Islamic Reform and Conservatism Al-Azhar and the Evolution of Modern Sunni Islam

Name: Islamic Reform and Conservatism Al-Azhar and the Evolution of Modern Sunni Islam
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ISBN: 9781780764276

ISBN-10: 1780764278

ISBN-13: 9781780764276

Edition: 2014

Authors: Indira Falk Gesink

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The famed reform debates at al-Azhar Madrasa in nineteenth-century Cairo – one of the most influential centers of religious study in Sunni Islam – were enormously influential for twentieth-century Islamic thought. In this book Indira Gesink argues that narratives of these debates overemphasize the roles of famous modernists like Muhammad 'Abduh, obscuring important themes. By restoring conservative voices to the debate, she shows that conservative 'ulama engaged many of the same issues as reformers and led committees that generated and implemented reforms; ultimately, conservative leaders at al-Azhar provided crucial legitimacy for the reforms to become rooted in public life. Drawing on…

Book details

Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 7/28/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction


Religion and the State: al-Azhar during Muhammad 'Ali


Order and Disorder: The Evolving Critique of Madrasa Education (1834-1870)


Progress, Nationalism and the Negative Construction of al-Azhar 'Ulama (1870-1882)


A Conservative Defense of Taqlid


Efficiency, Mission and the Meaning of 'Ilm (1882-1899)


The Syrian Riwaq Cholera Riot


Muhammad 'Abduh and Ijtihad


Who Reformed al-Azhar?


Conclusion


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index