Beyond Modernity - (Critical Perspectives on Religion in International Politics) by Mohammed Moussa & Emi Goto (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Beyond Modernity brings together traditional and modern perspectives on Muslim thought and practice to demonstrate and explore the composite nature of Islamic tradition.

Review Quotes

Besides offering a collection of masterful articles on some of the most compelling intellectuals and issues facing the Muslim world today, this book challenges us to decolonize the entire field of Islamic studies by thinking beyond the facile binary dyads of modernity and tradition or secularism and religion. This is a necessary and timely book that should be read by any serious Islamic studies student, or indeed, any student of religion and the modern world.

This anthology offers fresh perspectives on modern Muslim thought from a diverse range of voices. Complicating the binary between a European modernity and a non-European tradition by emphasizing the agency of Muslim thinkers and situating them in specific contexts, it is a highly welcome contribution to an ongoing debate and will enrich our understanding of global intellectual trends in Islam.

About the Author

Mohammed Moussa is assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University.
Emi Goto is assistant professor at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.