The Construction of Belief: Reflections on the Thought of Mohammed Arkoun

Synopsis

This Festschrift Honours Arkoun's Scholarship, Bringing Together The Contributions Of Eleven Scholars Of History, Religious Studies And Philosophy. It Offers A Comprehensive Selection Of Critical Engagements With Arkoun's Work, Reflecting On His Influence On Contemporary Thinking About Islam And Its Ideological, Philosophical And Theological Dimensions. Professor Mohammed Arkoun (1928-2010) -- Preface : Situating Arkoun / Abdou Filali-ansary -- Mohammed Arkoun : A Personal Tribute And An Intellectual Assessment / Aziz Esmail -- The Authenticity Of Sacred Texts / R. Stephen Humphreys -- Constructing Islam In The Classical Period : Maqalat Literature And The Seventy-two Sects / Josef Van Ess -- Modern Discourses Of Superiority : Muslims And Christians In Contact / Stefan Wild -- The Political, Social And Economic Construction Of Understanding : An Essay In Analysis Of The Disruptive / Mark Sedgwick -- Believing And Belonging : The Impact Of Religion For Muslim Adolescents In A Pluralistic Society : Empirical Findings From Hamburg, Germany / Ursula Günther -- Veiling And Unveiling Muslim Women : State Coercion, Islam And The Disciplines Of The Heart / Malika Zeghal -- Coming To Believe : The (elusive) Time Of Conversion / Souleymane Bachir Diagne -- The Shadow Of Terror On Distant Muslims / Akeel Bilgrami -- Citational Exegesis Of The Qur'an : Towards A Theoretical Framework For The Construction Of Meaning In Classical Islamic Thought : The Case Of The Epistles Of The Pure Brethren (rasāʼil Ikhwān Al-Ṣafāʼ) / Omar Ali-de-unzaga. Edited By Abdou Filali-ansary And Aziz Esmail. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.