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- GoodA book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780393070866
- Book Title
- Islam Without Extremes : a Muslim Case for Liberty
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Item Length
- 8.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Author
- Mustafa Akyol
- Genre
- Religion, Political Science
- Topic
- Theology, Islam / General, History, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism, Political Freedom
- Item Weight
- 15.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
- Country of Origin
- United States
Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty by Akyol, Mustafa
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393070867
ISBN-13
9780393070866
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99576940
Product Key Features
Book Title
Islam Without Extremes : a Muslim Case for Liberty
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Theology, Islam / General, History, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism, Political Freedom
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Political Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-014936
Reviews
“Akyol is doing important work that should have an impact well beyond his native Turkey.” — Doug Bandow (American Spectator) “Starred Review. Informative at every turn.” — Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
297.2/72
Synopsis
A provocative manifesto for an interpretation of Islam that synthesizes liberal ideas and respect for the Islamic tradition., As the Arab Spring threatens to give way to authoritarianism in Egypt and reports from Afghanistan detail widespread violence against U.S. troops and women, news from the Muslim world raises the question: Is Islam incompatible with freedom? In Islam without Extremes, Turkish columnist Mustafa Akyol answers this question by revealing the little-understood roots of political Islam, which originally included both rationalist, flexible strains and more dogmatic, rigid ones. Though the rigid traditionalists won out, Akyol points to a flourishing of liberalism in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire and the unique “Islamo-liberal synthesis” in present-day Turkey. As he powerfully asserts, only by accepting a secular state can Islamic societies thrive. Islam without Extremes offers a desperately needed intellectual basis for the reconcilability of Islam and liberty., From furious reactions to the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to the suppression of women, news from the Muslim world begs the question: is Islam incompatible with freedom? With an eye sympathetic to Western liberalism and Islamic theology, Mustafa Akyol traces the ideological and historical roots of political Islam. The years following Muhammad’s passing in 632 AD saw an intellectual war of ideas rage between rationalist, flexible schools of Islam and the more dogmatic, rigid ones. The traditionalist school won out, fostering perceptions of Islam as antithetical to modernity. However, through his careful reexamination of the currents of Muslim thought, Akyol discovers a flourishing of liberalism in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire and the unique Islamo-liberal synthesis of present-day Turkey. Only by accepting a secular state, he powerfully asserts, can Islamic societies thrive. Persuasive and inspiring, Islam without Extremes offers a desperately needed intellectual basis for the reconcilability of Islam and religious, political, economic, and social freedoms.
LC Classification Number
BP173.6.A4297 2011
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