Islam : to reform or to subvert? / Mohammed Arkoun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arkoun, Mohammed.

Contributor:

Arkoun, Mohammed.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam.

Islam--Historiography.

Physical Description:

416 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

Updated edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Saqi Essentials, 2006.

Summary:

At a time when Islam is the focus of attention, vilified by some and a source of inspiration for others, Arkoun's is one of few voices that seek to go against the stream. His radical review of mainstream historiography of Islam draws on interdisciplinary analysis - historical, social, psychological and anthropological. One of the foremost thinkers of the Muslim world, Arkoun is in a position to question dogmatic constructs from within, with respect and critical acumen. An understanding of this approach can lead to an emancipatory turn in the intellectual and political spheres of Muslim societies.

Contents:

Introduction: Thinking the unthinkable and the unthought in contemporary Islamic thought

A critical introduction to Qurʾānic studies

Belief and the construction of the subject in Islamic contexts

Logocentrism and religious truth in Islamic thought: the example of al-Iʻlām bi-Manāqib al-Islām

Authority and power in Islamic thought

The concept of person in Islamic tradition

Aspects of religious imaginary: the examples of the crusades and the Battle of Lepanto

The rule of law and civil society in Muslim contexts: beyond dualist thinking.

Notes:

Originally published as Unthought in contemporary Islamic thought : London : Saqi Essentials, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Arkoun, Mohammed. Unthought in contemporary Islamic thought.

ISBN:

0863567657

OCLC:

62344365

Publisher Number:

9780863567650 (pbk.)