Nietzsche and Islam / by Roy Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Roy, 1962-

Series:

Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies

Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies ; v.4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Religion.

Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the light of current events, particularly the 'post September 11th' debates with much focus on aspects of the 'clash of civilisation' thesis, the issue of Islamic identity is a crucial one. Whilst Friedrich Nietzsche was addressing an audience of a different culture and age, his own originality, creativity, psychological, philological and historical insights allows for a fresh and enlightening understanding of Islam within the context of our modern era.In this book, Roy Jackson sets out to determine:Why did Nietzsche feel inclined to be so generous towards the I

Contents:

Nietzsche and Islam; Copyright; Contents; 1 The clash of civilisations: background to the debate and work outlined; 2 The Historical versus the Transhistorical: terms defined; 3 Nietzsche's religiosity; 4 The soul as text: the Qur'anic paradigm; 5 The soul as deriving from Jahiliyya; 6 The soul as deriving from the time of the Prophet and Rashidun; 7 The real threat: Islam's Platonism behind the mask of liberalism; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-134-20500-7

1-280-75089-8

9786610750894

0-203-02883-X

9780203028834

OCLC:

476053056