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Muhammad Abduh

By Mark Sedgwick

Book information

Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Year
2009
ISBN
1851684328, 9781851684328
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
565 kB (578357 bytes)
Series
Makers of the Muslim World
Pages
160\0
Time added
2016-04-22 16:02:54

Description

Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905) is widely regarded as the founder of Islamic modernism. Egyptian jurist, religious scholar and political activist, he sought to synthesise Western and Islamic cultural values. Arguing that Islam is essentially rational and fluid, Abduh maintained that it had been stifled by the rigid structures implemented in the generations since Muhammad and his immediate followers. In this absorbing biography, Mark Sedgwick examines whether Abduh revived true Islam or instigated its corruption. Mark Sedgwick is Associate Professor of Arab History, Culture and Society at Aarhus University in Denmark.

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