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Situating Islam : the past and future of an academic discipline / Aaron W. Hughes.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Religion in culturePublication details: London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2007.Description: 132 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781845532598 (hbk.)
  • 1845532597 (hbk.)
  • 9781845532604 (pbk.)
  • 1845532600 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Situating Islam.DDC classification:
  • 297.071 22
LOC classification:
  • BP 42 .H84 2007
Online resources:
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.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BP 42 .H84 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA015080 Available AUA015080

Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-127) and index.

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.