The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought

The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought reflects the variety of trends, voices, and opinions in the contemporary Muslim intellectual scene. * Challenges Western misconceptions about the modern Muslim world in general and the Arab world in particular. * Consists of 36 important essays written by contemporary Muslim thinkers and scholars. * Covers issues such as Islamic tradition, modernity, globalization, feminism, the West, the USA, reform, and secularism. * Helps readers to situate Islamic intellectual history in the context of Western intellectual trends.