Muslim identities and modernity : the transformation of Egyptian culture, thought and literature / / by Maha Habib

• Autore: Habib Maha F.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2016
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 pages)
• Disciplina: 303.4; 962
• Soggetto topico: Islam and politics - Egypt; Islamic modernism - Egypt; Secularism - Egypt; Social change - Egypt
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• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I: Secularization, Islam and the Predicament of Identity -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Enlightenment Project and Secularization in the West -- Chapter 2: Modernity and Islam in Egypt: The Struggle for Self-Representation and the Problems of Orientation -- Chapter 3: Islam and Modernity: The Predicament of Identity -- Chapter 4: Narrating Islam, Modernity and Muslim Identity -- Chapter 5: Egyptian Writing and the Search for Authenticity -- Part II: States of Cultural Contestation and the Struggle for Self-Definition -- Chapter 6: Narrating the Nation: The Rise of Egyptian (Territorial) Nationalism -- Chapter 7: The Rise of Easternism and National Re-definition -- Chapter 8: Conclusions -- Part III: States of Ambivalence -- Chapter 9: Introduction -- Chapter 10: From Sacred to Secular: Time and Space, Alienation and Exile -- Chapter 11: The Transformation of Social Formations -- Chapter 12: The Plight of Women: Vulnerable, Powerless and Subjugated -- Chapter 13: Ambivalent Identities and the Sacred -- Chapter 14: Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: "What have the concepts of modernity and secularization meant for Islamic tradition, culture and society? How have the discourses which surround all of these issues influenced Muslim self-perception and individual identity? There have been many attempts to describe and analyse the encounter between Islam and modernity in the Middle East, but few have been able so effectively to explore the impact this has on the idea and reality of religious identity and individual religiosity. Maha F. Habib examines modernity from this angle, offering socio-cultural, philosophical and literary perspectives. She assesses how this is played out in Egypt, analysing cultural changes in the country through its intellectual thought and literature, from the nineteenth century to the present day. Her references to the works of Muhammad Abdu, Muhammad Husayn Haykal, 'Abbas Mahmud al-'Aqqad, Naguib Mahfouz, Alaa al-Aswany and Salwa Bakr reveal contemporary issues and concerns which will interest those researching the cultural and social milieu of modern Egypt."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
• Titolo autorizzato: Muslim identities and modernity
• ISBN: 1-350-98726-3; 0-85772-998-5; 0-85772-801-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153216403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II