Description |
1 online resource (ix, 262 pages) : illustrations. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
Library of modern Middle East studies ; 178
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Library of modern Middle East studies ; 178.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Arab debates about the critical relationship between religion and modernity began in the early nineteenth century. Such debates are now integral to the struggle for power between a variety of political groups and their opponents, and are vital to understanding the modern Middle East. This unique volume introduces the writings of the Muslim and Arab Christian revisionist 'free-thinkers' who have tried to redefine the relationship. It challenges the deeply entrenched idea that the contemporary Islamic world has been impermeable to a critique of religious ideas and practices. Authors from the nineteenth century to the present are included. Some are avowed believers, even if they adopt positions many might regard as heretical; others are openly agnostic and atheistic. Despite their differences, all have been united in disputing the fundamentalist idea that life should conform to a system of values and law based on the Quran. They have also rejected the religious 'liberalism' that has been the chief opposition to traditionalism. The book's originality lies in its evaluation of the social and cultural impact of these radical thinkers. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Qurʼan -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Qurʼan. |
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Qurʼan. |
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Religious thought -- Arab countries -- 19th century.
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Religious thought. |
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Arab countries. |
Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Religious thought -- Arab countries -- 20th century.
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Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Islam -- Controversial literature.
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Islam -- Controversial literature. |
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Middle East -- Religion.
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Middle East. |
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Religion. |
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Religion and civilization.
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Religion and civilization. |
Chronological Term |
1800-1999 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Controversial literature.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Added Author |
Coury, Ralph M., editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Coury, Ralph M. Sceptics of Islam. Revisionist religion, agnosticism and disbelief in the modern arab world. London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. 2016 9781784533373 (OCoLC)930797650 |
ISBN |
9781786723628 (electronic book) |
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178672362X (electronic book) |
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9781786733627 |
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1786733625 |
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9781784533373 |
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1784533378 |
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