Islamic Modernism and the Re-Enchantment of the Sacred in the Age of History
Author | : Monica M. Ringer |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2020-09-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781474478762 |
ISBN-13 | : 147447876X |
Rating | : 4/5 (76X Downloads) |
Download or read book Islamic Modernism and the Re-Enchantment of the Sacred in the Age of History written by Monica M. Ringer and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the complex relationship of religion to modernity and argues that modernity should be understood as the consequence, not the cause, of the new intellectual landscape of the 19th century. Shows how the adoption of historicism in the 19th century engendered Islamic modernism as a theological reform movement.