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Muslim Identities and Modernity: The Transformation of Egyptian Culture, Thought and Literature
Maha Habib
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Description for Muslim Identities and Modernity: The Transformation of Egyptian Culture, Thought and Literature
Hardcover. Individual Muslim identity (both religious and cultural) is an extremely vital part of the discussion surrounding the future of the Middle East, as well as Muslims in Europe Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 567.
What have the concepts of modernity and secularization meant for Islamic tradition, culture and society? How have the discourses which surround all of these issues influenced Muslim self-perception and individual identity? There have been many attempts to describe and analyse the encounter between Islam and modernity in the Middle East, but few have been able so effectively to explore the impact this has on the idea and reality of religious identity and individual religiosity. Maha F. Habib examines modernity from this angle, offering socio-cultural, philosophical and literary perspectives. She assesses how this is played out in Egypt, analysing cultural changes ... Read more
What have the concepts of modernity and secularization meant for Islamic tradition, culture and society? How have the discourses which surround all of these issues influenced Muslim self-perception and individual identity? There have been many attempts to describe and analyse the encounter between Islam and modernity in the Middle East, but few have been able so effectively to explore the impact this has on the idea and reality of religious identity and individual religiosity. Maha F. Habib examines modernity from this angle, offering socio-cultural, philosophical and literary perspectives. She assesses how this is played out in Egypt, analysing cultural changes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784532192
SKU
V9781784532192
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About Maha Habib
Maha F. Habib is a Lecturer at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Previously a Researcher at York University in Toronto, she holds a PhD in Arab and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Exeter.
Reviews for Muslim Identities and Modernity: The Transformation of Egyptian Culture, Thought and Literature
'Most of the books written on the topic take for granted a positive modern influence on this literature, and review tradition, Islam and history as regressive forces. Maha very delicately in her book attempts another approach by which Western influence was not always progressive and, more importantly, shows that the linearity that is suggested by most historians, namely that literature ... Read more