The Making of Salafism: Islamic Reform in the Twentieth Century

by Henri Lauziere, Henri Lauziaere, Athena Dixon

Some Islamic scholars hold that Salafism is an innovative and rationalist effort at Islamic reform that emerged in the late nineteenth century but gradually disappeared in the mid twentieth. Others argue Salafism is an anti-innovative and antirationalist movement of Islamic purism that dates back to the medieval period yet persists today. Though they contradict each other, both narratives are considered authoritative, making it hard for outsiders...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231175507
• ISBN13: 9780231175500
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"