Secularism and the Arab World
by Nazik Saba YaredFormat: Trade Book
Pub. Date: 2002-11-23
Publisher(s): Saqi Books
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Summary
This book attempts to demonstrate that secular Arabic thought is not a novelty. Although much of what is being written in the Arab world today is of a religious and traditional nature, the beginnings of secularism can be traced back to the writings of various thinkers, mainly from Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria.This study spans the period from the mid-19th century when the first Arab intellectuals came into contact with Western thought and civilization to the mid-20th century when secularism became part of the political, social and educational systems in many Arab countries.
Author Biography
Nazik Saba Yared is a Lebanese scholar and writer. She is the author of seven novels (all in Arabic) and a number of works on classical Arabic literature.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgements | p. 7 |
| Introduction | p. 9 |
| Historical and Social Background | p. 13 |
| Separation of the Spiritual and Temporal Powers | p. 24 |
| Religion and its Role. Anticlericalism | p. 42 |
| The Individual | p. 66 |
| The Status of Women | p. 81 |
| The Role of Education and Knowledge | p. 95 |
| Change, Progress and Civilization | p. 107 |
| Government and Law | p. 128 |
| Nationalism | p. 149 |
| Language, Literature, Art | p. 181 |
| Conclusion | p. 194 |
| Notes | p. 201 |
| Bibliography | p. 234 |
| Index | p. 243 |
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