Islam
Historical, Social, and Political Perspectives
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2008
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2002
De Gruyter
978-3-11-916206-7 (ISBN)
De Gruyter
978-3-11-916206-7 (ISBN)
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Sinceits founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline.
This book presents some twenty essays on different aspects of Islam in history and the present. These essays are grouped into eight larger sections. The first, "The Beginnings", deals with the transition from pre-Islamic understandings and reason, an essential part of the Quranic message. The next two sections deal with Islam specifically as a religion with its particular signs and symbols. The question of rules of interpretation in Islam and its structural features is discussed here. Sections four and five deal with ethics in Islam, including Muslim identity and human rights, and certain social functions of Islam. Section six introduces some 19th and 20th century reform movements, with special attention given to developments in Saudi Arabia and the "puritan" characteristics of present-day Islamic revival movements. The final two sections discuss contemporary issues: Islamization processes and policies, Islamic ideologies, the ideologization of Islam, and the political uses of religion. Throughout the book the author shows the links between the religious and other interpretations and uses made of Islam and the contexts in which they are made. The Introduction signals some important developments in Islamic studies since World War II.
This book presents some twenty essays on different aspects of Islam in history and the present. These essays are grouped into eight larger sections. The first, "The Beginnings", deals with the transition from pre-Islamic understandings and reason, an essential part of the Quranic message. The next two sections deal with Islam specifically as a religion with its particular signs and symbols. The question of rules of interpretation in Islam and its structural features is discussed here. Sections four and five deal with ethics in Islam, including Muslim identity and human rights, and certain social functions of Islam. Section six introduces some 19th and 20th century reform movements, with special attention given to developments in Saudi Arabia and the "puritan" characteristics of present-day Islamic revival movements. The final two sections discuss contemporary issues: Islamization processes and policies, Islamic ideologies, the ideologization of Islam, and the political uses of religion. Throughout the book the author shows the links between the religious and other interpretations and uses made of Islam and the contexts in which they are made. The Introduction signals some important developments in Islamic studies since World War II.
Professor JacquesWaardenburg taught at the Universities of California (UCLA) and Utrecht (Netherlands) before holding the chair of Religionswissenschaft at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland).
| Reihe/Serie | Religion and Reason ; 40 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Includes a print version and an ebook |
| Verlagsort | Berlin/Boston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| Schlagworte | Islam • Islam - 20th century • Islam and politics • Islam and State • Religion • Religious Studies • Soziologie • Theology and Religion |
| ISBN-10 | 3-11-916206-X / 311916206X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-11-916206-7 / 9783119162067 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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