Islam in Modern Turkey An Intellectual Biography of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

Vahide, Sukran; Abu-Rabi', Ibrahim M.

ISBN 10: 0791465160 / ISBN 13: 9780791465165

Published by State University of New York Press, 2005

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424 pages including index; small printed label, "President's Office, Hartford Seminary," inside front covero; therwise unmarked, clean, bright, tight, attractive, unread copy in virtually "As New" condition ; 1 x 8.9 x 6 Inches; Signed by Author.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Islam in Modern Turkey An Intellectual Biography of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791465160
• ISBN 13: 9780791465165
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

A biography of the prominent Turkish theologian and thinker.

Islam in Modern Turkey presents one of the most comprehensive studies in English of the seminal Turkish thinker and theologian, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1876–1960). A devout Muslim who strongly believed in peacefully coexisting with the West, Nursi inspired a faith movement that has played a vital role in the revival of Islam in Turkey and now numbers several million followers worldwide. While Nursi's ideas have been afforded considerable analysis, this book is the first to situate these ideas and his related activities in their historical contexts. Based on the available sources and Nursi's own works, here is a complete and balanced view of this important theologian's life and thought.

About the Author

Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi' holds the Edmonton Council of Muslim Communities Chair in Islamic Studies at the University of Alberta. He is the author of Intellectual Origins of Islamic Resurgence in the Modern Arab World and the editor of several books, including Islam at the Crossroads: On the Life and Thought of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi; Islam in Modern Turkey: An Intellectual Biography of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi; and Contemporary Islamic Conversations: M. Fethullah Gülen on Turkey, Islam, and the West; all published by SUNY Press.