
Islam
To Reform or to Subvert?
Mohammad Arkoun(Author)
Saqi Books (Publisher)
Published on 21. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-86356-765-0 (ISBN)
Description
At a time when Islam is the focus of attention, vilified by some and a source of inspiration for others, Arkoun's is one of few voices that seek to go against the stream. His radical review of mainstream historiography of Islam draws on interdisciplinary analysis - historical, social, psychological and anthropological. One of the foremost thinkers of the Muslim world, Arkoun is in a position to question dogmatic constructs from within, with respect and critical acumen. An understanding of this approach can lead to an emancipatory turn in the intellectual and political spheres of Muslim societies.
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'No ordinary review could do justice to this extraordinary book.' Mahmoud Ibrahim, California State Polytechnic University 'Mohammed Arkoun is an independent philosopher who has rendered outstanding services to societies in the Arab world by seeking a genuinely Arab approach to reason and enlightenment.' Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of ThoughtMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86356-765-0 (9780863567650)
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Person
Mohammed Arkoun is Emeritus professor at the Sorbonne, Paris, and Director of Arabica: Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies. He is the acclaimed author of several works on Islamic thinking and Quranic exegesis, including Islam, Europe and the West and Rethinking Islam: Common questions, Un-common answers (1994), and The Unthought in Contemporary Islamic Thought (2002).