LEADER 03305nam 2200529 450 001 9910808051303321 005 20230124193702.0 010 $a1-63388-190-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000725623 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001681885 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16507627 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001681885 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14904434 035 $a(PQKB)10073710 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16332839 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14904824 035 $a(PQKB)24357174 035 $a(DLC) 2016008783 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5897640 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000725623 100 $a20191024d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIslam evolving $eradicalism, reformation, and the uneasy relationship with the secular West /$fTaner Edis 210 1$aAmherst, New York :$cPrometheus Books,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-63388-189-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"How is Islam adapting to the rapid changes of the 21st century? Despite political unrest and terrorism, the author argues that many Muslim societies are successfully developing their own versions of modern life. In contrast to the secular liberal model that prevails in the West, Islam is demonstrating alternative ways to be modern while maintaining a distinctly Muslim worldview. Professor Edis, an American physicist with a secular viewpoint who was raised in Turkey, is uniquely qualified to evaluate the interplay of modern trends and Islamic values. He devotes separate chapters to prominent examples of what he calls Islam's "pious modernity." For instance, while most Muslim societies embrace the applied sciences and technology, they are cooler toward aspects of science with materialist implications. They are also enthusiastically adopting a market economy and consumerism, while preserving Muslim religious values. Even in such controversial areas as multiculturalism, individual human rights, freedom of speech, and gender roles, the author shows that Muslim societies are drawn toward a flexible conservatism. He critically evaluates attempts to import Western political and cultural notions into Muslim societies and draws interesting parallels between conservative Christian reactions to secular society and similar responses in Islam. This balanced overview of Islam's relationship with the modern world will be of interest to open-minded readers in both the West and the East"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"An American physicist with a secular orientation who was raised in Turkey critiques attempts to import Western secularism into Muslim societies and offers an appreciation of Muslim forms of adapting to the modern world"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aIslam and science 615 0$aIslam and science. 676 $a297.09/051 686 $aREL037000$aSOC039000$2bisacsh 700 $aEdis$b Taner$f1967-$01611211 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808051303321 996 $aIslam evolving$93939347 997 $aUNINA