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Being human in Islam : the impact of the evolutionary worldview / / Damian A. Howard



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Autore: Howard Damian Visualizza persona
Titolo: Being human in Islam : the impact of the evolutionary worldview / / Damian A. Howard Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
Disciplina: 297.2/25
Soggetto topico: Evolution
Islamic philosophy
Evolution - Religious aspects - Islam
Theological anthropology - Islam
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Being Human in Islam The impact of the evolutionary worldview; Copyright; Contents; List of abbreviations used; Introduction; 1 Evolution, the humanum andIslamic thought; Introduction; Evolution and its impact on the humanum; The humanum in Islam; Islam and evolution: context and first encounter; General conclusions; 2 Bergson and the Muslims; Introduction; Henri Bergson in perspective; Bergson and Muhammad Iqbal; Bergson and Mohammed Aziz Lahbabi; Bergson elsewhere in the Muslim world; General conclusions; 3 Defying the immanent frame; Introduction; Three traditionalists; Theophany I: cosmos
Theophany II: manTheophany III: tradition; Critical evaluation; General conclusions; 4 Islamizing the sciences; Introduction; Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas; Ismail al-Faruqi and the IIIT; Merryl Wyn Davies and the Ijmalis; General conclusions; 5 General conclusion; Introduction; Islam, science and evolution: four modes of engagement; Elements of contemporary Christian approaches; Challenges for Islamic thought; Notes; Glossary of Arabic terms; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Islamic anthropology is relatively seldom treated as a particular concern even though much of the contemporary debate on the modernisation of Islam, its acceptance of human rights and democracy, makes implicit assumptions about the way Muslims conceive of the human being. This book explores how the spread of evolutionary theory has affected the beliefs of contemporary Muslims regarding human identity, capacity and destiny. In his systematic treatment of the impact of evolutionary ideas on modern Islam, Damian Howard surveys several branches of Muslim thought. Muslim responses to the
Titolo autorizzato: Being human in Islam  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-10429-6
9786613104298
1-136-82027-2
0-203-83014-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459674603321
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Serie: Culture and civilisation in the Middle East ; ; 24.