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Why has the West developed and modernized, while the Muslim world has lagged behind? Why has democracy not found a hospitable home in much of the Muslim world? And why have the opponents of innovation found their message so resonant with ordinary Muslims? Featuring essays by a multidisciplinary group of leading scholars, this volume offers in-depth analyses of the history, causes, consequences, and obstacles to innovation in Islam. Focusing on the ways and means through which the teachings of Islam have been produced and perpetuated over time, the contributors investigate such areas as the arts and letters, jurisprudence, personal status, hermeneutics and epistemology, and Muslims' perceptions of the self in the modern world. "Innovation in Islam" illuminates a debate that extends beyond semantics into everyday politics and society -and one that has ramifications around the world. Contributors: Nasr Abu-Zayd, Adonis, Mohammed Arkoun, Walter Denny, Nelly Hanna, Sherman Jackson, Patrick Laude, Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Tariq Ramadan, and John Voll.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Innovation in Islam
• Subtitle: Traditions and Contributions
• Author: Mehran Kamrava
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 264
• EAN: 9780520266940
• ISBN: 0520266943
• ID: 04617999
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Weight: 499 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 18. April 2011

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