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9780415447355

Islam: Essays in the Nature and Growth of a Cultural Tradition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415447355

  • ISBN10:

    0415447356

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-12-25
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

The essays in this volume deal with three fundamental problems in Islamic civilization; the growth among Muslims of a consciousness of belonging to a culture; the unity of Muslim civilization as expressed in literature, political thought, attitude to science and urban structure; and the interaction of Islam with other civilizations.

Table of Contents

The Profile of Muslim Civilizationp. 1
Growth
The Beginnings of Culture Consciousness in Islamp. 31
Arab Culturep. 58
Expressions
The Koranp. 80
The Spirit of Islam as Shown in Its Literaturep. 95
Muslim World View and Muslim Sciencep. 111
Government in Islamp. 127
The Structure of the Muslim Townp. 141
Encounters
Islam and Hellenismp. 159
Firdausi's Concept of Historyp. 168
Attempts at Self-Interpretation in Contemporary Islamp. 185
Westernization in Islam and the Theory of Cultural Borrowingp. 237
Indexp. 247
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