A culture of ambiguity : an alternative history of Islam /

"Islamic cultures seem to be ideal examples of cultures dominated entirely by religious norms. But in this sense the modern understanding of Islam differs markedly from that of the classical period (i.e., the premodern until well into the nineteenth century). Whereas modern fundamentalist movem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bauer, Thomas, 1961 September 27- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Biesterfeldt, Hinrich, 1943- (Traductor), Tunstall, Tricia (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]
Temas:
1900-1999
Religious tolerance > Islam.
Islam > 20th century > Social aspects.
Islamic sociology.
Ambiguity.
Sociologie religieuse > Islam.
Ambiguïté.
RELIGION > Islam > History.
Ambiguity
Islam > Social aspects
Islamic sociology
Religious tolerance > Islam
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Cultural ambiguity
  • Does God speak in textual variants?
  • Does God speak ambiguously?
  • The blessing of dissent
  • The Islamization of Islam
  • Language: a serious business and a game
  • The ambiguity of sexual desire
  • The serene look at the world
  • In quest of certainty.

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