Intellectuals in the modern Islamic world : transmission, transformation, communication / / edited by Stéphane A. Dudoignon, Komatsu Hisao and Kosugi Yasushi.

Incorporating a rich series of case-studies covering a range of geographical areas, this collection of essays examines the history of modern intellectuals in the Islamic world throughout the twentieth century. The contributors reassess the typology and history of various scholars, providing signific...

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Superior document:New horizons in Islamic studies
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Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Series:New horizons in Islamic studies.
Physical Description:1 online resource (396 p.)
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Summary:Incorporating a rich series of case-studies covering a range of geographical areas, this collection of essays examines the history of modern intellectuals in the Islamic world throughout the twentieth century. The contributors reassess the typology and history of various scholars, providing significant diachronic analysis of the different forms of communication, learning, and authority. While each chapter presents a separate regional case, with an historically and geographically different background, the volume discloses commonalities, similarities and intellectual echoes through its compar
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1134205988
1280549548
9786610549542
0203028317
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Stéphane A. Dudoignon, Komatsu Hisao and Kosugi Yasushi.