Islam and the Challenge of Civilization

by Abdelwahab Meddeb

Book Overview

Meddeb wages a war of interpretations in this book demonstrating that Muslims cannot join the concert of nations unless they set aside outmoded notions such as jihad, and realize that the feuding among monotheisms must give way to the more important issue of what it means to be a citizen in today's post-religious global setting.

Abdelwahab Meddeb makes an urgent case for an Islamic reformation, located squarely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082326436X
• ISBN13: 9780823264360
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.7"