Afghani and 'Abduh: An Essay on Religious Unbelief and Political Activism in Modern Islam
by Elie Kedourie
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This is a reprint of the late professor's work on Jamal al-Din al-Afghani (1838-1879) and his well-known Egyptian discipline Muhammad 'Abduh (1849-1905), the Mufti of Egypt. These two men have generally been seen as devout Muslims who helped rejuvenate their religion which had been stagnating for many centuries. The author provides evidence which suggests that these two men were involved in Islam's small and silent atheist movement which had a subversive rather than constructive influence on show more mainstream Islam. He also examines Afghani's and 'Abduh's political activities in Egypt before and during 'Urabi's revolt of 1870 and in the process throws new light on Egypt's politics during this turbulent decade. He argues that Afghani could have been a Russian agent, possibly a French one and probably offered his services to the British. show lessTags
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Elie Kedourie (1926-1992) was a fellow of the British Academy, editor of Middle Eastern Studies, and professor of politics at the London School of Economics.
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