1st Edition

Islam Between Divine Message and History

By Abdelmajid Sharfi Copyright 2005
206 Pages
by Central European University Press

206 Pages
by Central European University Press

Why this book? What can it add to the many works that have already explored Islam as a history, a doctrine, a law, and a code of ethics? The bulk of Islamic thought nowadays is either a repetition of and rumination about what the ancients have already said, or the tackling of partial issues that falls short of a comprehensive view and a theoretical framework. All too often ideology replaces real... Read more
Introduction Part One, Part Two Epilogue, Index

Biography

Abdelmajid Sharfi is professor of Islamics and Arab Civilization at the University of Tunis.