| Description |
1 online resource (441 pages) |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Author's Note on Transliterations; 1 -- The Islamic Reform Tradition; Islam: A Discursive Tradition; Discourse of Reform and Revival; Reformers in Distinct Social Settings; The Life Narrative of Ibn 'Abdul Wahhab; The Life Narrative of Muhammad 'Abduh; Social Context; 2 -- Rethinking Orthodoxy; Introduction; Reform and Tajdid; Monotheism; Ibn Taymiya; Kitab al-Tawhid; Tawhid as Embodied Practice; Worship and the Morally Good; Virtues (fada'il) Are Acts of Worship ('ibada); The Making of a Good Muslim; Issues in Dispute |
| Summary |
Samira Haj conceptualizes Islam through a close reading of the writings of Muhammad ibn 'Abdul Wahhab (1703-87) and Muhammad 'Abduh (1849-1905)-each of whom is representative of a distinct trend, chronologically as well as philosophically, in the constitution of modern Islam |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780804769754 |
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0804769753 |
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