Islam and the West: Conflict, democracy, identity

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Bilgrami, Akeel. (2012). Islam and the West: Conflict, democracy, identity. Philosophy and Social Criticism. 38(4-5), pp. 477 - 483. https://doi.org/10.1177/0191453712447998
AuthorsBilgrami, Akeel
Abstract

This short essay analyzes the deception and self-deception in talk of ‘the clash of civilizations’ and proceeds to diagnose what is wrong in the standard understanding of Islam in the Western media today by looking to the abiding history of colonial relations with Islam down to this day and also looking to the relation between ideals of democracy and the formation of religious identities. The essay closes with some remarks about the nature of identity and the importance to one’s own agency of the distinction between the first and the third person point of view in Muslim self-understanding.

Keywordsclash of civilizations; colonialism; democracy; identity; imperialism; Islam
Year2012
JournalPhilosophy and Social Criticism
Journal citation38 (4-5), pp. 477 - 483
PublisherSage Publications Ltd.
ISSN0191-4537
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1177/0191453712447998
Scopus EID2-s2.0-84861894317
Page range477 - 483
Research GroupInstitute for Social Justice
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