Modernity in Islamic Tradition by Florian Zemmin
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 suggests the convergence of discursive traditions in modernity, rather than a mere diffusion of European concepts.
Florian Zemmin, University of Bern, Switzerland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9783110710502 |
| ISBN 10 | 3110710501 |
| Title | Modernity in Islamic Tradition |
| Author | Florian Zemmin |
| Series | Religion And Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Year published | 2020-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 532 |
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