Islam, State, and Modernity: Mohammed Abed al-Jabri and the Future of the Arab World

This book offers the first comprehensive introduction to one of the most significant Arab thinkers of the late 20th century and the early 21st century: the Moroccan philosopher and social theorist Mohammed Abed al—Jabri. With his intellectual and political engagement, al—Jabri has influenced the development of a modern reading of the Islamic tradition in the broad Arab—Islamic world and has been, in recent years, subject to an increasing interest among Muslims and non—Muslim scholars, socia...