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Interpreting Islam
Contributor(s): Donnan, Hastings S. C. (Editor)
ISBN: 0761954228     ISBN-13: 9780761954224
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $69.35  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2002
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Annotation: Interpreting Islam is a useful contribution in the field of Islamic studies, not because of the questions it happens to answer - not too many - but because it helps one udnerstand why some of the questions are at all posed' - "Kingshuk Chatterjee, The Statesman

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Islam is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the West. Myths and stereotypes surround it. This clear and penetrating volume helps readers to make sense of Islam. It offers a penetrating guide to the diversity and richness of contemporary knowledge about Islam and Muslim society. Throughout, the emphasis is upon the value of pluralistic approaches to Islam, rather than condensing complexity with unifying concepts such as Orientalism'.

Interdisciplinary in scope and organization, the book cuts through the bewildering and seemingly anarchic diversity of contemporary knowledge about Islam and Muslim society. The methodological difficulties and advantages of Western researchers focusing on Islam are fully documented. The book demonstrates how gender, age, status and insider'/outsider' status impacts upon research and inflects research findings.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Religion | Islam - General
- Political Science
Dewey: 297
LCCN: 2002514398
Series: Politics and Culture
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.1" W x 9.02" (0.70 lbs) 196 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Islamic
 
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Islam is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the West. Myths and stereotypes surround it. This clear and penetrating volume helps readers to make sense of Islam. It offers a penetrating guide to the diversity and richness of contemporary knowledge about Islam and Muslim society. Throughout, the emphasis is upon the value of pluralistic approaches to Islam, rather than condensing complexity with unifying concepts such as Orientalism′.
Interdisciplinary in scope and organization, the book cuts through the bewildering and seemingly anarchic diversity of contemporary knowledge about Islam and Muslim society. The methodological difficulties and advantages of Western researchers focusing on Islam are fully documented. The book demonstrates how gender, age, status and insider′ / outsider′ status impacts upon research and inflects research findings.


Contributor Bio(s): Donnan, Hastings S. C.: - Hastings Donan is Professor and Head of Anthropological Studies, Queen's University, Belfast