Modernity in Islamic Tradition: The Concept of 'Society' in the Journal Al-Manar (Cairo, 1898-1940) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783110710502)

What does it mean to be modern? This study regards the concept of 'society' as foundational to modern self-understanding. Identifying Arabic conceptualizations of society in the journal al-Manar, the mouthpiece of Islamic reformism, the author shows how modernity was articulated from within an Islamic discursive tradition. The fact that the classical term umma was a principal term used to conceptualize modern society suggests the convergence of discursive traditions in modernity, rather than a mere diffusion of European concepts.

Author: Florian Zemmin
ISBN-10: 3110710501
ISBN-13: 9783110710502
Publisher: de Gruyter
Language: English
Published: 07/06/2020
Pages: 532
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.79lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.19d