Interpreting Islam

"A significant contribution to the study of Islamic intellectual history in general and Arab Marxist analysis in particular. Sonn introduces the English reader to a significant study of an important aspect of Islamic intellectual history in the modern era written by a scholar who hitherto has not been well known, even among specialists in Islamic studies."-- The International Journal of Middle East Studies "Sonn's volume is more than a translation, however. In an introduction and lengthy commentary, Sonn attempts to place the work in historical context as well as to show the rather striking ways in which its views anticipate the 'neohistoricist' postmodernist perspective of more recent authors....It is a provocative and carefully crafted thesis that merits careful attention....This translation, the first ever in English, is a welcome addition to the literature on modern Arab thought and is highly recommended to all academic and public libraries concerned with the modern Middle East and Islam."--Choice "Professor Sonn is to be highly commended for rightfully restoring Bandali Jawzi to Arab Muslim intellectual history and in presenting his major work in a fluid, engaging translation. This book should prove very appealing to both the specialist and the nonspecialist and will be a useful aid in stimulating classroom discussions on how politics and religion interface, especially in the Islamic milieu."--The Review of Politics "...a welcome contribution to the understanding of Islamic reform movements."--Journal of Palestine Studies "Jawzi's book is a telling historical artifact, and Tamara Sonn is to be commended for reintroducing and rendering it accessible to a contemporary audience."--Middle East Journal "A significant contribution to the study of Islamic intellectual history in general and Arab Marxist analysis in particular. Sonn introduces the English reader to a significant study of an important aspect of Islamic intellectual history in the modern era written by a scholar who hitherto has not been well known, even among specialists in Islamic studies."-- The International Journal of Middle East Studies "Sonn's volume is more than a translation, however. In an introduction and lengthy commentary, Sonn attempts to place the work in historical context as well as to show the rather striking ways in which its views anticipate the 'neohistoricist' postmodernist perspective of more recent authors....It is a provocative and carefully crafted thesis that merits careful attention....This translation, the first ever in English, is a welcome addition to the literature on modern Arab thought and is highly recommended to all academic and public libraries concerned with the modern Middle East and Islam."--Choice "Professor Sonn is to be highly commended for rightfully restoring Bandali Jawzi to Arab Muslim intellectual history and in presenting his major work in a fluid, engaging translation. This book should prove very appealing to both the specialist and the nonspecialist and will be a useful aid in stimulating classroom discussions on how politics and religion interface, especially in the Islamic milieu."--The Review of Politics "...a welcome contribution to the understanding of Islamic reform movements."--Journal of Palestine Studies "Jawzi's book is a telling historical artifact, and Tamara Sonn is to be commended for reintroducing and rendering it accessible to a contemporary audience."--Middle East Journal