Pathways to contemporary Islam : new trends in critical engagement / edited by Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mohamed Nawab, editor.

Series:

Religion and society in Asia ; 6.

Religion and Society in Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics.

Islam--History.

Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2020.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Pathways to Contemporary Islam: New Trends in Critical Engagement highlights that the current tensions in Islam and the Muslim world are the result of historical dynamics as opposed to an alleged incompatibility between religious tradition and modernity. The emphasis on pathways indicates that critical engagement and contestation have always been intrinsic to the history of Islam. The aim of the book is to elaborate the contemporary pathways and analyse the trends that contest the Islamic intellectual tradition, the relationship between religion and politics, and the individual and collective practice of religion. The collection of essays analyses the current efforts of critical re-engagement with the Islamic intellectual tradition and underlines the historical diversity of Islamic orthodoxies that led to the establishment of various pathways in the practice and role of religion in Muslim societies.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Constructing Pathways to Contemporary Islam / Nawab, Mohamad

Section 1. Historical Trends in Contemporary Perspective

1. Pathways to Modern Islam / Allawi, Ali

2. A Theoretical Pathway to Contemporary Islam / Lumina, Iulia

Section 2. Contesting the Islamic Intellectual Tradition

3. A New Approach to Islamic Intellectual Tradition / Unsal, Ali

4. The Best and Most Trying of Times / Hefner, Robert W.

5. The Function of Myths in the Justification of Muslim Extremism / Alatas, Syed Farid

Section 3. Beyond the Arab Revolutions: Political Islam Revised

6. Building Trust in the Democratic Process / Saleem, Saleena

7. The Failure of Political Islam Revisited / Roy, Olivier

8. Regaining the Islamic Centre? / Abdul Hamid, Ahmad Fauzi

Section 4. Contemporary Spaces of Critical Engagement

9. Enhancing Dialogue Between Religious Traditions / Bakar, Osman

10. The Ethical in Shari'a Practices / Moosa, Ebrahim

11. The New Horizons of Piety / Amer, Sahar

Notes on the Contributors

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Dec 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-003-70114-0

90-485-3929-3

9781003701149

OCLC:

1175276533