The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought

<i>The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought</i> reflects the variety of trends, voices, and opinions in the contemporary Muslim intellectual scene. <br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Challenges Western misconceptions about the modern Muslim world in general and the Arab world in particular.<br /> </li> <li>Consists of 36 important essays written by contemporary Muslim thinkers and scholars.<br /> </li> <li>Covers issues such as Islamic tradition, modernity, globalization, feminism, the West, the USA, reform, and secularism.<br /> </li> <li>Helps readers to situate Islamic intellectual history in the context of Western intellectual trends.</li> </ul>