Modernity, Shi'ism, and Islamic humanism / Musa Sadr ; edited by Chibli Mallat

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṣadr, Mūsá, author.

Contributor:

Mallat, Chibli, editor.

Series:

Cambridge texts in the history of political thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shīʿah.

Shīʻah.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"Musa Sadr was a leading force in Lebanese politics from the early 1960s until his disappearance in Libya in 1978. Like now, this was a time of turmoil, violence, and change in the Middle East. Sadr has been portrayed as primarily a charismatic man of action whose inspirational qualities led Lebanon's Shia Muslims to the centre of the political stage. This book also reflects his position as a thinker whose actions were firmly rooted in universal ethical and religious values, and for whom Islam was social philosophy as well as faith. With twelve texts taken from lectures or talks given by Sadr between 1966-1977, an introduction, and a chronology of Sadr's life, the book situates Sadr within currents of humanist intellectual thought. Detailed contextualising footnotes accompany the translations, highlighting the enduring relevance and topicality of Sadr's ideas"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

By way of an autobiography

Islam’s stewardship of human meanings and values

Islam and human dignity

Islam : authenticity, spirituality, development

With Orientalist philosopher Henry Corbin

The social dimensions of Islam

Labor in Islam

Economic and social justice in Islam : the Islamic world today

Freedom alone can preserve freedom

Religion in the service of humanity

Lebanon : a wake-up call

Lebanon and human civilization

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed July 30, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Ṣadr, Mūsá Modernity, Shi'ism, and Islamic humanism

ISBN:

9781009736893

1009736892

9781009736947

1009736949

OCLC:

1602526510

Publisher Number:

CIPO000401494

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license