by Abdelwahab Meddeb · Seuil · tapa dura · ISBN 9782020134934
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«La Maladie de l'Islam» is the essay by Abdelwahab Meddeb, published by Seuil in hardback (221 pages, in French).
Meddeb, born in Tunis and based in Paris, examines the Arab intellectual heritage and the tensions between Islam and the West. He argues that the departure from the pluralistic Islamic tradition and the rise of fundamentalism have fuelled the rift, and addresses the 9/11 attacks to advocate mutual knowledge as a path to reconciliation.
The essay appeared in February 2002 in Seuil's 'La Couleur des idées' collection and includes bibliographic references.
For essay readers interested in religion, political philosophy, and the dialogue between Islam and the West.
Abdelwahab Meddeb was a French-language writer and cultural critic, and a professor of comparative literature at the University of Paris X-Nanterre.
