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Norman Anderson and the Christian mission to modernize Islam
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Title
Norman Anderson and the Christian mission to modernize Islam / Todd Thompson.
ISBN
9780190943073 (ebook) :
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 22, 2019).
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Summary
Western Christians in the 20th century viewed Islam through a lens of social & political concerns that would have appeared novel to their medieval & early-modern predecessors. Concerns about the predicament of secular 'modernity' infused Christian discourse with distinct assumptions that shaped engagement with Islam in fundamentally new ways. J.N.D. Anderson, a highly influential British Christian scholar of Islam, embodied this new orientation in his commitment to 'modernize' Islam. Anderson's engagement with Islam as a missionary, intelligence agent, scholar of Islamic law & advisor to various Muslim governments, spanned multiple decades & continents. As well as shaping Western understandings of Islamic law & its application, he was involved in debates about the end of the British Empire & the transformation of Christian missions following formal decolonization.
Variant and related titles
Oxford scholarship online 2019.
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Print version :
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 19, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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