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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970416303321

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

9780190286446

019028644X

9780198032397

0198032390

9780197669457

019766945X

9781280835001

1280835001

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 pages)

Collana

Oxford reference

Altri autori (Persone)

VollJohn Obert <1936->

Disciplina

305.552

297.2720922

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

Note generali

Also issued in print: 2001.

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

Examining the development of contemporary Islamic movements and thought through the biographies of nine major activist intellectuals whose work provides the core of the Islamic resurgence, this text contributes new understanding.