A Culture of Ambiguity: An Alternative History of Islam - Paperback
by Thomas Bauer
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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas Bauer, Hinrich Biesterfeldt (Translator), Tricia Tunstall (Translator)Publish date:2021-06-08Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231170659ISBN-10:231170653UPC:9780231170659Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Islam, Islamic Studies, HistoryBook Topic:HistorySize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SC464HDJ0V
A Culture of Ambiguity: An Alternative History of Islam
In the Western imagination, Islamic cultures are dominated by dogmatic religious norms that permit no nuance. Those fighting such stereotypes have countered with a portrait of Islam's medieval "Golden Age," marked by rationality, tolerance, and even proto-secularism. How can we understand Islamic history, culture, and thought beyond this dichotomy?
In this magisterial cultural and intellectual...Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231170659ISBN-10:231170653UPC:9780231170659Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Islam, Islamic Studies, HistoryBook Topic:HistorySize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SC464HDJ0V
Thomas Bauer is professor and director of the Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Münster. He is the author of several acclaimed books in German.
Hinrich Biesterfeldt is a retired professor of Oriental philology and Islamic studies at Ruhr University Bochum. Tricia Tunstall is an author, editor, and music educator.Publisher: Columbia University Press
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