Modernity in islamic tradition : the concept of 'society' in the journal al-manar (Cairo, 1898-1940) / Florian Zemmin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zemmin, Florian, author.

Series:

Religion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ; 76.

Religion and society ; 76

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (534 pages).

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

What does it mean to be modern? This study regards the concept of 'society' as foundational to modern self-understanding. Identifying Arabic conceptualizations of society in the journal al-Manar, the mouthpiece of Islamic reformism, the author shows how modernity was articulated from within an Islamic discursive tradition. The fact that the classical term umma was a principal term used to conceptualize modern society suggests the convergence of discursive traditions in modernity, rather than a mere diffusion of European concepts.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments / Florian, Zemmin

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Modernity, Islam, and Society - The Argument for a Heuristic Eurocentrism

Part A. Assumptions: 'Society' and the Secular in European Modernity

Chapter 2. 'Society' in European Modernity

Chapter 3. A Secular Age as a Heuristic Tool

Part B. Expectations: Egyptian Modernity, al-Manar, and Arabic Concepts

Chapter 4. Modernity in Egypt: Nation, Society, Secularism, and the Press

Chapter 5. Al-Manar: The Mouthpiece of Islamic Reformism

Chapter 6. The Arabic Saddle Period and Arabic Terms for 'Society'

Part C. Findings: 'Society' in al-Manar

Chapter 7. Al-Hayʾa al-Ijtimāʿiyya in al-Manar: Offering Umma as an Alternative

Chapter 8. Mujtamaʿ in al-Manar: Avoiding the Established Meaning of 'Society'

Chapter 9. Rafiq al-ʿAzm: Islamic Reformist, Secular Historian, and Sociological Thinker

Chapter 10. Social Association Reified: Ijtimāʿ, Ijtimāʿī, and Umma in Articles by Rashid Rida

Chapter 11. Conclusion: Society, The Immanent Frame, and Modernity - Concepts, Spins, and Genealogies

Bibliography

Appendix: Tables of Search Terms

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110544862

3110544865

9783110545845

3110545845

OCLC:

1046610750