Islamic ecumenism in the 20th century : the Azhar and Shiism between rapprochement and restraint / by Rainer Brunner ; translated from the German by Joseph Greenman ; revised and updated by the author.

This survey of more than one century of inner-Islamic ecumenical activities in modern times concentrates on the role of the Cairo-based Azhar University and its relations to Shiite scholars. Particular emphasis is laid on the mutual dependency of theology and politics in the modern Islamic discourse...

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Main Author: Brunner, Rainer
Format: eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.
Series:Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 91.
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Uniform Title:Annäherung und Distanz.