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" Reforming modernity : "
Wael Hallaq.
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BL
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802471
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b622521
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English
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| Main Entry
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Hallaq, Wael B.,1955-
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Reforming modernity : : ethics and the new human in the philosophy of Abdurrahman Taha /\ Wael Hallaq.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Columbia University Press,, 2019.
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pages cm
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| ISBN
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9780231193887
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9780231550550
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "Rethinking the Islamic Tradition": A Conceptual Framework -- 2. The Spirit of Modernity -- 3. Islamic Applications of Modernity's Spirit -- 4. Recasting Reason -- 5. Religion, Secularism, Ethics: A Concept of Critique -- 6. Sovereignty, Ethical Management, and Trusteeship Epilogue: A New Concept of the Human -- Appendix: Taha Responding -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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| Abstract
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"Wael Hallaq explores the history, development, and contemporary trends in Muslim political thought using the work of Morocco-based philosopher Taha Abdurrahman. A sweeping intellectual history and philosophical examination, this book examines the trajectory of how we understand the central questions plaguing modernity in both the West and Muslim lands"--
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Abd al-Rahman, Taha.
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Philosophy, Arab-- 20th century.
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Religion and ethics.
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| Dewey Classification
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199/.64
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B5364.A2334H35 2019
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