Moderate and Radical Islamic Fundamentalism The Quest for Modernity, Legitimacy and the Islamic State |
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| Author:
| Moussalli, Ahmad S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-1658-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1999 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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Basing his argument largely on Arabic documents, the author analyzes the basic concerns of fundamentalism - epistemology, knowledge, philosophy, modernity, science and politics. He maintains that fundamentalism is a modern development that will have a lasting impact on the history of Islam.
Basing his argument largely on Arabic documents, the author analyzes the basic concerns of fundamentalism - epistemology, knowledge, philosophy, modernity, science and politics. He maintains that fundamentalism is a modern development that will have a lasting impact on the history of Islam.