| Description |
x, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: In Practice ... -- Pt. I. A Universe of Reference -- 1. Encounter with the Universal -- 2. The Way (al-Sharia) -- 3. In the West: First Attempts at Reform -- 4. An Inventory -- Pt. II. The Meaning of Engagement -- 5. Spirituality and Emotions -- 6. Toward a Reform of Islamic Education -- 7. Social Commitment and Political Participation -- 8. Economic Resistance -- 9. Interreligious Dialogue -- 10. The Cultural Alternative |
| Summary |
"In a Western world suddenly acutely interested in Islam, one question has been repeatedly heard above the din: where are the Muslim reformers? With this ambitious volume, Tariq Ramadan firmly establishes himself as one of Europe's leading thinkers and one of Islam's most innovative and important voices." "As the number of Muslims living in the West grows, the question of what it means to be a Western Muslim becomes increasingly important to the futures of both Islam and the West. While the media are focused on radical Islam, Ramadan claims, a silent revolution is sweeping Islamic communities in the West, as Muslims actively seek ways to live in harmony with their faith within a Western context. French, English, German, and American Muslims - women as well as men - are reshaping their religion into one that is faithful to the principles of Islam, dressed in European and American cultures, and definitively rooted in Western societies."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Islam -- Europe.
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Muslims -- Europe.
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Islamic renewal -- Europe.
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Islamic modernism -- Europe.
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Muslims -- Cultural assimilation -- Europe.
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Islam -- 21st century.
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Ethnic relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103329
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| LC no. |
2003012908 |
| ISBN |
019517111X alkaline paper |
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