Modernity in Islamic Tradition: The Concept of ‘Society’ in the Journal al-Manar (Cairo, 1898–1940)

What Does It Mean To Be Modern? This Study Regards The Concept Of 'society' As Foundational To Modern Self-understanding. Identifying Arabic Conceptualizations Of Society In The Journal Al-manar, The Mouthpiece Of Islamic Reformism, The Author Shows How Modernity Was Articulated From Within An Islamic Discursive Tradition. The Fact That The Classical Term Umma Was A Principal Term Used To Conceptualize Modern Society Suggest The Convergence Of Discursive Traditions In Modernity, Rather Than A Mere Diffusion Of European Concepts--back Cover Introduction: Modernity, Islam, And Society - The Argument For A Heuristic Eurocentrism -- 'society' In European Modernity -- A Secular Age As A Heuristic Tool -- Modernity In Egypt: Nation, Society, Secularism, And The Press -- Al-manar: The Mouthpiece Of Islamic Reformism -- The Arabic Saddle Period And Arabic Terms For 'society' -- Al-hay'a Al-ijtimā'iyya In Al-manar: Offering Umma As An Alternative -- Mujtama' In Al-manar: Avoiding The Established Meaning Of 'society' -- Rafiq Al-'azm: Islamic Reformis, Secular Historian, And Sociological Thinker -- Social Association Reified: Ijtimā', Ijtimā'ī, And Umma In Articles By Rashid Rida -- Conclusion: Society, The Immanent Frame, And Modernity - Concepts, Spins, And Genealogies. Florian Zemmin. Slightly Revised Version Of The Author's Thesis (doctoral)--universität Bern, 2016. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 433-483) And Index.