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Author Ozturk, Sevcan, author

Title Becoming a genuine Muslim : Kierkegaard and Muhammad Iqbal / Sevcan Ozturk
Published London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge studies in Islamic philosophy
Routledge studies in Islamic philosophy.
Contents The construction of a Kierkegaardian hermeneutics -- Iqbal in context -- Making distinctions -- Cultivating existential appropriation on the part of the reader
Summary Despite the apparent lack of any cultural and religious connection between Kierkegaard and Iqbal, their philosophical and religious concerns and their methods of dealing with these concerns show certain parallels. By bringing together two philosophers from different cultural, traditional and religious backgrounds, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Comparative Politics, Contemporary Islamic Philosophy and the Philosophy of Religion.This book provides a Kierkegaardian reading of Muhammad Iqbal's idea of becoming a genuine Muslim. It reflects on the parallels between the philosophical approaches of Kierkegaard and Iqbal, and argues that, though there are certain parallels between their approaches, there is a significant difference between their philosophical stances. Kierkegaard was concerned with developing an existential dialectics; Iqbal, however, focused mostly on the identification of the problems of the modern Muslim world. As a result, Iqbal's idea of becoming a genuine Muslim - the practical aspect of his thought and one of the most central issues of his philosophy - seems to be unclear and even contradictory at points. This book therefore uses the parallels between the two philosophers' endeavours and the notions developed by Kierkegaard to provide a strong hermeneutical tool for clarifying where the significance of Iqbal's idea of becoming a Muslim lies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.
Iqbal, Muhammad, Sir, 1877-1938.
SUBJECT Iqbal, Muhammad, Sir, 1877-1938 fast
Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855 fast
Subject Christianity -- Essence, genius, nature.
Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.
Christianity and other religions.
Islam -- Relations -- Christianity.
RELIGION / Islam / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies.
Christianity
Christianity and other religions
Christianity -- Essence, genius, nature
Interfaith relations
Islam
Islam -- Essence, genius, nature
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020691593
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