Understanding Islam : Positions of Knowledge
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Turner, Bryan Stanley. (2023). Understanding Islam : Positions of Knowledge Edinburgh University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474498753
Authors | Turner, Bryan Stanley |
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Abstract | Can we understand a religion without believing and practicing it? Can we have knowledge about faith? Can people understand those different from themselves? Can outsiders ever understand the world of insiders? Examining insider and outsider positions of knowledge Bryan S. Turner explores what understanding Islam entails. He argues that understanding Islam has in recent years been dominated by political events - the Iran Hostage crisis, the fall of the Iranian Shah, 9/11, Afghanistan and the foreign policy of Donald Trump - leading to western intellectuals and public figures, many of whom know nothing about Islam, suddenly becoming experts. Turner asks how they, or how anyone, can have the authority to speak on this subject. He brilliantly elucidates the questions and problems involved in the challenge of understanding religion. |
Keywords | Islamic studies; positionality; Orientalism; Middle Eastern studies |
ISBN | 9781474498739 |
9781474498753 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474498753 |
Web address (URL) | https://academic.oup.com/edinburgh-scholarship-online/book/51272 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1 |
197 | |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
01 Oct 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 30 Apr 2024 |
Additional information | © Bryan S. Turner, 2023 |
The right of Bryan S. Turner to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (SI No. 2498). | |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
Series | Globalised Muslim Societies |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/9066w/understanding-islam-positions-of-knowledge
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