Overcoming tradition and modernity : the search for Islamic authenticity / Robert D. Lee.
Overcoming tradition and modernity : the search for Islamic authenticity / Robert D. Lee.
Overcoming tradition and modernity : the search for Islamic authenticity / Robert D. Lee.
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Publisher
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
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T0386456
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English
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Physical content
viii, 216 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Concept of Authenticity -- 2. Authenticity in European Thought -- 3. Muhammad Iqbal -- 4. Sayyid Qutb -- 5. 'Ali Shari'ati -- 6. Mohammed Arkoun -- 7. The Elusiveness of Authenticity.
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Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
Place of Publication
Colorado
Date Published
1997.
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All four thinkers believe such an authentic understanding can serve as the foundation for a new politics. Lee argues, however, that each of these versions of authenticity suffers shortcomings and falters in its efforts to move from the particularity of culture onto a grander scale of political organization appropriate for the modern world....
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Overcoming tradition and modernity : the search for Islamic authenticity / Robert D. Lee.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-207) and index.
Transferred from N297.0904/3.
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T0386456
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74VMQp2NLZxb
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ISBN
0813327989 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780813327976 (hc : alk. paper)
0813327970 (hc : alk. paper)
9780813327983 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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297.0904
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991000356269702626
