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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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- “Good clean copy. Minimal signs of wear.”
- ISBN
- 9780195158205
- Book Title
- Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam : Essential Writings of Abdolkarim Soroush
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 6.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Author
- Abdolkarim Soroush
- Features
- Reprint
- Genre
- Religion, Political Science
- Topic
- Islam / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy
- Item Weight
- 14.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
- Country of Origin
- United States
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195158202
ISBN-13
9780195158205
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2212520
Product Key Features
Book Title
Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam : Essential Writings of Abdolkarim Soroush
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Islam / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Features
Reprint
Genre
Religion, Political Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
6.1 in
Item Width
9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
“This selection of [Khatami’s] writings reveals a genuinely liberal intellect rooted in Soroush’s Iranian and Islamic culture but at home with Western thought…his statements are penetrating and coherent.” –Foreign Affairs”,,,the major significance of these writings is the manner in which Western ideas of the prominence of reason on the one hand and a judgment of the intellectual hopelessness of post-modernism on the other hand leads to the affirmation of belief.”–Middle East Studies Association Bulletin”Soroush’s call for the unabashed application of reason to all the problems of the Muslim community is a profoundly liberating approach to religious and intellectual modernization.”–Social Epistemology Journal of Knowledge, Culture, & Policy, “Soroush has been at the forefront of the continuing intellectual attempt within Iran to reconcile, and to some extent provide a synthesis of Western and Iranian ideas. In doing so, he has provided that reformist movement in Iran with an intellectual depth and sophistication which havearguably allowed it to sustain, and resist, the many political pressures which have been brought to bear upon by its opponents.” -Ali Ansari, Times Literary Supplement, “Soroush has been at the forefront of the continuing intellectual attemptwithin Iran to reconcile, and to some extent provide a synthesis of Western andIranian ideas. In doing so, he has provided that reformist movement in Iran withan intellectual depth and sophistication which have arguably allowed it tosustain, and resist, the many political pressures which have been brought tobear upon by its opponents.” -Ali Ansari, Times Literary Supplement, “Soroush’s call for the unabashed application of reason to all the problems of the Muslim community is a profoundly liberating approach to religious and intellectual modernization.”–Social Epistemology Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Policy, “,,,the major significance of these writings is the manner in which Western ideas of the prominence of reason on the one hand and a judgment of the intellectual hopelessness of post-modernism on the other hand leads to the affirmation of belief.”–Middle East Studies AssociationBulletin, “,,,the major significance of these writings is the manner in whichWestern ideas of the prominence of reason on the one hand and a judgment of theintellectual hopelessness of post-modernism on the other hand leads to theaffirmation of belief.”–Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, “This selection of [Khatami’s] writings reveals a genuinely liberal intellect rooted in Soroush’s Iranian and Islamic culture but at home with Western thought…his statements are penetrating and coherent.” –Foreign Affairs”,,,the major significance of these writings is the manner in which Western ideas of the prominence of reason on the one hand and a judgment of the intellectual hopelessness of post-modernism on the other hand leads to the affirmation of belief.”–Middle East Studies Association Bulletin”Soroush’s call for the unabashed application of reason to all the problems of the Muslim community is a profoundly liberating approach to religious and intellectual modernization.”–Social Epistemology Journal of Knowledge, Culture, & Policy”This selection of his writings reveals a genuinely liberal intellect rooted in Soroush’s Iranian and Islamic culture but at home with Western thought, toward which he is neither aggressive nor apologetically defensive.”–Foreign Affairs”Penetrating and coherent.”–Foreign Affairs”,,,the major significance of these writings is the manner in which Western ideas of the prominence of reason on the one hand and a judgment of the intellectual hopelessness of post-modernism on the other hand leads to the affirmation of belief.”–Middle East Studies Association Bulletin”Soroush has been at the forefront of the continuing intellectual attempt within Iran to reconcile, and to some extent provide a synthesis of Western and Iranian ideas. In doing so, he has provided that reformist movement in Iran with an intellectual depth and sophistication which have arguably allowed it to sustain, and resist, the many political pressures which have been brought to bear upon by its opponents.” -Ali Ansari, Times Literary Supplement”Soroush’s call for the unabashed application of reason to all the problems of the Muslim community is a profoundly liberating approach to religious and intellectual modernization.”–Social Epistemology Journal of Knowledge, Culture, & Policy, “This selection of [Khatami’s] writings reveals a genuinely liberal intellect rooted in Soroush’s Iranian and Islamic culture but at home with Western thought…his statements are penetrating and coherent.” –Foreign Affairs “,,,the major significance of these writings is the manner in which Western ideas of the prominence of reason on the one hand and a judgment of the intellectual hopelessness of post-modernism on the other hand leads to the affirmation of belief.”–Middle East Studies Association Bulletin “Soroush’s call for the unabashed application of reason to all the problems of the Muslim community is a profoundly liberating approach to religious and intellectual modernization.”–Social Epistemology Journal of Knowledge, Culture, & Policy, “This selection of his writings reveals a genuinely liberal intellect rooted in Soroush’s Iranian and Islamic culture but at home with Western thought, toward which he is neither aggressive nor apologetically defensive.”–Foreign Affairs
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
297.2/72/092
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Abdolkarim Soroush has emerged as one of the leading moderate revisionist thinkers of the Muslim world. He and his contemporaries in other Muslim countries are shaping what may become Islam’s equivalent of the Christian Reformation: a period of questioning traditional practices and beliefs and, ultimately, of upheaval. Presenting eleven of his essays, this volume makes Soroush’s thought readily available in English for the first time. The essays set forth his views on such matters as the freedom of Muslims to interpret the Qur’an, the inevitability of change in religion, the necessity of freedom of belief, and the compatibility of Islam and democracy. Throughout, Soroush emphasizes the rights of individuals in their relationship with both government and God, explaining that the ideal Islamic state can only be defined by the beliefs and will of the majority.
LC Classification Number
BF165.5
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