Volume 9: What is Islamic Studies?: European and North American Approaches to a Contested Field

Authors

Leif Stenberg, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Philip Wood, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

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Description

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.

Key Features

• 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

Publication Information

Aga Khan University-ISMC; Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

Series

Exploring Muslim Contexts

Volume

9

ISBN

9781399500029

Keywords

Islam; Muslim; Islamic Studies; Theory and method; Religious Studies

Recommended Citation

Stenberg, L. , Wood, P. (Eds.). (2022). What is Islamic Studies?: European and North American Approaches to a Contested Field.