Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi

Islamic Reform and Arab Revival

AvItzchak Weismann

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855–1902) was one of the most articulate and original proponents of reformist ideas in the Arab world, as well as a precursor of Arab nationalism. A journalist, political thinker and social activist from Aleppo, Syria, he was a sharp critic of both the scholarly and Sufi religious traditions, and of the autocratic Ottoman government of the day. Undeterred by persecution and arrest, he advocated returning to the model of the forefathers of Islam and was an overt supporter of liberty, an Arab Caliphate, and the separation of religion and state.The first full-scale biography of Kawakibi in any European language, this work combines an account of his life with a fresh look at his writings, from the newspapers he founded in Aleppo to the books he published in Cairo. Drawing on memoirs of relatives and colleagues and on archival material, Itzchak Weismann demonstrates Kawakibi’s originality and assesses his impact on the evolution of Islamic political thought and the course of Arab nationalism during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-12-03
Mått:135 x 216 x 17 mm
Vikt:280 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Makers of the Muslim World
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Oneworld Publications
ISBN:9781780747958

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Itzchak Weismann is Professor of Islamic studies and Director of the Jewish-Arab Center at Haifa University, Israel. His research focuses on modern Islam, including Islamic movements in the Middle East and South Asia, and interfaith dialogue.

Innehållsförteckning

INTRODUCTION 1 THE MAKING OF A SYRIAN ISLAMIC INTELLECTUALPolitics and Society in Late Ottoman AleppoThe Urban Religious LandscapeFamily BackgroundBetween Traditional and Modern Education 2 EXPERIMENTS IN JOURNALISMOfficial and Private EditorThe Vocation of the PressThe Afflictions of the Ottoman SystemNew Hopes for AleppoCommunal Troubles 3 A PROVINCIAL OTTOMAN NOTABLE’S CAREERFacing the Hamidian RegimeA Man of His ClassFor the Sake of the PeopleOvertures toward a Middle ClassAn Exile in Egypt 4 THE CRISIS OF THE MUSLIM WORLDKawakibi’s OeuvreAn Islamic Conference in MeccaThe Degeneration of the UmmaCritic of the Religious TraditionThe Failings of the Tanzimat 5 A BLUEPRINT FOR REFORMModernist Salafi ReformationThe Model of the WestAn Association for Muslim EdificationAn Arab Caliphate 6 AGAINST TYRANNYA Scientific InquiryDefining TyrannyThe Politico-Religious NexusKnowledge and Public ServiceSocialism and DemocracyToward Progress 7 IN THE EYES OF POSTERITYA Middle-Class FamilyA Mixed LegacyA Final Assessment BibliographyIndex