Revival and Reform in Islam The Legacy of Muhammad al-Shakani [Hardcover]

A history of the transition from traditional Shiism to Sunni reformism in pre-modern Yemen.Revival and Reform in Early Modern Islam is both an intellectual biography of Muhammad al-Shawkani, one of the founding fathers of modern reformism, and a study of an important transitional period in Yemeni history which saw the shift from traditional Shi'ism to Sunni reformism. This transition propelled political, religious and social change. The book demonstrates that, while Shawkani espoused a socio-religious order which echoed aspects of Western thinking, it was indigenous to Islamic thought. Shawkani's ideas remain central to the intellectual debates taking place in Islam today.Revival and Reform in Early Modern Islam is both an intellectual biography of Muhammad al-Shawkani, one of the founding fathers of modern reformism, and a study of an important transitional period in Yemeni history which saw the shift from traditional Shi'ism to Sunni reformism. This transition propelled political, religious and social change. The book demonstrates that, while Shawkani espoused a socio-religious order which echoed aspects of Western thinking, it was indigenous to Islamic thought. Shawkani's ideas remain central to the intellectual debates taking place in Islam today.This intellectual biography of Muhammad al-Shawkani, one of the founding fathers of modern Islamic reformism, is also a study of an important transitional period in Yemeni history which saw the shift from traditional Shi'ism to Sunni reformism. The transition propelled political, religious and social change. While Shawkani espoused a socio-religious order which echoed aspects of Western thinking, the book demonstrates that it was indigenous to Islamic thought. Shawkani's ideas remain vital to the intellectual debates happening in Islam today.1. Charismatic authority: the Qasimi Imamate in the seventeenth century; 2. Becoming a dynasty: the Qasimimi Imamate in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; 3. The absolute intel��