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Islam, fundamentalism, and the betrayal of tradition : essays by western Muslim scholars / edited by Joseph E. B. Lumbard ; foreword by Seyyed Hossein Nasr.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The perennial philosophy seriesPublication details: Bloomington, Ind. : World Wisdom, c2009.Edition: Rev. and expandedDescription: xxiv, 338 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781933316666 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 297.09/051 22
LOC classification:
  • BP60 .I7848 2009
Contents:
Religious foundations. The myth of a militant Islam / David Dakake ; The decline of knowledge and the rise of ideology in the modern Islamic world / Joseph E. B. Lumbard ; A traditional Islamic response to the rise of modernism / Fuad S. Naeem -- Historical dimensions. From the spirituality of jihād to the ideology of jihadism / Reza Shah-Kazemi ; Roots of misconception: Euro-American perceptions of Islam before and after September 11 / Ibrahim Kalin -- Political dimensions. The economics of terrorism: how Bin Laden has changed the rules of the game / Waleed El-Ansary ; Beyond the veil: the sufi view of women and femininity / Zailan Moris ; The Muslim world and globalization: modernity and the roots of conflict -- Ejaz Akram -- Epilogue. The poverty of fanaticism / T. J. Winter.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Religious foundations. The myth of a militant Islam / David Dakake ; The decline of knowledge and the rise of ideology in the modern Islamic world / Joseph E. B. Lumbard ; A traditional Islamic response to the rise of modernism / Fuad S. Naeem -- Historical dimensions. From the spirituality of jihād to the ideology of jihadism / Reza Shah-Kazemi ; Roots of misconception: Euro-American perceptions of Islam before and after September 11 / Ibrahim Kalin -- Political dimensions. The economics of terrorism: how Bin Laden has changed the rules of the game / Waleed El-Ansary ; Beyond the veil: the sufi view of women and femininity / Zailan Moris ; The Muslim world and globalization: modernity and the roots of conflict -- Ejaz Akram -- Epilogue. The poverty of fanaticism / T. J. Winter.

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