ISBN:
9781469635088
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9781469635095
Language:
English
Pages:
xxv, 270 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
24 cm
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Dogan Telliel, Yunus Introduction 2019
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Moumtaz, Nada Critique, Naqd, Orthodoxy 2019
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Lawrence, Bruce B., 1941 - Trolling for exemplars of Islamicate critique 2019
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Fernando, Mayanthi L., 1975 - Critique in translation 2019
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Anidjar, Gil, 1964 - What was enlightenment? 2019
Series Statement:
Islamic civilization and Muslim networks
DDC:
181/.07
Keywords:
Islamic philosophy
;
Faith and reason Islam
;
Critical thinking
;
Criticism
;
Reasoning
;
Islamic philosophy
;
Faith and reason Islam
;
Critical thinking
;
Criticism
;
Reasoning
;
Islam
;
Kritisches Denken
;
Religionskritik
;
Islam
;
Religionskritik
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
"Irfan Ahmad makes the far-reaching argument that potent systems and modes for self-critique as well as critique of others are inherent in Islam--indeed, critique is integral to its fundamental tenets and practices. Challenging common views of Islam as hostile to critical thinking, Ahmad delineates thriving traditions of critique in Islamic culture, focusing in large part on South Asian traditions. Ahmad contemplates and interrogates Greek and Enlightenment notions of reason and critique, and he notes how they are invoked in relation to "others," including Muslims. Drafting an alternative genealogy of critique in Islam, Ahmad reads religious teachings and texts, drawing on sources in Hindi, Urdu, Farsi, and English, and demonstrates how they serve as expressions of critique. Throughout, he depicts Islam as an agent, not an object, of critique."--
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 223-255
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