Quest for divinity : a critical examination of the thought of Mahmud Muhammad Taha / Mohamed A. Mahmoud.

Author/Creator:

Mahmoud, Mohamed.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2007.

Series:

Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East

Format/Description:

Book
xv, 309 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects:

Ṭāhā, Maḥmūd Muḥammad.
Scholars, Muslim -- Sudan -- Biography.
Islamic renewal -- Sudan.
Islam and politics -- Sudan.

Contents:

The context, the man, and the movement
Theory of prayer: worship, individualism, and authenticity
The Qur'an and the hermeneutics of semantic fluidity
Determinism, free will, and divine punishment
From the first to the second message of Islam
Evolution, shari'a, and art
Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-298) and index.

ISBN:

0815631006 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

71800605

Online:

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