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Contents Prologue: Religion and Violence vii 1. The Koran as Myth 1 2. The Clash of Interpretations 13 3. On the Arab Decline 38 4. Civilization or Extinction 48 5. Enlightenment between High and Low Voltage 86 6. The Physics and Metaphysics of Nature 103 Epilogue: Religion and Cosmopolitics 119 Appendixes A. The Veil Unveiled: Dialogue with Christian Jambet 131 B. Obama in Cairo 151 Notes 157 ...

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