Islams and Modernities

Author| Aziz al-Azmeh
Language| English
Subject| Autobiography, Religion
Genre| Nonfiction
Publisher| Verso Books

Publication date

| October 17, 1996[1]
Media type| Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages| 206 pp
ISBN| ISBN:9781859841068

Islams and Modernities is a book by Aziz al-Azmeh, a professor at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. It was released in 1993.[1] The book explores the history of interaction between Islam and Europe, analyzing myths about those interactions created by Orientalist and Islamist viewpoints.[2] A new version was released on August 7, 2009, also examining "the discourse surrounding Islamism and irrationalism after 9/11."[3]

## Contents

* 1 Reception
* 2 Versions
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Reception

The Guardian wrote that "Islams and Modernities raises urgent questions that are central to the concerns of the contemporary world.”[3] New Statesman wrote that “Aziz Al-Azmeh is perhaps the most original thinker on these themes in Britain today."[3]

## Versions

* First edition: al-Azmeh, Aziz (October 17, 1996) (in en), Islams and Modernities, Verso Books, ISBN 9781859841068
* 2009 edition: al-Azmeh, Aziz (August 7, 2009) (in en), Islams and Modernities, Verso Books, ISBN 9781844673858

## See also

* 1996 in literature
* Islamic literature

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Books, Goodreads. Islams and Modernities. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3085530-islams-and-modernities.
2. ↑ al-Azmeh, Aziz (October 17, 1996) (in en), Islams and Modernities, Verso Books, ISBN 9781859841068
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Penguin Random House". http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/232558/islams-and-modernities-by-aziz-al-azmeh/9781844673858/.

## External links

* Profile of the book at Penguin Random House

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