ABSTRACT

A Berber from the mountainous region of Algeria, Mohammed Arkoun is an internationally renowned scholar of Islamic thought. In this book, he advocates a conception of Islam as a stream of experience encompassing majorities and minorities, Sunni and Shi'a, popular mystics and erudite scholars, ancient heroes and modern critics. A product of Islamic

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|9 pages

Imagining Islam

chapter 2|3 pages

Islam and Muslims

chapter 3|6 pages

Church and State

chapter 4|3 pages

Secularism

chapter 5|3 pages

Nationalism

chapter 6|5 pages

Revelation

chapter 7|6 pages

The Qur'an

chapter 8|2 pages

Exegesis

chapter 9|4 pages

Muhammad

chapter 10|4 pages

Hadith

chapter 11|3 pages

Tradition

chapter 12|8 pages

The Ideal Community

chapter 13|4 pages

Women

chapter 14|2 pages

Dogmas

chapter 15|2 pages

Sacerdotal Power

chapter 16|3 pages

Authority

chapter 18|5 pages

The Greek Heritage

chapter 20|5 pages

Sufism

chapter 21|20 pages

The Person

chapter 22|8 pages

Human Rights

chapter 23|7 pages

Ethics and Politics

chapter 24|10 pages

Mediterranean Culture