| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 304 pages) |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-297) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Introductory reflections -- Science Islamized : localities and fields of knowledge -- The issues at stake -- Landscapes, variations and perceptions : contrasts between Egypt and Malaysia -- Images of intellectuals in two distinct cultures -- pt. II. Biographies and travelling ideas -- IsmaŹ»il Raji al-Faruqi : populism, or the guerrilla scholar? -- S.N. al-Attas : the beacon on the crest of a hill or the fusion of a military ethos with science? -- Henry Corbin, the absent centre -- Syed Hussein Alatas and sociological investigation in southeast Asia -- pt. III. Trajectories -- The Islamization of knowledge debate in Egypt : the Cairo office -- Cultural invasion -- Faith and science -- Counter images; secular responses -- Women's reactions towards Islamization in Malaysia -- Concluding remarks. |
| Summary |
This book is a comparative study of the sociological field in two different Muslim societies: Malaysia and Egypt. It analyses the process of the production of 'knowledge' through the example of the modern 'Islamization of knowledge debate' and local empirical variations. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Islam -- Egypt.
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Islam. |
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Egypt. |
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Islam -- Malaysia.
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Malaysia. |
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Knowledge, Sociology of.
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Knowledge, Sociology of. |
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Discourse analysis -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Discourse analysis. |
| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| Subject |
Egypt -- Civilization.
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Civilization. |
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Malaysia -- Civilization.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Abaza, Mona. Debates on Islam and knowledge in Malaysia and Egypt. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002 0700715053 (OCoLC)46908590 |
| ISBN |
9781136126024 (electronic book) |
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1136126023 (electronic book) |
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9780203037355 |
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0203037359 |
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9781136126109 (e-book ; ePub) |
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1136126104 |
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9781136126185 (e-book ; Mobi) |
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113612618X |
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0700715053 |
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9780700715053 |
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1283963272 |
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9781283963275 |
| Standard No. |
10.4324/9780203037355 |
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