LEADER 03665nam 2200565 a 4500001 EBC711781 003 MiAaPQ 005 20190726095325.0 006 m o d | 007 cr cn||||||||| 008 101020s2011 nyu sb 001 0 eng d 010 |z 2010045118 020 |z0230110355 020 |z9780230110359 020 |z9780230118997 (e-book) 035 (Sirsi) o728644706 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC711781 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL711781 035 (CaPaEBR)ebr10476112 035 (CaONFJC)MIL312417 035 (OCoLC)728644706 040 MiAaPQ |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ |dUtOrBLW 050 4 H61.15 |b.Z35 2011eb 082 04 300.1 |222 100 1 Zaidi, Ali Hassan, |d1970- |=^A1104133 245 10 Islam, modernity, and the human sciences / |cAli Hassan Zaidi. 250 1st ed. 260 New York : |bPalgrave Macmillan, |c2011. 300 xiii, 217 pages 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 computer |bc |2rdamedia 338 online resource |bcr |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 pt. 1. Social theory and dialogical understanding -- pt. 2. Muslim debates on social knowledge -- pt. 3. Western debates on social knowledge. 520 "This book discloses a largely unnoticed dialogue between Muslim and Western social thought on the search for meaning and transcendence in the human sciences. The disclosure is accomplished by a comparative reading of contemporary Muslim debates on secular knowledge on the one hand, and of a foundational Western debate on the demise of metaphysics in the human sciences on the other hand. The comparative reading is grounded in a dialogical hermeneutic approach; that is, a hermeneutic approach to texts and cultural traditions that draws upon the work of Hans Georg Gadamer and also upon the insights of inter-religious dialogue"-- |cProvided by publisher. 520 "This book serves as a "translation service" between Muslim and Western social thought on the search for meaning and transcendence in the human sciences. The translation is accomplished by a comparative reading of contemporary Muslim debates on secular knowledge on the one hand and of a foundational Western debate on the demise of metaphysics in the human sciences on the other hand. The book challenges contemporary Muslim critics who regard the modern human sciences as leading inevitably toward nihilism, and Western critics who regard religious thought as inimical to the human sciences. It also expands the realm of social theory beyond the Western canon, and contributes to the new and growing field of comparative social theory"-- |cProvided by publisher. 533 Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 650 0 Social sciences |xPhilosophy. |=^A113122 650 0 Islam |xRelations |xChristianity. |=^A30836 650 0 Christianity and other religions |xIslam. |=^A30837 655 4 Electronic books. 710 2 ProQuest (Firm) |=^A1048343 856 40 |uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eastcarolina/detail.action?docID=711781 |zClick to View 949 Click on web address |wasis |hjoyner96 |ojjlm 949 Click on web address |wasis |hhsl102 |ojjlm 596 1 4 998 2778281 998 2778281