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Ladataan... Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the FoundersTekijä: Denise A. Spellberg
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. En este libro original e iluminador, Denise A. Spellberg revela una dimensión poco conocida pero crucial de la historia de la libertad religiosa estadounidense, un drama en el que el Islam jugó un papel sorprendente. En 1765, once años antes de componer la Declaración de Independencia, Thomas Jefferson compró un Corán. Esto marcó solo el comienzo de su interés de por vida en el Islam, y él continuó adquiriendo numerosos libros sobre idiomas, historia y viajes en el Medio Oriente, tomando extensas notas sobre el Islam en lo que se refiere a la ley común inglesa. Jefferson buscó entender el Islam a pesar de su desdén personal por la fe, un sentimiento que prevalece entre sus contemporáneos protestantes en Inglaterra y Estados Unidos. Pero a diferencia de la mayoría de ellos, para 1776, Jefferson podía imaginar a los musulmanes como futuros ciudadanos de su nuevo país. Basado en una investigación innovadora, Spellberg relata de manera convincente cómo algunos de los fundadores, entre ellos Jefferson, se basaron en ideas ilustradas sobre la tolerancia de los musulmanes (que en ese momento se consideraban los últimos forasteros en la sociedad occidental) para conformar lo que había sido un debate puramente especulativo. Una base práctica para la gobernabilidad en América. De esta manera, los musulmanes, que ni siquiera se sabía que existían en las colonias, se convirtieron en el límite externo imaginario para un pluralismo religioso único, sin precedentes, estadounidense, que también abarcaría a las minorías despreciadas de judíos y católicos. La rencorosa disputa pública sobre la inclusión de los musulmanes, por la cual los enemigos políticos del principio Jefferson lo harían difamar hasta el final de su vida, se convirtió así en decisiva en el juicio final de los Fundadores de no establecer una nación protestante, como bien podrían haber hecho. A medida que persisten las sospechas populares sobre el Islam y el número de ciudadanos musulmanes estadounidenses se convierte en millones, la comprensión reveladora de Spellberg de esta noción radical de los Fundadores es más urgente que nunca. El Corán de Thomas Jefferson es una mirada oportuna a los ideales que existieron en la creación de nuestro país y sus implicaciones fundamentales para nuestro presente y futuro. - In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, eleven years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Qur´an. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history, and travel, taking extensive notes on Islam as it relates to English common law. Jefferson sought to understand Islam notwithstanding his personal disdain for the faith, a sentiment prevalent among his Protestant contemporaries in England and America. But unlike most of them, by 1776 Jefferson could imagine Muslims as future citizens of his new country. Based on groundbreaking research, Spellberg compellingly recounts how a handful of the Founders, Jefferson foremost among them, drew upon Enlightenment ideas about the toleration of Muslims (then deemed the ultimate outsiders in Western society) to fashion out of what had been a purely speculative debate a practical foundation for governance in America. In this way, Muslims, who were not even known to exist in the colonies, became the imaginary outer limit for an unprecedented, uniquely American religious pluralism that would also encompass the actual despised minorities of Jews and Catholics. The rancorous public dispute concerning the inclusion of Muslims, for which principle Jefferson´s political foes would vilify him to the end of his life, thus became decisive in the Founders ultimate judgment not to establish a Protestant nation, as they might well have done. As popular suspicions about Islam persist and the numbers of American Muslim citizenry grow into the millions, Spellberg´s revelatory understanding of this radical notion of the Founders is more urgent than ever. Thomas Jefferson´s Qu´an is a timely look at the ideals that existed at our country´s creation, and their fundamental implications for our present and future. näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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"In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom-- a drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, eleven years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Qur'an. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history, and travel, taking extensive notes on Islam as it relates to English common law. Jefferson sought to understand Islam notwithstanding his personal disdain for the faith, a sentiment prevalent among his Protestant contemporaries in England and America. But unlike most of them, by 1776 Jefferson could imagine Muslims as future citizens of his new country. Based on groundbreaking research, Spellberg compellingly recounts how a handful of the Founders, Jefferson foremost among them, drew upon Enlightenment ideas about the toleration of Muslims (then deemed the ultimate outsiders in Western society) to fashion out of what had been a purely speculative debate a practical foundation for governance in America. In this way, Muslims, who were not even known to exist in the colonies, became the imaginary outer limit for an unprecedented, uniquely American religious pluralism that would also encompass the actual despised minorities of Jews and Catholics. The rancorous public dispute concerning the inclusion of Muslims, for which principle Jefferson's political foes would vilify him to the end of his life, thus became decisive in the Founders' ultimate judgment not to establish a Protestant nation, as they might well have done" -- from publisher's web site. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Sometimes Spellberg gets bogged down into too much fact-listing to tell a clear story. But I do think it was right for the book to attempt to include everything. I'm naturally suspicious of writers who are selective with facts when it comes to topics as potentially inflammatory as this one is. ( )