Understanding Islam : positions of knowledge / Bryan S. Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Bryan S., author.

Series:

Globalised Muslim societies.

Globalised Muslim Societies Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 197 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press, [2023]

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

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

Index

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 2, 2023).

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Turner, Bryan S. Understanding Islam

ISBN:

9781474498760

1474498760

9781474498753

1474498752

OCLC:

1352974622