Situating Islam the past and future of an academic discipline /

Main Author: Hughes, Aaron W., 1968-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2007.
Series:Religion in culture
Subjects:
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10386863
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Loss of memory, loss of focus : Geiger, Said, and the search for missing origins
  • The invention of the Middle East : religion and the quest for understanding the Muslim mind
  • Tensions past, tensions future : Middle Eastern studies confronts religious studies
  • We study Muslim constructions, not Muslims, right?
  • The implosion of a discipline : 9/11 and the Islamic studies scholar as media expert
  • Conclusion : towards a future imperfect.