Contemporary rationalist Islam in Turkey : the religious opposition to Sunni revival /: the religious opposition to Sunni revival. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gökhan Bacik.
• Authors: Bacik, Gökhan
• Contents: IntroductionThe Political ContextThe sociology of Turkish RationalistsDefining Islamic RationalismExplaining the Cases: Historicists and UniversalistsThe Structure of the Book Chapter 1: The Fundamentals: Qur'an and HadithThe rationalists on Qur'anHistoricists on the Nature of Qur'anHistoricists Interpreting Qur'anUniversalists on the Nature of Qur'anUniversalists Interpreting Qur'anThe rationalists on HadithThe Status of TraditionsCriticizing the Hadith LiteratureThe Debate on Methodology Chapter 2: Law: Demystifying Shari'aThe Nature and the Status of Shari'aCases: A Rationalist Interpretation of Shari'aCorporal PunishmentSlaveryApostasyJihadThe Status and Rights of Women in IslamThe Law of Inheritance Polygamy Divorce Marriage with non-Muslims Beating Women Women's Testimony VeilingWho is a good Muslim? A Moralistic Theory of PietyShari'a in Practice: Comprehensive SunnahIslam and Politics: Towards a Theory of Opposition Chapter 3: History: 'De-Islamizing' Islamic HistoryTurkish Rationalists on History and CausalityRevisionism on the History of Qur'anRevisionism on Muhammad's LifeRevisionism on the Early Islamic History Chapter 4: Politics and Society: What went wrong?The Mainstream Theory of DecayThe Rise of Sunni OrthodoxyAl-Ghazali: The Triumph of Anti-RationalismAsh'arism: The Paradigmatic RootAl-Shafi'i: 'The Villain'The Umayyads: The Practical Distortion of IslamSufism: Popularization of Anti-RationalismContemporary Islamic Social Movements: A False Theory of Revival Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 297.09561; Islam -- Turkey; Sunnites -- Turkey -- Doctrines; Islam and state -- Turkey
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780755636761; 9780755636754
• Related ISBNs: 9780755636747
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