Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought

Name: Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought
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ISBN: 9780521653947

ISBN-10: 0521653940

ISBN-13: 9780521653947

Edition: 1999

Authors: Daniel W. Brown, Julia A. Clancy-Smith, Israel Gershoni, Roger Owen, Yezid Sayigh

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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: $52.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/4/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 196
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Roger Owen is A. J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.



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