Another road to Damascus: an integrative approach to 'Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī (1808-1883)

This text challenges existing writing on ‘Abd al-Qad̄ir al-Jaza'̄iri ̄which divides his life into two juxtaposed phases separated by narratives of conversion: from Francophobia to Francophilia, from militarism to pacifism, from activism to quietism, from Islamism to pluralism, from politics to...

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Autor principal: Woerner-Powell, Tom 1981- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
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Publicado: Berlin Boston De Gruyter [2017]
En:Año: 2017
Colección / Revista:De Gruyter eBook-Paket Theologie, Religionswissenschaften, Judaistik
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B ʿAbd-al-Qādir, Algerien, Emir 1808-1883 / Recepción / Historia
Clasificaciones IxTheo:BG Grande religión
Otras palabras clave:B Political Islam
B Islamismo y política
B Intercultural
B Biografía
B Sufismo
B Interkulturell
B Sufism
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Sumario:This text challenges existing writing on ‘Abd al-Qad̄ir al-Jaza'̄iri ̄which divides his life into two juxtaposed phases separated by narratives of conversion: from Francophobia to Francophilia, from militarism to pacifism, from activism to quietism, from Islamism to pluralism, from politics to religion. This work's interdisciplinary approach demonstrates that these narratives cannot be sustained in light of the evidence. Rather, they can be shown to originate in specific historical, cultural, and methodological tendencies within western societies and academies. Drawing on primary materials including archival documents and selections from his own writing, it constructively critiques his reception in the literature while advancing a continuous and contextualised account of his life and ideas. These include the relating of his ethico-religious and jurisprudential concerns to his political decision-making, and a resituating of his mystical writings within a definite moral, epistemological, and political context. By problematising these interpretive issues, this thesis aims at opening new avenues for understanding even as it offers its own solutions. In so doing, this study contributes to discussions on Sufism, political Islam, and east-west relations.
Tipo de documento:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:3110499517
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9783110499513