Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought

Name: Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought
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ISBN: 9780521570770

ISBN-10: 0521570778

ISBN-13: 9780521570770

Edition: 1996

Authors: Daniel W. Brown

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Questions about the authenticity and authority of sunna have long been of central importance to the study of Islam, especially to those concerned with Islamic law. In this fascinating study, Daniel Brown traces the emergence of modern debates over sunna, focusing in particular on Egypt and Pakistan where these controversies have raged most fiercely, and assesses the implications of new approaches to the law on contemporary movements of Islamic revival. Using the case of modern Islam as a starting-point, the author considers how adherents of any great tradition deal with change.

Book details

List price: $57.99
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/31/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 195
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Introduction: the prism of modernity



The relevance of the past: classical conceptions of Prophetic authority



The emergence of modern challenges to tradition



Boundaries of revelation



The nature of Prophetic authority



The authenticity of hadith



Sunna and Islamic revivalism



Conclusion: the spectrum of change