Religion:Islams and Modernities

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Short description: Book by Aziz al-Azmeh


Islams and Modernities
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AuthorAziz al-Azmeh
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPolitics, Religion
GenreNonfiction
PublisherVerso Books
Publication date
1993 (1st edition)
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages206 pp
ISBNISBN:9780860916260

Islams and Modernities is a book by Aziz Al-Azmeh, a professor at Central European University. It was first released in 1993. The book explores the history of interaction between Islam and Europe, analyzing myths about those interactions created by Orientalist and Islamist viewpoints.[1] A new version was released on August 7, 2009, also examining "the discourse surrounding Islamism and irrationalism after 9/11."[2]

Reception

The Guardian wrote that "Islams and Modernities raises urgent questions that are central to the concerns of the contemporary world.”[2] New Statesman wrote that “Aziz Al-Azmeh is perhaps the most original thinker on these themes in Britain today."[2]

Versions

  • First edition: Al-Azmeh, Aziz (1993) (in en), Islams and Modernities, Verso Books, ISBN 9780860916260 
  • Second edition: Al-Azmeh, Aziz (October 17, 1996) (in en), Islams and Modernities, Verso Books, ISBN 9781859841068 
  • 2009 edition: Al-Azmeh, Aziz (August 7, 2009) (in en), Islams and Modernities, Verso Books, ISBN 9781844673858  (includes a preface and two additional chapters)

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