Contemporary thought in the Muslim world : trends, themes and issues / Carool Kersten.

• Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The problem of taxonomy: Categorizing contemporary Muslim intellectuals -- 2. Philosophies of knowledge: Transmission and reason -- 3. Scripture: Alternative ways of engaging with the Qur'an -- 4. Spiritual dimensions of contemporary Muslim thought: Sufism today: psychology, literature, and islamization of knowledge -- 5. Islam and politics: Thinking about secularity, freedom, and democracy -- 6. Shari'a: Islamic legal system or ethical guideline? -- 7. Dealing with difference and plurality: Emancipation, toleration, and human rights -- 8. Issues of the twenty-first century: Globalization, ecology, and medical ethics -- Bibliography -- Index.

Ämnesord

Islamisk kultur  (sao)

Intellektuellt liv  (sao)

Muslimer  (sao)

Islam  (sao)

Islamic civilization  -- 21st century. (LCSH)

Muslims  -- Intellectual life -- 21st century. (LCSH)

Islam  -- 21st century. (LCSH)

Muslims  (LCSH)

Civilization, Islamic  (LCSH)

Intellectual life  (LCSH)

Islam  (LCSH)

Islamiska länder  (sao)

Islamic countries  -- Civilization -- 21st century. (LCSH)

Klassifikation

DS35.62 (LCC)

909/.09767083 (DDC)

N (kssb/8 (machine generated))