Taste of Modernity: Sufism and Salafiyya in Late Ottoman Damascus (Islamic History and Civilization. Studies and Texts, Vol 34) [Hardcover]

Itzchak Weismann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2001 | Series: Islamic History and Civilization (Book 34)

Modernization in the Muslim world was determined by the two interrelated processes of indigenous state formation and European economic penetration. These drove governments to enlist the orthodox and the masses in support of the consolidation of their central authority, and religious reformers to seek, partly through Western devices, checks on their authority. This study traces the emergence of modern Islam and examines the relationship of Islamic modernization to the rise of Arab Nationalism.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 343 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004119086
• ISBN-13: 978-9004119086
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,794,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Weismann is smart and has read everything., May 9, 2007

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This review is from: Taste of Modernity: Sufism and Salafiyya in Late Ottoman Damascus (Islamic History and Civilization. Studies and Texts, Vol 34) (Hardcover)

Who would have guessed that an Israeli professor at Haifa University would be the world's authority on Islamic movements in Syria? He is. He has read everything and writes well, bringing alive the human and intellectual drama of Islamic debate in Syria. When Syrians debated how they would face the modern world and the western on-slot at the time of encroaching European power, most did it in Islamic terms. This is the book to read if you are interested in understanding the roots of modern Islamist movements in Syria. Weismann has written many important articles on modern Syrian Islamists, who have sought to unify Sufism and Salafism in order to push aside the Baathist regime. This is a very pricey book, but it is worth every cent.