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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795705603321

Autore

Esposito John L

Titolo

Makers of contemporary Islam / / John L. Esposito, John O. Voll

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-19-028644-X

0-19-803239-0

0-19-766945-X

1-280-83500-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

VollJohn Obert <1936->

Disciplina

305.552

Soggetti

Muslim scholars - Islamic countries

Intellectuals - Islamic countries

Islam and secularism - Islamic countries

Islam - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-243) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Muslim activist intellectuals and their place in history Ismail Ragi al-Faruqi: pioneer in Muslim-Christian relations Khurshid Ahmad: Muslim activist-economist Maryam Jameelah: a voice of conservative Islam Hasan Hanafi: the classic intellectual Rashid Ghannoushi: activist in exile Hasan al-Turabi: the Mahdi-lawyer Abdolkarim Soroush and critical discourse in Iran / Valla Vakili Anwar Ibrahim: activist moderate Abdurrahman Wahid: scholar-president

Sommario/riassunto

In this timely and important work, John Esposito and John Voll explore the development of contemporary Islamic movements and thought through the biographies of nine major activist intellectuals who represent a wide range of Muslim societies.