Reformist voices of Islam mediating Islam and modernity

Summary: Islamic radicalism has commanded attention in recent years, to the neglect of more moderate voices and trends. This volume introduces the current generation of reformist thinkers and activists and the intellectual traditions they carry on. Regionally focused chapters cover Iran, the Arab East, the Maghreb, South Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Europe, and North America. The book traces the roots of reformist thinking both in the Islamic tradition and as a response to the challenges of modernity, and identifies commonalities, comparisons, vulnerabilities, and trends of the modernizing movements.

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ISBN: 0765622394 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780765622396 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1780345860 (online)
ISBN: 9781780345864 (online)
ISBN: 0765622386 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780765622389 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0765623242 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780765623249 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 322 p.) : ill.
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Publisher: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2009.

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General Note:	Multi-User. CatMonthString:january.17
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-311) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Islamic reformist discourse in Iran: proponents and prospects / Shireen T. Hunter --- Reformist and moderate voices of Islam in the Arab East / Hassan Hanafi --- Reformist Islamic thinkers in the Maghreb: toward an Islamic age of enlightenment? / Yahia H. Zoubir --- Islamic modernist and reformist discourse in South Asia / Martin van Bruinessen --- Reformist Muslim thinkers in Malaysia: engaging with power to uplight the Umma? / Farish A. Noor --- Islamic reformist discourse and intellectuals in Turkey: permanent religion with dynamic law / Recep Șentürk --- Reformist and moderate voices in European Islam / Farhad Khosrokhavar --- Voices of reformist Islam in the United States / Tamara Sonn.
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Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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