Islams and Modernities

Short description: Book by Aziz al-Azmeh

Islams and Modernities

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

Publication date

| 1993 (1st edition)
Media type| Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages| 206 pp
ISBN| 9780860916260

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

## 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.”[2] New Statesman wrote that “Aziz Al-Azmeh is perhaps the most original thinker on these themes in Britain today."[2]

## Versions

* First edition: Al-Azmeh, Aziz (1993) (in en), Islams and Modernities, Verso Books, ISBN 9780860916260
* Second 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 (includes a preface and two additional chapters)

## See also

* 1996 in literature
* Islamic literature

## References

1. ↑ Al-Azmeh, Aziz (October 17, 1996) (in en), Islams and Modernities (2nd ed.), Verso Books, ISBN 9781859841068
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Islams and Modernities by Aziz Al-Azmeh". 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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