Malady of Islam - Hardcover

Meddeb, Abdelwahab

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0465044352 ISBN 13: 9780465044351

Verlag: BASIC BOOKS, 2003

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Book by Meddeb Abdelwahab

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Reseña del editor:

In this impassioned, erudite, and deeply moving book, Abdelwahab Meddeb, born and raised in Tunis and now living in Paris, details the breadth and scope of the Arab intellectual tradition and dismantles common preconceptions held by the Islamic and Western worlds. He describes the growing resentment between the West and the Islamic world as being due, in large part, to Islam's drift away from its own pluralist tradition. Tracing the history of the "conquering" of the Arab world by the West, he provides a detailed history of the ways in which Islamic fundamentalism has come to compensate for Western dominance. Directly addressing the terrorist attacks of September 11, he challenges us to reconsider the presumption that the gulf between the Islamic world and the West is too wide to breach.The "malady" of Islam lies in its alienation from the West and the corrosive influence that fundamentalism has wrought. This book is a correction of the historical record, a passionate description of the best of Islamic thought and culture, and an absolutely necessary read for those seeking a better understanding not only of Islam but also ourselves.

Biografía del autor:

Abdelwahab Meddeb is a prolific novelist, poet, translator, and essayist and the editor of the journal Dedale. The author of ten books, he is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Paris X--Nanterre. He lives in Paris, France.

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• Verlag: BASIC BOOKS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0465044352
• ISBN 13: 9780465044351
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256