Rethinking Islam: Common Questions, Uncommon Answers

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A Berber from the mountainous region of Algeria, Mohammed Arkoun is an internationally renowned scholar of Islamic thought. In this book, he advocates a conception of Islam as a stream of experience encompassing majorities and minorities, Sunni and Shi'a, popular mystics and erudite scholars, ancient heroes and modern critics. A product of Islamic Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Imagining Islam 2 Islam and Muslims 3 Church and State 4 Secularism 5 Nationalism 6 Revelation 7 The Qur'an 8 Exegesis 9 Muhammad 10 Hadith 11 Tradition 12 The Ideal Community 13 Women 14 Dogmas 15 Sacerdotal Power 16 Authority 17 Judaism, Christianity, and Paganism 18 The Greek Heritage 19 Islam, Science, and Philosophy 20 Sufism 21 The Person 22 Human Rights 23 Ethics and Politics 24 Mediterranean Culture Glossary Other Works by Mohammed Arkoun About the Book and Author