Modernity in Islamic Tradition - The Concept of 'Society' in the Journal al-Manar (Cairo, 1898-1940)
Verlag | De Gruyter |
Auflage | 2020 |
Seiten | 519 |
Format | 15,9 x 3,0 x 22,9 cm |
Großformatiges Paperback. Klappenbroschur | |
Gewicht | 800 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Religion and Society 76 |
ISBN-10 | 3110710501 |
EAN | 9783110710502 |
Bestell-Nr | 11071050A |
What does it mean to be modern? This study regards the concept of 'society' as foundational to modern self-understanding. Identifying Arabic conceptualizations of society in the journal al-Manar, the mouthpiece of Islamic reformism, the author shows how modernity was articulated from within an Islamic discursive tradition. The fact that the classical term umma was a principal term used to conceptualize modern society suggests the convergence of discursive traditions in modernity, rather than a mere diffusion of European concepts.