«A most welcome addition to the growing literature on South Asian
Muslim thinkers and their contributions to modern Islamic religious
and intellectual thought. … In its various chapters, the author
provides us with a sweeping, panoramic survey of the thought of
contemporary Muslim scholars in the subcontinent on some major
critically vital topics.» (Professor Asma Afsaruddin, Department of
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana University Bloomington,
USA «Tauseef Parray’s survey of present-day thinking about the
role of religion in Muslim South Asia forms a welcome addition to the
literature on contemporary Islamic intellectual history. Set against
the background of the tradition versus modernity debate, this book not
only addresses perennial themes pertaining to Islam’s sacred
scripture and its messenger but also engages central issues concerning
politics, law and society through the writings of select thinkers from
this most populous region of the Muslim world.» (Professor Dr Carool
Kersten, Research Professor of Islamic Studies, Catholic University
Leuven, Belgium) «Mapping out the intellectual Islamic tradition
in the Indo-Pak Subcontinent landscape has evoked divergent
discourses, representing the rich repository of Islamic thought which
has evolved in the last century. Dr Tauseef Ahmad Parray’s
Perspectives on Interpreting Islam in the Contemporary Indo-Pak
Subcontinent is the latest addition to this trend, which is centred on
prominent intellectuals who have honed their traditional Islamic
learning with their academic credentials to present a worldview of
critical thinking on the fundamental sources of Islam on diverse
issues.» (Dr Abdul Kader Choughley, Researcher/ Academic Advisor,
Ahsan Academy of Research, Springs, South Africa) The book
discusses some major 21st century trends, issues and challenges of
Islamic intellectual tradition vis-à-vis the contributions, academic
outpouring and approaches of some prominent contemporary Muslim
scholars of the Indo-Pak subcontinent within the broader context of
«reformism» and through the lens of «reformist thought». It
highlights some of the major currents and trends of Islamic thought by
focusing on South Asian Muslim thinkers and their contributions to
modern Islamic religious and intellectual thought. Set against the
background of the tradition versus modernity debate, it addresses
perennial themes pertaining to Islamic primary sources and engages in
legal, socio-political and gender aspects through the writings of
select thinkers of the subcontinent. The book is expected to benefit
the students and scholars of Islamic Studies, South Asian Studies and
allied subjects in assessing vernacular perspective on current
religious, socio-legal and political discourses.
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ISBN
9781803746999
Publisert
2025
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Utgiver
Peter Lang
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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