Benslama, Fethi
Psychoanalysis and the Challenge of Islam
- ISBN 13:
- 9780816648894
- author:
- Benslama, Fethi
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15 x 2 cm
- Genre:
- Psychology Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This book offers a fresh perspective on the complex relationship between Islam and modernity. Fethi Benslama examines the psychoanalytic roots of the Muslim world's clash with contemporary society, revealing an alternate history of Islam and exploring its future development.
Bysifting through the cultural and historical contexts that have shaped Islamic thought, Benslama challenges prevailing notions of both Islamic and Western understandings of Islam. The result is a nuanced analysis that sheds new light on the tensions between tradition and modernity in the Muslim world.
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