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Author_Mark Sedgwick
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history
islam
makers of the muslim world
muhammad abduh
Product details
- ISBN 9781851684328
- Weight: 340g
- Dimensions: 135 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009
- Publisher: Oneworld Publications
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905) is widely regarded as the founder of Islamic modernism. Egyptian jurist, religious scholar and political activist, he sought to synthesise Western and Islamic cultural values. Arguing that Islam is essentially rational and fluid, Abduh maintained that it had been stifled by the rigid structures implemented in the generations since Muhammad and his immediate followers. In this absorbing biography, Mark Sedgwick examines whether Abduh revived true Islam or instigated its corruption.
Mark Sedgwick is Associate Professor of Arab History, Culture and Society at Aarhus University in Denmark. He is the author of Islam and Muslims: A Guide to Diverse Experience in A Modern World.
