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From Both Sides Now: Reflections On Recent Methodological Trends In The Study Of Islam, Aaron W. Hughes Prof Aug 2023

From Both Sides Now: Reflections On Recent Methodological Trends In The Study Of Islam, Aaron W. Hughes Prof

Abdou Filali-Ansary Occasional Paper Series

This is a set of critical reflections on the place and role of ‘theory and method’ within the context of the study of Islam, especially (but not solely) as carried out in the field of religious studies, over the course of roughly the last twenty years. The goal here is not to criticise, but instead to come at this issue of ‘theory and method’ in the study of Islam from a more mature perspective. At present in the field there is a diverse set of attempts to imagine ‘Islam’, not as a theological category that must be defended, but as …


(Dis)Locating Meaning: Toward A Hermeneutical Response In Education To Religiously Inspired Extremism, Farid Panjwani Jul 2023

(Dis)Locating Meaning: Toward A Hermeneutical Response In Education To Religiously Inspired Extremism, Farid Panjwani

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

A key epistemological assumption in the ideologies of many of the groups termed extremist is that there is an unmediated access to a Divine Will. Driven by this assumption, and facilitated by several other factors, a range of coercive actions (including violence) to force others into submission to the perceived Will of God are seen as justified by some of these groups. A consideration of how religion is discussed in various contexts, from seminaries and schools to media and policy discourses, shows that this assumption about unmediated access to Divine Will is widely shared and that most children grow up …


Old, New Or Digital Philology: Working Towards An Amalgamated Work Frame, Walid Ghali Jul 2023

Old, New Or Digital Philology: Working Towards An Amalgamated Work Frame, Walid Ghali

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


What Is Islamic Studies?: European And North American Approaches To A Contested Field, Leif Stenberg, Philip Wood Jan 2022

What Is Islamic Studies?: European And North American Approaches To A Contested Field, Leif Stenberg, Philip Wood

Books

Explores the vibrant, divided and evolving field of Islamic studies in Europe and North America
Covers topics ranging from gender and secularism to pop music and modern science

Discusses contemporary and historical approaches in Islamic Studies

Features contributions from leading scholars studying Islam and Muslims, including Shahzad Bashir, Hadi Enayat, Juliane Hammer, Aaron Hughes, Carool Kersten, Susanne Olsson and Jonas Otterbeck

Addresses the role of both Muslims and non-Muslims in the ongoing construction of Islam
The study of Islam and Muslims in Europe and North America has expanded greatly in recent decades, becoming a passionately debated and divided field. This …


Volume 9: What Is Islamic Studies?: European And North American Approaches To A Contested Field, Leif Stenberg, Philip Wood Jan 2022

Volume 9: What Is Islamic Studies?: European And North American Approaches To A Contested Field, Leif Stenberg, Philip Wood

Exploring Muslim Contexts

The study of Islam and Muslims in Europe and North America has expanded greatly in recent decades, becoming a passionately debated and divided field. This collection critically assesses the development of the field of Islamic Studies and its place in society. Featuring contributions from anthropologists, historians and scholars of religion, each chapter contains new empirical material and discusses approaches to the study of Islam, past and present.

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  • Covers topics ranging from gender and secularism to pop music and modern science
  • Discusses contemporary and historical approaches in Islamic Studies
  • Features contributions from leading scholars studying Islam and Muslims, including …


The Objectives Of Islamic Law: The Promises And Challenges Of The Maqāṣid Al-SharīʿA, Walid Ghali Oct 2021

The Objectives Of Islamic Law: The Promises And Challenges Of The Maqāṣid Al-SharīʿA, Walid Ghali

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


The Awakening Of Islamic Pop Music, Jonas Otterbeck Aug 2021

The Awakening Of Islamic Pop Music, Jonas Otterbeck

Books

No abstract provided.


مقامات الأولياء والصالحين في الواحات Saints And Sufi Shrines In An Egyptian Oasis (Dakhla), Walid Ghali Jul 2021

مقامات الأولياء والصالحين في الواحات Saints And Sufi Shrines In An Egyptian Oasis (Dakhla), Walid Ghali

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Finding The Object Of Study: Islamic Studies In Practice, Jonas Otterbeck May 2021

Finding The Object Of Study: Islamic Studies In Practice, Jonas Otterbeck

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Efter Jobbet: En Inledande Diskussion Om Studiet Av Fritid, Leif Stenberg, Anders Ackfeldt Dec 2020

Efter Jobbet: En Inledande Diskussion Om Studiet Av Fritid, Leif Stenberg, Anders Ackfeldt

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


‘Abd Al-Raḥmān B. ‘Amr Al-AwzāʿĪ [Book Review], Walid Ghali Aug 2020

‘Abd Al-Raḥmān B. ‘Amr Al-AwzāʿĪ [Book Review], Walid Ghali

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Islamic And Middle East Area Studies Librarianship, Walid Ghali, Waseem Farooq, Paul Auchterlonie, Arnoud Vrolijk Jun 2020

Islamic And Middle East Area Studies Librarianship, Walid Ghali, Waseem Farooq, Paul Auchterlonie, Arnoud Vrolijk

Abdou Filali-Ansary Occasional Paper Series

The three papers collected here are based on a seminar on Islamic Studies Librarianship held on 31 January 2019 at the Aga Khan Library (AKL), in conjunction with the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC). Curators, area studies directors, and collection librarians, who are currently involved in this field, gathered to discuss common challenges and to identify strategic areas for collaboration.


On Taqlīd: Ibn Al Qayyim's Critique Of Authority In Islamic Law, Walid Ghali Jan 2020

On Taqlīd: Ibn Al Qayyim's Critique Of Authority In Islamic Law, Walid Ghali

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Uṣūl Al-Tafsīr: The Sciences And Methodology Of The Quran, Walid Ghali Jan 2016

Uṣūl Al-Tafsīr: The Sciences And Methodology Of The Quran, Walid Ghali

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Islam Enligt Den Islamiska Staten - En Islamologisk Kommentar, Leif Stenberg Dec 2015

Islam Enligt Den Islamiska Staten - En Islamologisk Kommentar, Leif Stenberg

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Introduction: A Legacy Of Raised Expectations, Leif Stenberg, Christa Salamandra Aug 2015

Introduction: A Legacy Of Raised Expectations, Leif Stenberg, Christa Salamandra

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Engaging The History Of Religion - From An Islamic Studies Perspective, Leif Stenberg, Susanne Olsson Jun 2015

Engaging The History Of Religion - From An Islamic Studies Perspective, Leif Stenberg, Susanne Olsson

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Islam På Svenska : Tidskriften Salaam Och Islams Globalisering, Jonas Otterbeck Jan 2000

Islam På Svenska : Tidskriften Salaam Och Islams Globalisering, Jonas Otterbeck

Books

My PhD dissertation about Islamic discourse in Sweden. It resulted in a few English articles, see below (years around 2000).


Naqshbandiyya In Damascus: Strategies To Establish And Strengthen The Order In A Changing Society, Leif Stenberg Dec 1999

Naqshbandiyya In Damascus: Strategies To Establish And Strengthen The Order In A Changing Society, Leif Stenberg

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


The Revealed Word And The Struggle For Authority: Interpretation And Use Of Islamic Terminology Among Algerian Islamists, Leif Stenberg Dec 1996

The Revealed Word And The Struggle For Authority: Interpretation And Use Of Islamic Terminology Among Algerian Islamists, Leif Stenberg

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Seyyed Hossein Nasr And Ziauddin_Sardar On Islam And Science: Marginalisation Or Modernization Of A Religious Tradition, Leif Stenberg Nov 1996

Seyyed Hossein Nasr And Ziauddin_Sardar On Islam And Science: Marginalisation Or Modernization Of A Religious Tradition, Leif Stenberg

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


The Islamization Of Science. Four Muslim Positions Developing An Islamic Modernity, Leif Stenberg Aug 1996

The Islamization Of Science. Four Muslim Positions Developing An Islamic Modernity, Leif Stenberg

Books

No abstract provided.