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Religion as critique Islamic critical thinking from Mecca to the marketplace / Irfan Ahmad.
| Author/creator | Ahmad, Irfan, 1974- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017] |
| Description | xxv, 270 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
| Subjects |
| Series | Islamic civilization and Muslim networks Islamic civilization & Muslim networks. ^A593463 |
| Abstract | "Irfan Ahmad makes the far-reaching argument that potent systems and modes for self-critique as well as critique of others are inherent in Islam--indeed, critique is integral to its fundamental tenets and practices. Challenging common views of Islam as hostile to critical thinking, Ahmad delineates thriving traditions of critique in Islamic culture, focusing in large part on South Asian traditions. Ahmad contemplates and interrogates Greek and Enlightenment notions of reason and critique, and he notes how they are invoked in relation to "others," including Muslims. Drafting an alternative genealogy of critique in Islam, Ahmad reads religious teachings and texts, drawing on sources in Hindi, Urdu, Farsi, and English, and demonstrates how they serve as expressions of critique. Throughout, he depicts Islam as an agent, not an object, of critique."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-255) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017020949 |
| ISBN | 9781469635088 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781469635095 (pbk : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |