The Essence of Essentializing: A Critical Discourse on “Critical Discourse in the Study of Islam”
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Many scholars have called for more critical discourse in the study of Islam, particularly in response to post-9/11 scholarly and popular depictions of a normative, spiritual Islam in contrast to the aberrant, violent Islam. In objecting to these new representations of what Islam ought to be, these scholars promote what they believe the study of Islam ought to be. This disagreement about how to study and write about Islam is a reflection of a much more fundamental debate about the nature of the study of religion.
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The Essence of Essentializing: A Critical Discourse on “Critical Discourse in the Study of Islam”
In: Method & Theory in the Study of ReligionSearch for other papers by Herbert Berg in
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Abstract
Many scholars have called for more critical discourse in the study of Islam, particularly in response to post-9/11 scholarly and popular depictions of a normative, spiritual Islam in contrast to the aberrant, violent Islam. In objecting to these new representations of what Islam ought to be, these scholars promote what they believe the study of Islam ought to be. This disagreement about how to study and write about Islam is a reflection of a much more fundamental debate about the nature of the study of religion.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 343 | 52 | 16 |
| Full Text Views | 180 | 10 | 1 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 107 | 15 | 4 |