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Islam and the Moral Economy: The Challenge of Capitalism

By Charles Tripp

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
0521682444, 9780521682442, 9780511241987, 9780521863773, 0521863775
Open Library ID
OL22735674M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1491190 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
240\241
Topic
Religion
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

How do modern Muslims adapt their traditions to engage with today's world? Charles Tripp's erudite and incisive book considers one of the most significant challenges faced by Muslims over the last sixty years: the challenge of capitalism. By reference to the works of noted Muslim scholars, the author shows how, faced by this challenge, these intellectuals devised a range of strategies which have enabled Muslims to remain true to their faith, whilst engaging effectively with a world not of their own making. The work is framed around the development of their ideas on Islamic socialism, economics and the rationale for Islamic banking. While some Muslims have resorted to confrontation or insularity to cope with the challenges of modernity, most have aspired to innovation and ingenuity in the search for compromise and interaction with global capitalism in the twenty-first century.

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