Pushing the limits introduction to the ideas and methods of mohammed arkoun with special regard to his interpretation of revelation by thomas schonberger contents 1. Mohammed arkoun 1928 mohammed arkoun completed his primary studies in taourirtmimoun, his secondary studies in oran and pursued higher education at the faculty of philology at the university of algiers and at the sorbonne in paris agrege in arab language and literature, paris 1956. Arkoun s rethinking islam is the most useful analysis of the muslim world i have yet encountered. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Arkoun rethinking islam today revelation islamic philosophy. Mohammad arkoun, rethinking islam today, in mapping islamic studies. Chapter 16 women, intellectuals, and other challenges.
I knew more about islam from salibi, who was christian, and more about christianity from arkoun, who was muslim. Annals of the american academy of political and social science, vol. Please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the widget. He was considered to have been one of the most influential secular scholars in islamic studies contributing to contemporary intellectual islamic reform. Islam is still imagined as inferior to jewish and christian traditions, unchanging, and militant. This is a book for the beginning student of islam and for the general reader uneasy with media images of islam as a monolithic, anti. Taking a cue from michel foucault, if not his publicist edward said, arkoun claims to have seen what his predecessors missed. The new voices of islam rethinking politics and modernitya.
In a career of more than 30 years, he had been a critic. He was known as an advocate of a new islamic modernism and humanism. T islamic theology islamic reasoningthought by the. Arkoun might want the quran to be understood and treated today. Rethinking islam today by mohammed arkoun was originally published as an occasional paper. Rethinking islam today mohammed arkoun, 2003 sage journals. Mohammed arkoun s rethinking islam is an illustration of the contemporary fecundity of islam. For an introduction to mohammed arkouns ideas see his rethinking islam.
Interrogating the work of contemporary theorists of islamic modernity such as mohammed arkoun, abdul annaim, fatima mernissi, talal asad, saba mahmood and aziz alazmeh, this book explores the debate on islam, democracy and modernity, contextualized within contemporary muslim lifeworlds. Jan 01, 2007 arkoun chooses to ignore some aspects of islam that others find offensive to individual, secular liberty. This article examines mohammed arkoun as one of the pioneers of a new muslim intellectualism seeking new ways of engaging with islam by combining intimate familiarity with the islamic civilizational heritage turath and solid knowledge of recent achievements by the western academe in the humanities and social sciences. Jacob olidort 5 5 aims is just as relevant beyond the case of ennahda, and for which my own work tries to provide some granularity. Book community dialogue is still limited, followed by three monotheistic religions, but efforts to realize.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The article outlines a need to study islam as an epistemological project. A textual analysis of his writings shows that his major concern is the methodology of. Arkoun also encouraged the realization of an open society, all opened and dialogue without feeling overwhelmed by dominant understanding and classical history. Mohammed arkoun a berber from the mountainous region of algeria, mohammed arkoun is an internationally renowned scholar of islamic thought. I had the privilege to be in contact with two of the worlds revolutionary professors and thinkers. Di antara karyakaryanya adalah rethinking islam today, mapping islamic studies, genealogy, and change, the untought in contemporary islamic thought. Within the cite this article tool, pick a style to see how all. For more than thirty years he applied academic disciplines of the west to the history and literature of the muslim world and its ancient traditions.
Your use of the jstor archive indicates your acceptance of the. Common questions, uncommon middlemarch nt pdf answers. Arkoun s book has been cited in a number of scholarly sources for providing a contemporary understanding of the development of islamic philosophy and its. Download citation rethinking islam today islamic revivalism and the. The unthought in contemporary islamic thought, london 2002. A comparative approach in islamic and eurepan contexts dalam buku. Recipient of the 2004 bashrahil prize for outstanding cultural achievement in the humanities an introduction to islam, today the faith of more than a billion people, set in the context of world history and of religious studies. Interpretation of revelation by mohammed arkoun 5. Mohammed arkoun is an internationally renowned scholar of islamic thought. Mohammed arkoun died in september 2010, kamal salibi died in september 2011. Professor muhammad arkoun 1928 2010, an algerianfrench thinker, defends a postmodernist position, criticizes the islamic reason as well as the eurocentric modernism, using an historical anthropological methodology, and aims at founding the new science of applied islamics. He has been criticizing islamic thought and reality which, according to.
Arkoun is one of the wellknown postmodernism muslim thinkers today. A source book, history as an ideology of legitimation. Up to now the essays of arkoun which are not yet published in the form of a collection of essays are still tens. Pdf mohammad arkouns theory of quranic hermeneutics. Lee westview press boulder wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required.
Frenchlanguage spokesman calling for a rethinking of islam in a modern mode. Western orientalists and mediaestablishments have projected a. Arkoun s critique of islamic reason serves as the unifying theme, or leitmotif for the different concepts he elaborated over the course of time. Arkoun rethinking islam today free download as pdf file. Although he is a product of islamic culture, mohammed arkoun nonetheless disagrees with the islamic establishment and militant islamist groups. Common questions, uncommon answers, today, westview press, boulder 1994. Pushing the limits introduction to the ideas of mohammed.
Arkoun suggested that scholars studying the intellectual development of islam today need to see. The image of islam in the medieval and the early modern period. In this book, he advocates a conception of islam as a stream of experience. Social scientists have failed to liberate islamic studies from pro and antiorientalism cliches.
The islamic other in the consolidation of western modernity elizabeth shakman hurd it is nearly impossible to. Mohammed arkoun sulhani 101 mohammed arkoun dan kajian ulang pemikiran islam sulhani hermawan, m. This paper discusses about mohammed arkoun and his ideas about rethinking islam. The humanisti heritage of muhammad arkoun 205 culture itself. He calls for a critical reading of 1 arkoun, mohammed. Rethinking islam in the contemporary world by carl w. The book is organized into 24 chapters based on 24 basic questions e. Mohammed arkoun is one scholar who goes beyond these narrow margins of islamic studies by incorporating methods analyses that are not usually part of what is considered to be the standard, used methodologies in the classical islamic studies. The prospects for reform in islam, ijtihad, rethinking islam. In a career of more than 30 years, he had been a critic of the tensions embedded in his. Prices in gbp apply to orders placed in great britain only.
The only arkoun s work in english is rethinking islam today, in 1987, while in other languages, his works are scattered through the efforts of translation. It is amazing how this author can be so verbose without really saying much of anything. Islamic revivalism and the activities of those who are its real or perceived proponents have monopolized the discourse on islam. Pushing the limits introduction to the ideas of mohammed arkoun. The final result of professor arkoun s methodology is his call for founding a new scientific field under the title, the applied islamics. A student of twentiethcentury social science in the west and an admirer of liberalism, he selfconsciously distances himself from western. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. For an introduction to mohammed arkoun s ideas see his rethinking islam.
Today national regimes control, suppress and manipulate islam to. Mar 30, 2015 the prospects for reform in islam islamists view sharia as the sole legitimate source of politics and government. North african maps, as well as continental african maps, abound. Journal of religious culture goetheuniversitat uni frankfurt. Prices in represent the retail prices valid in germany unless otherwise indicated. Arkouns book has been cited in a number of scholarly sources for providing a. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Description of the book rethinking islam in the contemporary world. Arkoun s book has been cited in a number of scholarly sources for providing a contemporary understanding of the development of islamic philosophy and its effects in the muslim world.
All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Social imaginary, as described by arkoun 2003, is the understanding of how the. In answering these and other questions, arkoun provides an introduction to one of the worlds great religions and offers a biting, radical critique of islamology as it has been practiced in both east and west. Mohammed arkoun 19282010 was a leading scholar of islam, teaching in france. Rethinking islam by mohammed arkoun, 97808384740, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Please click button to get mohammed arkoun book now. Arkoun has also influenced the discussion on modern approaches to islamic architecture. Mohammed arkoun biography, career, ideology, publications. Common questions, uncommon answers is a book on islamic philosophy by dr. Mohammed arkoun, islam kontemporer menuju dialog antar agama, yogyakarta.
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