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
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-329) and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
Islam without extremes
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bibliography
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668194825
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Mustafa Akyol
Sub title
a Muslim case for liberty
Summary
From furious reactions to the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to the suppression of women, news from the Muslim world begs the question: is Islam incompatible with freedom? With an eye sympathetic to Western liberalism and Islamic theology, Mustafa Akyol traces the ideological and historical roots of political Islam
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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