Islamic Liberation Theology in South Africa: Farid Esack's Religio-political Thought

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" Islamic Liberation Theology in South Africa: Farid Esack's Religio-political Thought "
Sezgin, Yusuf Enes Aydin, Cemil

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1054223
Doc. No	:	TL53340
Main Entry	:	Sezgin, Yusuf Enes
Title & Author	:	Islamic Liberation Theology in South Africa: Farid Esack's Religio-political Thought\ Sezgin, Yusuf EnesAydin, Cemil
College	:	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Date	:	2020
Degree	:	M.A.
student score	:	2020
Note	:	105 p.
Abstract	:	In this thesis, through analyzing the religiopolitical ideas of Farid Esack, I explore the local and global historical factors that made possible the emergence of Islamic liberation theology in South Africa. The study reveals how Esack defined and improved Islamic liberation theology in the South African context, how he converged with and diverged from the mainstream transnational Muslim political thought of the time, and how he engaged with Christian liberation theology. I argue that locating Islamic liberation theology within the debate on transnational Islamism of the 1970s onwards helps to explore the often-overlooked internal diversity of contemporary Muslim political thought. Moreover, it might provide important insights into the possible continuities between the emancipatory Muslim thought of the pre-1980s and Islamic liberation theology.
Descriptor	:	History
	:	Theology
	:	World history
Added Entry	:	Aydin, Cemil
Added Entry	:	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill