
Religion in Modern Islamic Discourse
Abdulkader Tayob(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 22. June 2009
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-19-932630-3 (ISBN)
Description
Identifies and examines the place of religion as such an abstract category in modern Islamic discussions from the nineteenth century onwards. This book shows how ideas of religion facilitated the transformation of religious discourses, both when accepting and resisting modernity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-932630-3 (9780199326303)
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Person
Abdulkader Tayob is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has held visiting professorships at ISIM, Nijmegen and at the Universities of Virginia and Hamburg. His previous books include Islam: a Short Introduction.