| Description |
1 online resource (359 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Wael Hallaq explores the history, development, and contemporary trends in Muslim political thought using the work of Morocco-based philosopher Taha Abdurrahman. A sweeping intellectual history and philosophical examination, this book examines the trajectory of how we understand the central questions plaguing modernity in both the West and Muslim lands"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "Rethinking the Islamic Tradition": A Conceptual Framework -- 2. The Spirit of Modernity -- 3. Islamic Applications of Modernity's Spirit -- 4. Recasting Reason -- 5. Religion, Secularism, Ethics: A Concept of Critique -- 6. Sovereignty, Ethical Management, and Trusteeship Epilogue: A New Concept of the Human -- Appendix: Taha Responding -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
ʻAbd al-Raḥmān, Ṭāhā.
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ʻAbd al-Raḥmān, Ṭāhā. |
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Philosophy, Arab -- 20th century.
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Philosophy, Arab. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Religion and ethics.
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Religion and ethics. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hallaq, Wael B., 1955- Reforming modernity. New York : Columbia University Press, 2019 9780231193887 (DLC) 2019006303 (OCoLC)1090283950 |
| ISBN |
9780231550550 (electronic book) |
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0231550553 (electronic book) |
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9780231193887 |
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0231193882 |
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