{"product_id":"moderate-and-radical-islamic-fundamentalism-ahmad-s-moussalli-9780813044699","title":"Moderate and Radical Islamic Fundamentalism: The Quest for Modernity, Legitimacy, and the Islamic State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The slyest, and therefore smartest, assessment of Islamic fundamentalism currently available.\"--\u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Middle East Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A very careful and thoughtful study of various trends in contemporary Arab Islamic fundamentalism.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Palestine Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Full of innovative views and ideas about how to read various texts of Islamic fundamentalism. One concludes from it that 'radicals' and 'moderates' are not clear-cut categories for a classification of Islamic fundamentalists.\"--\u003ci\u003eMiddle East Studies Association Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is recommended to all those interested in overcoming conventional and simplified views of the political discourse of Islamism.\"--\u003ci\u003eMiddle East Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended to academic and public libraries that aim to keep abreast of pressing foreign policy issues involving religion and culture.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasing his argument largely on Arabic documents, Ahmad Moussalli analyzes the basic concerns of fundamentalism--epistemology, knowledge, philosophy, modernity, science, and politics. Redefining the bases and scope of modern Islamic thought, he suggests that Islamic fundamentalism might prove to be a liberating theology for the modern Islamic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ahmad S. Moussalli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813044693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813044699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Ahmad S. Moussalli","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930685194495,"sku":"9780813044699","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20e68eb8-7585-41f9-94e0-73fa1afaf973.jpg?v=1766343559","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moderate-and-radical-islamic-fundamentalism-ahmad-s-moussalli-9780813044699","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}