Islamic Thought in the Twentieth Century

Download or read book Islamic Thought in the Twentieth Century written by Suha Taji-Farouki and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2004-07-02 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides in-depth discussions of Islamic thought across the twentieth century, encompassing the breadth of self-expression in Muslim communities world-wide. It explores key themes in modern Islamic thinking, including the social origins and ideological underpinnings of the late nineteenth- early twentieth-century Islamic reformist project, nationalism in the Muslim world, Islamist attitudes towards democracy, the science of Islamic economics, Islamist notions of family and the role of women, Muslim perceptions and constructions of the West, and aspects of Muslim thinking on Christians and Jews. - Publisher.