Islamic Reform And Conservatism
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Islamic Reform And Conservatism
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Author : Indira Falk Gesink
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2009-11-30
Islamic Reform And Conservatism written by Indira Falk Gesink and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-30 with Religion categories.
The famed reform debates at al-Azhar Madrasa in nineteenth-century Cairo, one of the most influential centres of religious study in Sunni Islam, were enormously influential for twentieth-century Islamic thought. Here Indira Gesink offers a revisionist history of these debates over curricular and administrative reforms, and challenges our understanding of the struggle between Islamic reform and conservatism. It has been assumed that famous Islamic modernists such as Muhammad 'Abduh instigated the reform movement and the ideas of modern religious life that emanated from al-Azhar and permeated Islamic society, a development that religious conservatives opposed. Gesink draws on obscure, but important, archival sources, legal manuals and ephemeral journals to tell the other side of the story, and to illustrate the important contributions of conservative scholars to the evolution of twentieth-century Sunni Islam. Conservative 'opponents of reform' engaged many of the same issues as reformers and actively pursued alternative visions of reform. In fact, texts of enacted reforms show greater attention to concerns of conservatives than to the original programmes of Muhammad 'Abduh, and conservatives led 'ulama committees that generated and implemented reforms. Had religious conservatives not contributed to the reforms of the early twentieth century, these reforms would have lacked the crucial cultural assonance that permitted them to become rooted in public life, in an environment of rising nationalist anti-British sentiment which saw 'Abduh as a willing agent of colonialists. The debates ultimately catalyzed public acceptance of secularism, Islamic modernism and radical Islamism. They also led to the practice of lay legal interpretation, the proliferation of competing interpretations within Sunni Islam and the rise of militant sects. By drawing on obscure archival sources and restoring conservative voices to the debate, 'Islamic Reform and Conservatism' presents a more nuanced picture of the al-Azhar debates and the forces that shaped Islamic religious life in the twentieth century than has become the norm. Its original scholarship and fresh analysis make this book indispensable for all those interested in the modern Middle East, religious history, Islamic studies, radical Islam and militancy, secularism, modernism and religious reform.
Muslim Politics And Democratisation In Indonesia
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Author : Luthfi Assyaukanie
language : en
Publisher: Monash University Press
Release Date : 2008
Muslim Politics And Democratisation In Indonesia written by Luthfi Assyaukanie and has been published by Monash University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Political Science categories.
In the wake of Indonesia's 2004 elections, three eminent Southeast Asian scholars produced this study, analyzing the political struggles of post-Suharto Indonesia. Dr. Luthfi Assyaukanie considers the search for an ideal model of polity and focuses on the santri generation, which entered the public arena in the 1970s. Prof. Robert Hefner discusses the influence of informal Muslim politics on Indonesia's formal political process, the rise of Islamist paramilitaries, and the conservative turn among ulama groups like the Majelis Ulama Indonesia - Indonesian Council of Religious Scholars. Finally, Prof. Azyumardi Azra explores the compatibility of an Islamic state and democracy, and evaluates the 2004 elections in Indonesia.
Reformist Voices Of Islam
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Author : Shireen Hunter
language : en
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Release Date : 2009
Reformist Voices Of Islam written by Shireen Hunter and has been published by M.E. Sharpe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Islamic Reform
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Author : Malcolm H. Kerr
language : en
Publisher: Berkeley, U. of California P
Release Date : 1966
Islamic Reform written by Malcolm H. Kerr and has been published by Berkeley, U. of California P this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Islamic law categories.
Iss 1 Islam And The Question Of Reform
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language : en
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Release Date : 2008-12-15
Iss 1 Islam And The Question Of Reform written by and has been published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-15 with Religion categories.
Reform, by definition, is not a complete break with tradition, but a determination by scholars, activists, politicians and critical thinkers to re-claim the tenets of their faith. Muslim communities have historically displayed a tendency to preserve the status quo. By contrast, the individuals and movements in Islam and the Question of Reform are determined—often at great personal risk—to push aside existing political and social elites and the historically accepted interpretations of Islam and its place in society. The perspectives examined in this volume avoid superficial or apologetic examinations of Islam's political and social role. Instead, they meticulously scrutinise the religion's public role, often questioning the validity of dogmas that have acted as tools of empowerment for existing elites for centuries.
Islamic Reform
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Author : Malcolm H. Kerr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Islamic Reform written by Malcolm H. Kerr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with categories.
Islamic Reform In South Asia
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Author : Filippo Osella
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Islamic Reform In South Asia written by Filippo Osella and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Islam categories.
"Discusses contemporary Islamic reformism in South Asia in some of its diverse historical orientations and geographical expressions"--Provided by publisher.
The Mystery Of Contemporary Iran
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Author : Mahnaz Shirali
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-25
The Mystery Of Contemporary Iran written by Mahnaz Shirali and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-25 with Clergy categories.
Scope and content: "More than thirty years after Islam Republic's inception, the mystery remains. Nearly every day, Iranian leaders surprise the world; doubts remain as to the precise nature of a regime that calls itself both a Republic and Islamic but is neither one nor the other. While the Ayatollahs' unpopularity reaches unprecedented heights, their power seems more secure. The paradoxes weigh heavily and judgments diverge. While public opinion wonders how an archaic regime such as the mollahs could survive, some observers speak of Iran's modernization and of the clergy's ability to reconcile itself with politics. Understanding this specific modernization process that began with the Constitutional Revolution is difficult and raises a number of questions. How and why could ideological Islam dominate Iranian society since the late 1970s? How could it gain power and overcome the reform molded by the Constitutional Revolution? How did it gain influence in Iran and in the rest of the Muslim world? Mahnaz Shirali analyzes twentieth-century Iranian history to understand the role of the Shiite clergy in the social and political organization of a country that began its modernization. What enabled the clergy to take over politics and gain control of the State? How did it replace other prevailing political forces? Studying the past hundred years of Iranian history reveals the force of a religious conservatism opposing political modernity and repelling the slightest attempt at democracy by Iranians, thanks to constant metamorphoses. This book studies the curse of the Shiite clergy on political modernity. It is one of the most in-depth criticisms of the ideological Islam imposed on Teheran"--Provided by publisher
The Muslim Brotherhood In Contemporary Egypt
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Author : Mariz Tadros
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-08-06
The Muslim Brotherhood In Contemporary Egypt written by Mariz Tadros and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-06 with Political Science categories.
The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the oldest and most influential Islamist movements. As the party ascends to power in Egypt, it is poised to adopt a new system of governance and state–society relations, the effects of which are likely to extend well beyond Egypt’s national borders. This book examines the Brotherhood’s visions and practices, from its inception in 1928, up to its response to the 2011 uprising, as it moves to redefine democracy along Islamic lines. The book analyses the Muslim Brotherhood’s position on key issues such as gender, religious minorities, and political plurality, and critically analyses whether claims that the Brotherhood has abandoned extremism and should be engaged with as a moderate political force can be substantiated. It also considers the wider political context of the region, and assesses the extent to which the Brotherhood has the potential to transform politics in the Middle East.
The Muslim Difference
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Author : Youshaa Patel
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2022-11-01
The Muslim Difference written by Youshaa Patel and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-01 with Religion categories.
A sweeping history of Muslim identity from its origins in late antiquity to the present How did Muslims across time and place define the line between themselves and their neighbors? Youshaa Patel explores why the Prophet Muhammad first advised his followers to emulate Christians and Jews, but then allegedly reversed course, urging them to “be different!” He details how subsequent generations of Muslim scholars canonized the Prophet’s admonition into an influential doctrine against imitation that enjoined ordinary believers to embody and display their religious difference in public life. Tracing this Islamic discourse from its origins in Arabia to Mamluk and Ottoman Damascus, colonial Egypt, and beyond, this sweeping intellectual and social history offers a panoramic view of Muslim identity, revealing unexpected intersections between religion and other markers of difference across ethnicity, gender, and status. Patel illustrates that contemporary debates in the West over visible expressions of Islam, from headscarves and beards to minarets and mosques, are just the latest iterations in a long history of how small differences have defined Muslim interreligious encounters.