| Islam's Predicament with Modernity: Religious Reform and Cultural Change Contributor(s): Tibi, Bassam (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415484723 ISBN-13: 9780415484725 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: This book presents an in-depth cultural and political analysis of the issue of political Islam as a potential source of tensions and conflict, and how this might be peacefully resolved. Looking at modernity from an Islamic point of view, the author analyses issues such as law, knowledge and human rights. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Religion | Islam - General - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
| Dewey: 297.27 |
| LCCN: 2008037898 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.50 lbs) 424 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Islam's Predicament with Modernity presents an in-depth cultural and political analysis of the issue of political Islam as a potential source of tensions and conflict, and how this might be peacefully resolved. Looking at the issue of modernity from an Islamic point of view, the author examines the role of culture and religion in Muslim society under conditions of globalisation, and analyses issues such as law, knowledge and human rights. He engages a number of significant studies on political Islam and draws on detailed case studies, rejecting the approaches of both Orientalists and apologists and calling instead for a genuine Islamic pluralism that accepts the equality of others. Situating modernity as a Western product at the crux of his argument, he argues that a separation of religion and politics is required, which presents a challenge to the Islamic worldview. This critical analysis of value conflicts, tensions and change in the Islamic world will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of international relations, social theory, political science, religion, Islamic studies and Middle Eastern studies. |