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CONFERENCE OF THE BOOKS: The Search for Beauty in Islam
by Abou El Fadl, Khaled M
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0761820817
- ISBN 13
- 9780761820819
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc, 2001. First Edition. Trade paperback. Near fine. Inscribed by Abou El Fadl on the front flyleaf. "Using the Muslim experience in the United States as a lens, the author examines what he identifies as a pervasive alienation suffered by Muslims over their place in history, source of identity, and moral foundations. The author imagines himself sitting in a conference of Islamic books - the Conference convening to examine the contemporary Muslim condition. Various influential intellectual trends are represented in this Conference, but the author is not a passive observer, he is an active participant who reacts to the Conference with introspection and critical moral insight. The author positions himself on a bridge between the intellectual heritage of Islam and the oppressive Muslim present, arguing that the salvation of one is intricately linked to the other." Octavo. Original paper wrappers. Near fine.
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- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70525
- Title
- CONFERENCE OF THE BOOKS: The Search for Beauty in Islam
- Author
- Abou El Fadl, Khaled M
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0761820817
- ISBN 13
- 9780761820819
- Publisher
- University Press of America, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Lanham, Maryland
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Eastern Religion, Islam, Muslims, Philosophy, Islamic Studies
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- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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