Islamic Reformism on the Periphery of the Muslim World: Rezaeddin Fakhreddin (1895-1936)
During the apex of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries, the geopolitical paradigm was gradually transitioning from imperialism toward the nation-state order. Where the former framework witnessed a handful of European empires vie for global hegemony and influence, the latter faci...
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Scholarship @ Claremont
2010
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| Online Access: | http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/8 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=cgu_etd |
| Summary: | During the apex of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries, the geopolitical paradigm was gradually transitioning from imperialism toward the nation-state order. Where the former framework witnessed a handful of European empires vie for global hegemony and influence, the latter facilitated indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. Religion, naturally, played a central role in opposition to colonialism and the galvanization of indigenous nationalism. Consequently, the shape of religion was also influenced, and ultimately redefined to fit the new world order. |
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