What Is Islam? - The Importance of Being Islamic

Availability:

Out of Stock

What Is Islam? - The Importance of Being Islamic

By: Shahab Ahmed

(0)

Rs 8,995.00

Pay in 3 Installments of

Rs. 3,448

Due to constant currency fluctuation, prices are subject to change with or without notice.

Notify me when the book is available

What is Islam? How do we grasp a human and historical phenomenon characterized by such variety and contradiction? What is "Islamic" about Islamic philosophy or Islamic art? Should we speak of Islam or of islams? Should we distinguish the Islamic (the religious) from the Islamicate (the cultural)? Or should we abandon "Islamic" altogether as an analytical term? In What Is Islam?, Shahab Ahmed presents a bold new conceptualization of Islam that challenges dominant understandings grounded in the categories of "religion" and "culture" or those that privilege law and scripture. He argues that these modes of thinking obstruct us from understanding Islam, distorting it, diminishing it, and rendering it incoherent. What Is Islam? formulates a new conceptual language for analyzing Islam. It presents a new paradigm of how Muslims have historically understood divine revelation--one that enables us to understand how and why Muslims through history have embraced values such as exploration, ambiguity, aestheticization, polyvalence, and relativism, as well as practices such as figural art, music, and even wine drinking as Islamic. It also puts forward a new understanding of the historical constitution of Islamic law and its relationship to philosophical ethics and political theory. A book that is certain to provoke debate and significantly alter our understanding of Islam, What Is Islam? reveals how Muslims have historically conceived of and lived with Islam as norms and truths that are at once contradictory yet coherent.

Publication Date:

26/11/2017

Number of Pages::

624

Binding:

Paper Back

ISBN:

9780691178318

Categories:

Religion & Spirituality

Islam

2024 Releases

New Arrivals

March

2024 Releases

Fiction

Manga, Comics & Graphic Novel

All Time Bestseller

Notify me when the book is available

Book Details

Publisher Date:

26/11/2017

Number of Pages::

624

Binding:

Paper Back

ISBN:

9780691178318

Categories:

Religion & Spirituality, Islam, 2024 Releases, New Arrivals, March, 2024 Releases, Fiction, Manga, Comics & Graphic Novel, All Time Bestseller,

Processing Order Please Wait

Ring in the Savings: Year-End Sale with Up to 25% OFF

03111444282

query@libertybooks.com

What Is Islam? - The Importance of Being Islamic

By: Shahab Ahmed

Rs 8,995.00

Pay for your purchase, thora abhi, baqi?

Added items to your cart?

Let’s shop and pay BaadMay!

Write a review

Write a review

My Little Sticker Book Halloween

By: Roger Priddy

Rs 445.50

Rs 495.00

10 Things I Can See from Here

By: Carrie Mac

Rs 1,075.50

Rs 1,195.00

The Goal

By: Elle Kennedy

Rs 5,195.00

Picture Flat: Mr Wrinkles - Paperback

By: Alligator

Rs 445.50

Rs 495.00

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (English Readers Level 3): 1

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

Rs 2,095.00

A Series of Unfortunate Events 4 The Miserable Mill

By: Lemony Snicket

Rs 1,795.00

The Chronicles Of Narnia # 3: The Horse and His Boy

By: C.S. Lewis

Rs 1,495.00

Merlin Book 1 The Lost Years

By: T. A. Barron

Rs 2,195.00

Gustave Eiffel (Scientists and Inventors)

By: Ester Tome

Rs 9,995.00

Mr Men - My First Shapes

By: Roger Hargreaves

Rs 495.00

The Book That Wouldn't Burn

By: Mark Lawrence

Rs 3,995.00

Children Who Changed the World: Incredible True Stories About Children's Rights!

By: Marcia Williams

Rs 2,065.50

Rs 2,295.00

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts at Christmas: With LEGO Harry Potter Minifigure in Yule Ball Robes!

By: DK

Rs 3,325.50

Rs 3,695.00

THOMAS & FRIENDS MAGNET BOOK

By: Thomas & Friends

Rs 2,195.00

Fashion Portfolio - Create, Curate, Innovate

By: Tamara Albu

Rs 7,495.00

Let's Go Green Word Fun

By: Roger Priddy

Rs 250.00

Five Go Off in a Caravan - Paperback

By: Blyton

Rs 625.50

Rs 695.00

Magykal Papers Septimus Heap

By: Angie Sage

Rs 795.00

Ready for the Spotlight!

By: Jaime Kim

Rs 3,295.00