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Muslims

by: Rippin, Andrew

Muslims

by: Rippin, Andrew

ISBN 13:
9780415045285
ISBN 10:
0415045282
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 10/01/1993
Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

Looks at modern Muslim views on religious authority, including feminism's 'new' Islam and shows how these views affect the perception of the Qur'an and the figure of Muhammad in the traditional practice of Islam.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Transliteration and Other Technical Considerations	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
The Contemporary World and the Phenomenon of Modernity	p. 9
Describing the Contemporary World	p. 11
Muslims and Modernity	p. 25
Islam's Encounter with the Contemporary World	p. 27
Muhammad: His Life and His Authority	p. 45
Muhammad and His Biographers	p. 47
The Authority of the Past	p. 65
The Qur'an: Interpretation and Its Limits	p. 83
Trends in Interpretation	p. 85
Types of Critical Approaches	p. 98
Ramifications of Modernity in Muslim Daily Life	p. 113
Feminism's 'new Islam'	p. 115
The Practice of Islam	p. 127
Glossary	p. 146
Notes	p. 151
Further Reading	p. 166
Index	p. 169
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