspects--Islam.

Democracy.

Islam and state.

Physical Description:

xix, 236 pages ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Reason, freedom, and democracy in Islam

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

In recent years Abdolkarim Soroush has emerged as one of the leading revisionist thinkers of the Muslim world. Translated into English for the first time, this book features a critical introduction by the editors and an original interview that reveals the intellectual biography of the author. It sets forth Soroush's views on such matters as the inevitability of change in religion, the necessity of freedom of belief, and the compatibility of Islam with democracy.

Notes:

Translated from Persian.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index.

ISBN:

0195128125

OCLC:

39614815