Overcoming Tradition and Modernity: The Search for Islamic Authenticity

by Robert D. Lee

Book Overview

This book examines the efforts of Muhammad Iqbal, Sayyid Qutb, 'Ali Shari'ati, and Mohammed Arkoun, deeply influenced by European thinking, to find a truth beyond tradition and modernity--an "authentic" understanding of Islam upon which Muslims can build a future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813327989
• ISBN13: 9780813327983
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"