Islam in the Modern World
by Harper One
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Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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9780061905810
Challenged by the West, Threatened by Fundamentalism, Keeping Faith with Tradition
Contents
1. Contentious Issues Debated in Islamic Circles Today
Islam in the present
Jihad and its Spiritual Significance
Islamic Work Ethic
The Male and the Female
Twelver Imam Shi'ism
2. Traditional Islam and Modernism
Islamic Spirituality
Development in the Contemporary Islamic World
3. Tensions Between Tradition, Modernism, and Fundamentalism
Education
Philosophy and Science
Art and Architecture
4. Postscript
Present Tendencies and Future Trends in the Islamic World
Appendix
Question of Revival of Traditional Islamic Education
Philosophy in Present-Day Islamic World
Western Interpreters of Islamic Tradition