Islam, fundamentalism, and the betrayal of tradition : essays by Western Muslim scholars /

Lumbard, Joseph E. B. (ed.)

Islam, fundamentalism, and the betrayal of tradition : essays by Western Muslim scholars / edited by Joseph E.B. Lumbard ; foreword by Seyyed Hossein Nasr. - Bloomington, Ind. : World Wisdom, c2004. - xxii, 324 p. ; 23 cm. - The perennial philosophy series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-324) and index.

Religious foundations. The myth of a militant Islam / David Dakake -- The decline of knowledge and the rise of ideology in the modern Islamic world / Joseph E.B. Lumbard -- A traditional Islamic response to the rise of modernism / Fuad S. Naeem -- Historical dimensions. Recollecting the spirit of jihād / Reza Shah-Kazemi -- Roots of misconception : Euro-American perceptions of Islam -- Before and after September 11 / Ibrahim Kalin -- Political dimensions. The Economics of terrorism : how Bin Laden is changing the rules of the game / Waleed El-Ansary -- The Muslim world and globalization : modernity and the roots of conflict / Ejaz Akram -- The poverty of fanaticism / T.J. Winter.

0941532607 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2004007930


Islamic fundamentalism.
Islam and world politics.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

BP60 / .I7848 2004

297.09051 / ISL

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