Open AccessIslam, Postmodernism and Other Futures
Author(s) -
Ali Hassan Zaidi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of islam and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3741
pISSN - 2690-3733
DOI - 10.35632/ajis.v21i4.1750
Subject(s) - compendium , islam , islamization , postmodernism , sociology , secularism , futures contract , social science , religious studies , history , literature , philosophy , theology , art , archaeology , financial economics , economics
Followers of the Islamization of Knowledge project probably know thework of Ziauddin Sardar best for its trenchant critique of that project. Yetthe prolific British-Pakistani intellectual has written thoughtfully on topicsranging from the social consequences of science and technology and thefuture development of Muslim societies to cultural studies and the impactof postmodernism on religious belief. Since Sardar’s work is scatteredacross books, academic journals, and science and news magazines, the Reader is a most welcome compendium that showcases the breadth of hisengagements.The book contains 20 selections, which are divided almost equally intothree sections; the editors' introduction, which I discuss below; and a workingbibliography of Sardar's writings and index, both of which are very usefuladditions ...