Modernity in Islamic tradition: the concept of ‘society’ in the journal al-Manar (Cairo, 1898-1940)
"What does it mean to be modern? This study regards the concept of 'society' as foundational to modern self-understanding. Identifying Arabic conceptualizations of society in the journal al-Manar, the mouthpiece of Islamic reformism, the author shows how modernity was articulated from...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Berlin Boston
De Gruyter
[2018]
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Religion and society (volume 76)
Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Religion and society
volume 76 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
al- Manār
/ Islam
/ Modernization
/ History 1898-1940
B al- Manār / Islam / Reform / Secularization / Society / The Modern / History 1898-1940 B al- Manār / Ummah (Religion) / History 1898-1940 |
| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam |
| Further subjects: | B
Egypt
Intellectual life 20th century
B Civilization, Modern B Religion and the press (Egypt) History 20th century B Thesis B Manār (Cairo, Egypt : 1898) B Islamic Modernism (Egypt) History 20th century |
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| Summary: | "What does it mean to be modern? This study regards the concept of 'society' as foundational to modern self-understanding. Identifying Arabic conceptualizations of society in the journal al-Manar, the mouthpiece of Islamic reformism, the author shows how modernity was articulated from within an Islamic discursive tradition. The fact that the classical term umma was a principal term used to conceptualize modern society suggest the convergence of discursive traditions in modernity, rather than a mere diffusion of European concepts"--Back cover |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 433-483 |
| Physical Description: | XIII, 519 Seiten, 1 Porträt, 23 cm x 15.5 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-054399-5 3-11-054399-0 |
