Author: Nikki R. KeddiePublisher: Scholarly Pub Office Univ of
ISBN: 9781597401302
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Sayyid Jamal Ad-din Al-afghani
Author: Nikki R. KeddiePublisher: Scholarly Pub Office Univ of
ISBN: 9781597401302
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
An Islamic Response to Imperialism
Author: Nikki R. KeddiePublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520047747
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
"Keddie has rendered a valuable service ... Afghani merits the attention of Western students of the contemporary international scene and the Muslim renaissance since he made the first significant attempt to answer the modern Western challenge to the Muslim world." ---Eastern World "Sayyid Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani (1838-1897), the well known religious reformer and political activist, led a busy and complex life full of obscure and clandestine ventures. . . . [Keddie] draws on a wide range of primary and secondary sources. In part I an attempt is made to provide an accurate biography and a consistent analysis of Afghani. Part II co ntains translations of some of his most important writings. . . Although Afghani was concerned with the wide ranging need for Islamic reform, he devoted most of his life to the more urgent political problems confronting Muslims--problems arising out of their weakness in dealing with the Western Christian powers. Hence the tide of this book. The picture that emerges here confirms Afghani's long standing reputation as a defender of Muslim interests--not against borrowing European advances in science and technology, but against foreign political, economic, or military encroachment."--Middle East journal "Jamal ad-Din was a mysterious figure and most of the mysteries were of his own making . . . it has been left to Professor Keddie to apply the methods of the critical historian to the matter ... This book shows how successful she has been . . . there has emerged for the first time a credible picture of Jamal ad-Din's life . . . The second part contains translations of works by Jamal ad-Din himself, and these are valuable because most of them were written in Persian and have either not been easily available at all or else have been available only in Arabic translation. This is particularly true of the Refutation of the Materialists. "--International journal of Middle East Studies "For the first time a significant collection of the writings of al-Afghani are now available in English, and so, for the first time, this controversial figure has had more life breathed into him."--American Historical Review
The Making of an Arab Nationalist
Author: William L. ClevelandPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400867762
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A loyal servant of the Ottoman Empire in his early career, Sati' al-Husri (1880-1968) became one of Arab nationalism's most articulate and influential spokesmen. His shift from Ottomanism, based on religion and the multi-national empire, to Arabism, defined by secular loyalties and the concept of an Arab nation, is the theme of William Cleveland's account of "the making of an Arab nationalist." Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The Reformers of Egypt
Author: M.A. Zaki BadawiPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000816273
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
First Published in 1976 The Reformers of Egypt deals with the views of three major leaders of the Reform School in Egypt - Jamal Al-Din Al-Afghani, Muhammad ’ Abduh and Rashid Ridha. The first was the Socrates of the movement. He wrote little but inspired a great deal. It is difficult to be certain, with regard to the early contributions of ’Abduh, what emanated from Al-Afghani and what’s exclusively ’Abduh’s. The relationship between ’Abduh and Ridha is even more complex, especially when it is realized that Ridha sometimes read into ’Abduh’s thought what was entirely his own. This book is a must read for scholars of Islam, Religion and Egyptian history.
Sayyid Jamal Al-Din Al-Afghani & the West
Author: Sheikh Jameil AliPublisher: Adam Publishers
ISBN: 9788174352897
Category : Islam
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
On the life and achievements of Jamāl ad-Dīn al-Afghānī, 1838-1897, Iranian reformer.
Jamāḷ Al-Dīn Al-Afghāni, a Muslim Intellectual
Author: Anwar MoazzamPublisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Study of a 19th century Muslim intellectual.
Islam and Asia
Author: Chiara FormichiPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107106125
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
An accessible, transregional exploration of how Islam and Asia have shaped each other's histories, societies and cultures from the seventh century to today.
Islam and Mammon
Author: Timur KuranPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400837359
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The doctrine of "Islamic economics" entered debates over the social role of Islam in the mid-twentieth century. Since then it has pursued the goal of restructuring economies according to perceived Islamic teachings. Beyond its most visible practical achievement--the establishment of Islamic banks meant to avoid interest--it has promoted Islamic norms of economic behavior and founded redistribution systems modeled after early Islamic fiscal practices. In this bold and timely critique, Timur Kuran argues that the doctrine of Islamic economics is simplistic, incoherent, and largely irrelevant to present economic challenges. Observing that few Muslims take it seriously, he also finds that its practical applications have had no discernible effects on efficiency, growth, or poverty reduction. Why, then, has Islamic economics enjoyed any appeal at all? Kuran's answer is that the real purpose of Islamic economics has not been economic improvement but cultivation of a distinct Islamic identity to resist cultural globalization. The Islamic subeconomies that have sprung up across the Islamic world are commonly viewed as manifestations of Islamic economics. In reality, Kuran demonstrates, they emerged to meet the economic aspirations of socially marginalized groups. The Islamic enterprises that form these subeconomies provide advancement opportunities to the disadvantaged. By enhancing interpersonal trust, they also facilitate intragroup transactions. These findings raise the question of whether there exist links between Islam and economic performance. Exploring these links in relation to the long-unsettled question of why the Islamic world became underdeveloped, Kuran identifies several pertinent social mechanisms, some beneficial to economic development, others harmful.
The Persian Revolution of 1905-1909
Author: Edward Granville BrownePublisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Modern Arab Culture
Author: Dwight F. ReynoldsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521898072
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
An accessible and wide-ranging survey of modern Arab culture covering political, intellectual and social aspects.