Islamic reformism and Christianity : a critical reading of the works of Muḥammad Rashīd Riḍā and his associates (1898-1935) / by Umar Ryad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riyāḍ, ʻAmr.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

History of Christian-Muslim relations (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 12.

History of Christian-Muslim Relations, 1570-7350 ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic renewal.

Muḥammad Rashīd Riḍā.

Manār (Cairo, Egypt : 1898).

Christianity and other religions.

Physical Description:

xiv, 387 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Notes:

No previous full-scale study has been undertaken so far to study the polemical writings of the Muslim reformist Muḥammad Rashīd Riḍā (1865-1935) and his associates in his well-known journal al-Manār (The Lighthouse). The book focuses on the dynamics of Muslim understanding of Christianity during the late 19th and the early 20th century in the light of al-Manār's sources of knowledge, and its answers to the social, political and theological aspects of missionary movements in the Muslim World of Riḍā's age. The basis of the analysis encompasses the voluminous publications by Riḍā and other Manārists in his journal. Besides, it makes use of newly-discovered materials, including Riḍā's private papers, and some other remaining personal archives of some of his associates.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9789004179110

9004179119

OCLC:

426147247

Publisher Number:

99935415871