Being Human in Islam

Download or read book Being Human in Islam written by Damian Howard and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This examination of modern Islamic anthropology provides an account of the human being in various significant strands of Islamic religious thought. Tracing the significance of Darwinist and other evolutionary theories in contemporary Islam, the author gives a thorough account of the variety of ways in which Islamic thought has been affected by, and responds to, the evolutionary anthropology encountered by Muslims through their interaction with occidental culture.