Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought (Cambridge Middle East Studies, Series Number 5) - Hardcover

Brown, Daniel W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521570778 ISBN 13: 9780521570770

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 1996

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Questions about the authenticity and authority of sunna are central to the study of Islam and Islamic law. Tracing the emergence of modern debates, Daniel Brown assesses the implications of new approaches to the law on contemporary Islamic revivalist movements, and explores the impact of modernity on religious authority generally.

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'... a good introduction for the reader who is interested in learning about modern Islam and who seeks a serious scholarly treatment of the subject.' Digest of Middle East Studies

Reseña del editor:

Questions about the authenticity and authority of sunna have long been of central importance to the study of Islam, especially to those concerned with Islamic law. In this fascinating study, Daniel Brown traces the emergence of modern debates over sunna, focusing in particular on Egypt and Pakistan where these controversies have raged most fiercely, and assesses the implications of new approaches to the law on contemporary movements of Islamic revival. Using the case of modern Islam as a starting-point, the author considers how adherents of any great tradition deal with change.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521570778
• ISBN 13: 9780521570770
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 195