Malek Bennabi: A Life in Service of a Thought — Jamel El Hamri | Al Bouraq Editions

Presentation

Discover the life and work of Malek Bennabi, a major Muslim thinker of the twentieth century, through this richly documented intellectual biography. Jamel El Hamri retraces Bennabi's formative journey in colonial Algeria and exposes the central axes of his visionary thought, particularly relevant for understanding the contemporary challenges of the Muslim world. An essential work for grasping the trajectory of a reformer engaged in the civilizational renaissance of Islam.

Content

• Biography and historical context: Algeria struggling against French colonization
• Intellectual formation and spiritual influences of Malek Bennabi
• Key concept of "the religious idea" and its civilizational scope
• Analysis of "reform" in Islam as a response to modern challenges
• Theory of "colonizability": a unique sociological diagnosis
• Bennabi's visionary character and its parallels with the contemporary era

For whom?

This work is aimed at students of Islam, researchers in Islamic thought, French-speaking Muslim intellectuals, as well as all readers wishing to understand twentieth-century reformist philosophy and its current applications. Ideal for religious studies libraries and enthusiasts of modern Arab thought.

The author

Jamel El Hamri is a recognized specialist in the thought of Malek Bennabi and Islamic reform. Through this work from the "I Want to Know" collection, he offers a structured and accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of the Algerian thinker, combining academic rigor and pedagogical clarity.

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