Rethinking Islam: Common Questions, Uncommon Answers

by Mohammed Arkoun, Robert D. Lee

Overview

A Berber from the mountainous region of Algeria, Mohammed Arkoun is an internationally renowned scholar of Islamic thought. In this book, he advocates a conception of Islam as a stream of experience encompassing majorities and minorities, Sunni and Shi'a, popular mystics and erudite scholars, ancient heroes and modern critics. A product of Islamic

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367301361
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/04/2020
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mohammed Arkoun is professor emeritus of Islamic thought at the Sorbonne. Robert D. Lee is professor of political science at Colorado College.

Table of Contents

Foreword — Introduction — Imagining Islam — Islam and Muslims — Church and State — Secularism — Nationalism — Revelation — The Qur’an — Exegesis — Muhammad — Hadith — Tradition — The Ideal Community — Women — Dogmas — Sacerdotal Power — Authority — Judaism, Christianity, and Paganism — The Greek Heritage — Islam, Sciences, and Philosophy — Sufism — The Person — Human Rights — Ethics and Politics — Mediterranean Culture