Bibliograph

Islam without extremes, a Muslim case for liberty, Mustafa Akyol

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Islam without extremes, a Muslim case for liberty, Mustafa Akyol

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-329) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Islam without extremes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

668194825

Responsibility statement

Mustafa Akyol

Sub title

a Muslim case for liberty

Summary

From furious reactions to the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to the suppression of women, news from the Muslim world begs the question: is Islam incompatible with freedom? With an eye sympathetic to Western liberalism and Islamic theology, Mustafa Akyol traces the ideological and historical roots of political Islam

Table Of Contents

The beginnings. A light unto tribes ; The enlightenment of the Orient ; The Medieval war of ideas (I) ; The Medieval war of ideas (II) ; The sert beneath the iceberg -- The modern era. The Ottoman era ; Romans, Herodians, and Zealots ; The Turkish march to Islamic liberalism -- Signposts on the liberal road. Freedom from the state ; Freedom to sin ; Freedom from Islam

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