Muslim Enlightened Thought in South Asia

by Ayesha Jalal

Muslim Enlightened Thought in South Asia is an engaging history of the enlightened liberality of modern Muslim poets, philosophers, educationists, novelists, historians, artists, and public intellectuals, who drew on a long Muslim intellectual tradition beyond the "Western" liberalism of empire.

Interpreting the pathbreaking contributions of an array of creative Muslim figures, the book challenges the view portraying them as exemplars...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032835737
• ISBN13: 9781032835730
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages