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Islam and the Challenge of Civilization.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Fordham University Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (149 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780823251247
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Islam and the Challenge of CivilizationDDC classification:
  • 297.2/709051
LOC classification:
  • BP161.3 -- .M43 2013eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Prologue: Religion and Violence -- Epigraph -- 1. The Koran as Myth -- 2. The Clash of Interpretations -- 3. On the Arab Decline -- 4. Civilization or Extinction -- 5. Enlightenment between High and Low Voltage -- 6. The Physics and Metaphysics of Nature -- Epilogue: Religion and Cosmopolitics -- Appendix A. The Veil Unveiled: Dialogue with Christian Jambet -- Appendix B. Obama in Cairo -- Notes.
Summary: Criticizes readings of the Koran that fuel violent acts, and calls for exegesis of Islam's sacred texts inspired by ijtihad, or independent interpretation. Analyzes the burqa ban in France, and suggests that the future of reformed Islam lies among Muslims living in the West, where religion and positivist law co-exist.
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Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Prologue: Religion and Violence -- Epigraph -- 1. The Koran as Myth -- 2. The Clash of Interpretations -- 3. On the Arab Decline -- 4. Civilization or Extinction -- 5. Enlightenment between High and Low Voltage -- 6. The Physics and Metaphysics of Nature -- Epilogue: Religion and Cosmopolitics -- Appendix A. The Veil Unveiled: Dialogue with Christian Jambet -- Appendix B. Obama in Cairo -- Notes.

Criticizes readings of the Koran that fuel violent acts, and calls for exegesis of Islam's sacred texts inspired by ijtihad, or independent interpretation. Analyzes the burqa ban in France, and suggests that the future of reformed Islam lies among Muslims living in the West, where religion and positivist law co-exist.

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