Occidentalism, Conspiracy and Taboo

Collected Essays on Islam and Politics

AvSadik J. Al-Azm

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Del i serien Islamic Studies

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Beskrivning

Sadik Al-Azm (1934-2016) was one of the foremost Arab public intellectuals, who offered innovative, often controversial challenges to conventional narratives on Islam and the West, Secularism, Orientalism, and the Israel-Palestine issue. This fourth and final volume of his works in English includes his essays on:Faith and Reason in Islam: Strategies in the Education of Muslim CommunitiesSharia from a Secular Perspective Crossing Borders: Orientalism, lslamism and PostmodernismThe Concept of Civil Society in Relation to the 'Arab Spring'Statement by 99 Syrian Intellectuals ("Charta 99")Goethe Medal 2015 Acceptance Speech

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-10-31
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Islamic Studies
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Gerlach Press
ISBN:9783959940467

Utforska kategorier

Mellanösterns historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion
Islam inom Filosofi och religion

Innehållsförteckning

Preface by the Publisher WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? 1 Faith and Reason in Islam: Strategies in the Education of Muslim Communities 2 Jihad 3 The Takfir Syllogism 4 What is Islamism? Sharia from a Secular Perspective SELF-IMAGE, THE OTHER AND BORDER-CROSSING 6 Owning the Future: Modern Arabs and Hamlet Translation, Arabic and the Postmodern 8 Crossing Borders: Orientalism, lslamism and Postmodernism 9 What's in a Name? CIVIL SOCIETY AND ARAB REVOLT The Concept of Civil Society in Relation to the 'Arab Spring' 11 Arab Nationalism, Islamism and the Arab Spring 12 Syria in Revolt SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER 13 Statement by 99 Syrian Intellectuals ("Charta 99") 14 Saving the Nonviolent Revolution in Syria: For a Credible Strategy 15 Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Speak Out Against US and Russian Policy CLOSING WORDS 16 Goethe Medal 2015 Acceptance Speech