Islam without extremes : a Muslim case for liberty / Mustafa Akyol.

Author/creator Akyol, Mustafa, 1972-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York, NY : W.W. Norton, ©2011.
Description352 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents The beginnings. A light unto tribes -- The enlightenment of the Orient -- The medieval war of ideas (I) -- The medieval war of ideas (II) -- The desert beneath the iceberg -- The modern era. The Ottoman revival -- Romans, Herodians, and Zealots -- The Turkish march to Islamic liberalism -- Signposts on the liberal road. Freedom from the state -- Freedom to sin -- Freedom from Islam.
Abstract From furious reactions to the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to the suppression of women, news from the Muslim world begs the question: is Islam incompatible with freedom? With an eye sympathetic to Western liberalism and Islamic theology, Mustafa Akyol traces the ideological and historical roots of political Islam.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [291]-329) and index.
LCCN 2011014936
ISBN9780393070866 (hardcover)
ISBN0393070867 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BP173.6 .A4297 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold