Islamic Studies or the study of Islam?: from Parker to Rammell
The paper reports and discusses some of the practical and contextual difficulties facing the teaching of Islamic studies within the British higher education environment. The main problems in the author’s view stem from the haziness surrounding the discipline definition and the methodology employed i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2007
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Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2007, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 243-255 |
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| Summary: | The paper reports and discusses some of the practical and contextual difficulties facing the teaching of Islamic studies within the British higher education environment. The main problems in the author’s view stem from the haziness surrounding the discipline definition and the methodology employed in teaching it. This is particularly observed when ‘Islamic Studies’ is taught within an academic environment which does not recognise the fusion that Islam holds between the spiritual and material. The paper also examines contrasting voices debating the subject and its methodology. Finally the paper provides suggestions for how Islamic Studies could be more effective in the West and particularly in the UK. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9362 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13617670701712174 |