Bibliograph

Islam without extremes, a Muslim case for liberty, Mustafa Akyol

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Islam without extremes, a Muslim case for liberty, Mustafa Akyol

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-329), glossary and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Islam without extremes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Mustafa Akyol

Sub title

a Muslim case for liberty

Summary

Examines the ideological and historical roots of political Islam, going back to the 632 AD intellectual "war of ideas" between two opposing schools of Islam, and asks whether it is compatible with freedom and Western liberalism

Table Of Contents

The beginnings. A light unto tribes -- The enlightenment of the Orient -- The medieval war of ideas (I) -- The medieval war of ideas (II) -- The desert beneath the iceberg -- The modern era. The Ottoman revival -- Romans, herodians, and zealots -- The Turkish march to Islamic liberalism -- Signposts on the liberal road. Freedom from the state -- Freedom to sin -- Freedom from Islam

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Muslim case for liberty

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