Overcoming Tradition and Modernity The Search for Islamic Authenticity |
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| Author:
| Lee, Robert D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8133-2798-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 1997 |
| Publisher: | Avalon Publishing
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| Imprint: | Westview Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $69.99 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the efforts of four Muslim thinkers of the twentieth century--Muhammad Iqbal, Sayyid Qutb, 'Ali Shari'ati, and Mohammed Arkoun--to overcome the apparent dichotomy of tradition and modernity in fashioning a new political and cultural truth. Robert D. Lee illuminates the European-influenced work of these thinkers to demonstrate both the appeal of "authenticity" as a rallying cry and the difficulty of building a new politics on such an idea.
This book examines the efforts of four Muslim thinkers of the twentieth century--Muhammad Iqbal, Sayyid Qutb, 'Ali Shari'ati, and Mohammed Arkoun--to overcome the apparent dichotomy of tradition and modernity in fashioning a new political and cultural truth. Robert D. Lee illuminates the European-influenced work of these thinkers to demonstrate both the appeal of "authenticity" as a rallying cry and the difficulty of building a new politics on such an idea.