Reformist voices of Islam : mediating Islam and modernity / Shireen T. Hunter, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hunter, Shireen.

Credo Reference (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--21st century.

Islam.

Islamic renewal--Islamic countries.

Islamic renewal.

Globalization--Religious aspects--Islam.

Globalization.

Religious awakening--Islam.

Religious awakening.

Islamic modernism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This compelling volume introduces the current generation of moderate reformist thinkers and activists within Islam, the intellectual traditions they carry on, and the reasons why reformist movements have been overshadowed by fundamentalist, revolutionary, and jihadist movements in the Islamic world today.

Contents:

Reformist Voices of Islam; Contents; Detailed Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 Islamic Reformist Discourse in Iran: Proponents and Prospects; 2 Reformist and Moderate Voices of Islam in the Arab East; 3 Reformist Islamic Thinkers in the Maghreb: Toward an Islamic Age of Enlightenment?; 4 Islamic Modernist and Reformist Discourse in South Asia; 5 Liberal and Progressive Voices in Indonesian Islam; 6 Reformist Muslim Thinkers in Malaysia: Engaging with Power to Uplift the Umma?; 7 Islamic Reformist Discourses and Intellectuals in Turkey: Permanent Religion with Dynamic Law

8 Reformist and Moderate Voices in European Islam9 Voices of Reformist Islam in the United States; Conclusions and Prospects; Selected Bibliography; Index of Names; About the Editor and Contributors

Notes:

First published 2009 by M.E. Sharpe.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-311) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-46123-1

1-315-70123-5

1-317-46124-X

1-282-11964-8

9786612119644

1-78034-586-0

0-7656-2324-2

9781315701233

OCLC:

503447251