Muslim Reformism - A Critical History

Is Islamic Religious Reform Possible?

Mohamed Haddad (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

IX, 168 Seiten

2020 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-36773-2 (ISBN)

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This book examines the evolution of Islam in our modern world. The renowned Tunisian scholar Mohamed Haddad traces the history of the reformist movement and explains recent events related to the Islamic religion in Muslim countries and among Muslim minorities across the world. In scholarly terms, he evaluates the benefits and drawbacks of theological-political renovation, neo-reformism, legal reformism, mystical reformism, radical criticism, comprehensive history and new approaches within the study of Islam. The book brings to life the various historical, sociological, political and theological challenges and debates that have divided Muslims since the 19th century. The first two chapters address failed reforms in the past and introduce the reader to classical reformism and to Mohammed Abduh. Haddad ultimately proposes a non-confessional definition of religious reform, reinterpreting and adjusting a religious tradition to modern requirements. The second part of the book explores perspectives on contemporary Islam, the legacy of classical reformism and new paths forward. It suggests that the fundamentalism embodied in Wahhabism and Muslim Brotherhood has failed. Traditional Islam no longer attracts either youth or the elites. Mohamed Haddad shows how this paves the way for a new reformist departure that synthesizes modernism and core Islamic values.

Mohamed HADDAD is a Professor at the University of Carthage. Islamologue and Holder of PhD from the University of Sorbonne. Major specialist in Reformist Islam, author and translator of more than twenty books, engaged agent in the inter-religious dialogue.

Chapter 1. Introduction: The Missing Reform.- Part I: Classical Reformism: The Birth and Decline of a Paradigm.- Chapter 2. A Muslim Reformist: Muhammad Abduh.- Chapter 3. The Paradigm of Reform.- Part II: Perspectives for Today's Islam.- Chapter 4. What is Left of Classical Reformism?.- Chapter 5. New Tracks.- Chapter 6 Epilogue: What Reforms for Today?.- Chapter 7. Postscript: "When Islam Awakens: Problematizing the idea of Reformation (Islah)".

Erscheinungsdatum	04.03.2020
Reihe/Serie	Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations
Zusatzinfo	IX, 168 p. 5 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	442 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte	Equality between women and men • fundamentalist islam • History of Religions • History of religious reform in Islam • Inter-religious dialogue • Mohamad Abduh • Mohamed Arkoun • Muslim Reformism • Openness of Islam towards other religions • Perspectives of Actual Islam • Possibility of reforming Islam • Re-spiritualisation of Islam • Theological-political renovation • Traditional Islam
ISBN-10	3-030-36773-8 / 3030367738
ISBN-13	978-3-030-36773-2 / 9783030367732
Zustand	Neuware