New Thinking in Islam: The Jihad for Freedom, Democracy and Women's Rights: The Jihad for Democracy, Freedom and Women's Rights (Interfaith Series) - Hardcover
Synopsis
In New Thinking in Islam Katajun Amirpur argues that the impression the West has of Islam as a backward-looking faith resistant to the ideas of the Enlightenment is false. Amirpur introduces us to the Farsi term nouandishi-ye eslami (New Islamic Thinking) and to influential reformers committed to democracy and human rights. The free-thinking Egyptian Qur anic scholar Abu Zaid, the academic Abdolkarim Soroush, a former member of Khomeini s Cultural Revolution Committee, and the American feminist Amina Wadud, who was the first woman to lead the faithful in Friday Prayer, all refute the idea that there is one true interpretation of Islam. Instead they call for greater freedom and equality of the sexes. By examining the ideas of these thinkers, Amirpur shows the breadth and diversity of Islam as a multi-dimensional faith.
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Review
A well-crafted and deeply engaging book that captures the nuances and sophistication of recent reformist Islamic thought. Amirpur offers an insightful and accessible account of the lives and contributions of key intellectuals, focusing on their novel approaches to the Qur an. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the contemporary Muslim world. --Ziba Mir-Hosseini, SOAS, University of London"
About the Author
Katajun Amirpur is Professor of Islamic Studies at Hamburg University. She has written extensively on political and religious reform in Iran. Her publications include The Depoliticization of Islam (2003) and God is with the Fearless (2004).
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- PublisherGingko
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1909942731
- ISBN 13 9781909942738
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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