Understanding Islam : positions of knowledge

Summary: 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.

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ISBN: 9781474498746
ISBN: 9781474498739
ISBN: 9781474498760
ISBN: 9781474498753
ISBN: 1474498760
ISBN: 1474498752
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Computer data.
Publisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2023]
Copyright: ©2023

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General Note:	CatMonthString.july.24 Description based upon print version of record. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: What is Understanding? -- 1. The Changing World of Islam -- 2. Insiders and Outsiders -- 3. The Rise of the Sociology of Islam -- 4. Postmodernism, Globalisation and Religion -- 5. Orientalism and Islam -- 6. Islamophobia -- 7. Feminism, Fertility and Piety -- 8. The Problems of Positionality -- 9. The Possibility of Dialogue.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.