Intellectuals in the Modern Islamic World: Transmission, Transformation and Communication (New Horizons in Islamic Studies #3)

Synopsis

Incorporating a rich series of case-studies covering a range of geographical areas, this collection of essays examines the history of modern intellectuals in the Islamic world throughout the twentieth century. The contributors reassess the typology and history of various scholars, providing significant diachronic analysis of the different forms of communication, learning, and authority. While each chapter presents a separate regional case, with an historically and geographically different background, the volume discloses commonalities, similarities and intellectual echoes through its comparative approach. Consisting of two parts, the volume focuses first on al-Manar, the influential journal published between 1898 and 1935 that inspired much imagination and arguments among local intelligentsias all over the Islamic world. The second part discusses the formation, transmission and transformation of learning and authority, from the Middle East to Central and Southeast Asia. Constituting a milestone in comparative studies of the modern Islamic world, this book highlights the range of and transformation in the role of intellectuals in Islamic societies.

Copyright:

2006

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

352 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781134205974

Related ISBNs:

9780415549790, 9780415368353, 9780203028315

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

08/14/23

Copyrighted By:

Routledge

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Stephane A. Dudoignon

Edited by:

Komatsu Hisao

Edited by:

Kosugi Yasushi