Deformations of the Secular: Naquib Al-Attas’s Conception and Critique of Secularism
, ABSTRACT:, Muslim thinkers have long debated the impact of secularism in their societies. This article examines “the rejectionist approach” to the question of secularism as articulated by a renowned Muslim intellectual, Naquib Al-Attas. I develop the argument that Al-Attas offered a unique view of...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2019
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Journal of the history of ideas
Year: 2019, Volume: 80, Issue: 4, Pages: 643-663 |
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Summary: | , ABSTRACT:, Muslim thinkers have long debated the impact of secularism in their societies. This article examines “the rejectionist approach” to the question of secularism as articulated by a renowned Muslim intellectual, Naquib Al-Attas. I develop the argument that Al-Attas offered a unique view of secularism as an ungodly ideology and historical process that grew from the fusion of conflicting world views. Al-Attas’s ideas on secularism were shaped by his polarized view of civilizations. Such a conceptualization sets the stage for his critique of the intellectual deformations that secularism has brought upon Muslim societies in the modern world. |
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ISSN: | 1086-3222 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of the history of ideas
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/jhi.2019.0035 |