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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Auteur principal: Dien, Mawil Izzi (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge 2007
Dans: Journal of beliefs and values
Année: 2007, Volume: 28, Numéro: 3, Pages: 243-255
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617670701712174