![]() ![]() ![]() The story of that Enlightenment-its origins, its champions and their achievements, the resistance they have encountered, and the counter-Enlightenment that begin after the First World War-forms the subject matter of this book. ![]() These calls, according to de Bellaigue, “are opening the door on a horse that bolted long ago.” The Islamic Enlightenment has already happened. People often say that Islam needs an “Enlightenment,” like the one Europe and America experienced in the 17th and 18th centuries. Christopher de Bellaigue’s The Islamic Enlightenmentprovides the kind of comprehensive, carefully researched and nuanced history that can help us put the current situation in perspective. It’s hard to imagine a more pressing topic for Westerners today than Islam. ![]()
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