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Modernity in Islamic tradition : the concept of 'society' in the journal al-Manar (Cairo, 1898-1940) / Florian Zemmin

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Zemmin, Florian, 1981-
Published
Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
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1 online resource (519 pages).
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In English.
Contents
Introduction: modernity, Islam, and society : the argument for a heuristic eurocentrism -- 'Society' in European modernity -- A Secular Age as a heuristic tool -- Modernity in Egypt : nation, society, secularism, and the press -- Al-Manar : the mouthpiece of Islamic reformism -- The Arabic saddle period and Arabic terms for 'society' -- Al-Hayʼa al-Ijtimāʻiyya in al-Manar : offering umma as an alternative -- Mujtamaʻ in al-Manar : avoiding the established meaning of 'society' -- Rafiq al-ʻAzm : Islamic reformis, secular historian, and sociological thinker -- Social association reified : Ijtimāʻ, Ijtimāʻī, and umma in articles by Rashid Rida -- Conclusion : society, the immanent frame, and modernity : concepts, spins, and genealogies -- Appendix : Tables of search terms.
Summary
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.
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3110545845 (PDF)
9783110544862 (EPUB)
3110544865 (EPUB)
3110543990
9783110543995
9783110545845 (electronic bk.)
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Bern, 2016.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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