Reformist voices of Islam : mediating Islam and modernity / / Shireen T. Hunter, editor

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.09/0511
• Soggetto topico: Islam - 21st century; Islamic renewal - Islamic countries; Globalization - Religious aspects - Islam; Religious awakening - Islam; Islamic modernism
• Altri autori: HunterShireen
• Note generali: First published 2009 by M.E. Sharpe.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-311) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Reformist Voices of Islam; Contents; Detailed Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 Islamic Reformist Discourse in Iran: Proponents and Prospects; 2 Reformist and Moderate Voices of Islam in the Arab East; 3 Reformist Islamic Thinkers in the Maghreb: Toward an Islamic Age of Enlightenment?; 4 Islamic Modernist and Reformist Discourse in South Asia; 5 Liberal and Progressive Voices in Indonesian Islam; 6 Reformist Muslim Thinkers in Malaysia: Engaging with Power to Uplift the Umma?; 7 Islamic Reformist Discourses and Intellectuals in Turkey: Permanent Religion with Dynamic Law ; 8 Reformist and Moderate Voices in European Islam9 Voices of Reformist Islam in the United States; Conclusions and Prospects; Selected Bibliography; Index of Names; About the Editor and Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: This compelling volume introduces the current generation of moderate reformist thinkers and activists within Islam, the intellectual traditions they carry on, and the reasons why reformist movements have been overshadowed by fundamentalist, revolutionary, and jihadist movements in the Islamic world today.
• Titolo autorizzato: Reformist voices of Islam
• ISBN: 1-317-46123-1; 1-315-70123-5; 1-317-46124-X; 1-282-11964-8; 9786612119644; 1-78034-586-0; 0-7656-2324-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777997403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II