{"product_id":"innovation-in-islam-traditions-and-contributions-hardcover","title":"Innovation in Islam: Traditions and Contributions - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMehran Kamrava\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy has the West developed and modernized, while the Muslim world has lagged behind? Why has democracy not found a hospitable home in much of the Muslim world? Why have the opponents of innovation found their message so resonant with ordinary Muslims? Featuring essays by a multidisciplinary group of leading scholars, this volume offers in-depth analyses of the history, causes, consequences, and obstacles to innovation in Islam. Focusing on the ways and means through which the teachings of Islam have been produced and perpetuated over time, the contributors investigate such areas as the arts and letters, jurisprudence, personal status, hermeneutics and epistemology, and Muslims' perceptions of the self in the modern world. \u003ci\u003eInnovation in Islam\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates a debate that extends beyond semantics into everyday politics and society--and one that has ramifications around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors: Nasr Abu-Zayd, Adonis, Mohammed Arkoun, Walter Denny, Nelly Hanna, Sherman Jackson, Patrick Laude, Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Tariq Ramadan, John Voll\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a clear and historically incisive argument, Kamrava and the other contributors indicate how the Islamic concept of innovation (Arabic, \u003ci\u003ebid 'a\u003c\/i\u003e) is an essentially contested and adaptive concept. Since the time of the Prophet Muhammad, Muslims have vigorously argued about its meaning and how to apply it. This incisive collection of essays range far beyond the confines of theology and jurisprudence, integrating ideological concerns with the exigencies of mundane ones, as well as crossing the sectarian divide of Sunni and Shia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Dale Eickelman, author of \u003ci\u003eMuslim Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe economic and political underdevelopment of the Islamic world is commonly attributed to conservatism rooted in Islam. This splendid collection of provocative essays addresses the issue from several different perspectives and in various contexts. Collectively, the essays provide a broad introduction to the topic of innovation in Islam, both through what they teach and what they invite the reader to pursue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Timur Kuran, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Muhammad brought new ideas and practices to the monotheistic tradition, but Muslim scholars interpreting the Qur'an and \u003ci\u003eahadith\u003c\/i\u003e sought to squelch ideas that smacked of innovation. Such is the conventional wisdom. But Mehran Kamrava leads a stable of distinguished scholars in demonstrating persuasively that innovation has never ceased to mark the Islamic tradition. Indeed, the greatest modern innovators may be those Islamists who denounce innovation! These powerful essays overwhelm the conventional wisdom.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Robert D. Lee, author of \u003ci\u003eReligion and Politics in the Middle East: Identity, Ideology, Institutions, and Attitudes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a clear and historically incisive argument, Kamrava and the other contributors indicate how the Islamic concept of innovation (Arabic, \u003ci\u003ebid 'a\u003c\/i\u003e) is an essentially contested and adaptive concept. Since the time of the Prophet Muhammad, Muslims have vigorously argued about its meaning and how to apply it. This incisive collection of essays range far beyond the confines of theology and jurisprudence, integrating ideological concerns with the exigencies of mundane ones, as well as crossing the sectarian divide of Sunni and Shia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Dale Eickelman, author of \u003ci\u003eMuslim Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The economic and political underdevelopment of the Islamic world is commonly attributed to conservatism rooted in Islam. This splendid collection of provocative essays addresses the issue from several different perspectives and in various contexts. Collectively, the essays provide a broad introduction to the topic of innovation in Islam, both through what they teach and what they invite the reader to pursue.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Timur Kuran, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Muhammad brought new ideas and practices to the monotheistic tradition, but Muslim scholars interpreting the Qur'an and \u003ci\u003eahadith\u003c\/i\u003e sought to squelch ideas that smacked of innovation. Such is the conventional wisdom. But Mehran Kamrava leads a stable of distinguished scholars in demonstrating persuasively that innovation has never ceased to mark the Islamic tradition. Indeed, the greatest modern innovators may be those Islamists who denounce innovation! These powerful essays overwhelm the conventional wisdom.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Robert D. Lee, author of \u003ci\u003eReligion and Politics in the Middle East: Identity, Ideology, Institutions, and Attitudes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMehran Kamrava\u003c\/b\u003e is Interim Dean of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Qatar and also the Director of the School's Center for International and Regional Studies. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Middle East: A Political History since the First World War\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, UC Press) and \u003ci\u003eIran's Intellectual Revolution.\u003c\/i\u003e He has also edited \u003ci\u003eThe New Voices of Islam: Rethinking Politics and Modernity \u003c\/i\u003e(UC Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723845472319,"sku":"9780520266940","price":205.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/49a7b53f8ff58da43173b4218fcd591c.webp?v=1765100582","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/innovation-in-islam-traditions-and-contributions-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}