Religion as Critique Islamic Critical Thinking from Mecca to the Marketplace
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"Irfan Ahmad makes the far-reaching argument that potent systems and modes for self-critique as well as critique of others are inherent in Islam--indeed, critique is integral to its fundamental tenets and practices. Challenging common views of Islam as hostile to critical thinking, Ahmad delineates thriving traditions of critique in Islamic culture, focusing in large part on South Asian traditions. Ahmad contemplates and interrogates Greek and Enlightenment notions of reason and critique, and he notes how they are invoked in relation to "others," including Muslims. Drafting an alternative genealogy of critique in Islam, Ahmad reads religious teachings and texts, drawing on sources in Hindi, Urdu, Farsi, and English, and demonstrates how they serve as expressions of critique. Throughout, he depicts Islam as an agent, not an object, of critique."-- Provided by publisher.
Title |
Religion as Critique Islamic Critical Thinking from Mecca to the Marketplace / Irfan Ahmad. |
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Publisher |
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press |
Manufacture |
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE |
Creation Date |
[2017] |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Series |
Islamic civilization and Muslim networks |
Extent |
1 online resource |
Language |
English |
Copyright Date |
©[2017] |
National Library system number |
997010703306805171 |
MARC RECORDS
Tags
- Reasoning.
- Criticism.
- Critical thinking.
- Faith and reason Islam.
- Islamic philosophy.
- Arabic philosophy
- Muslim philosophy
- nne Philosophy, Islamic
- nne Faith and reason (Islam)
- nne Islam and reason
- Critical reflection
- Evaluative thinking
- Reflection (Critical thinking)
- Reflection process
- Reflective thinking
- Thinking, Critical
- Thinking, Reflective
- Criticism Technique
- Evaluation of literature
- Literary criticism
- Literature Evaluation
- Argumentation
- Ratiocination
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