The Case for Studying Non-Muslim Islams
In this article we define a new concept that has not previously been theorized: non-Muslim Islam. We argue that theories and methodologies within Islamic studies produce a hierarchy between Muslim and non-Muslim productions of Islam, prioritizing the first. However, this article highlights that Isla...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2023
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Année: 2023, Volume: 35, Numéro: 2/3, Pages: 241-259 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Islam
/ Non-musulman
/ Identité religieuse
/ Analyse étique
/ Anthropologie de la religion
/ Éthique de la science
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Sciences des religions AD Sociologie des religions BJ Islam NCJ Science et éthique |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Ethics
B social semiotics B non-Muslim Islamic authority B Islamic semiotic resources B non-Muslim Islam B non-Muslim tradition of Islam interpretation |
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| Résumé: | In this article we define a new concept that has not previously been theorized: non-Muslim Islam. We argue that theories and methodologies within Islamic studies produce a hierarchy between Muslim and non-Muslim productions of Islam, prioritizing the first. However, this article highlights that Islam may be produced for other purposes than belief in a deity; Islam may for example be important in producing non-Muslim identity, politics, aesthetics, narratives, etc. We therefore argue the case for studying non-Muslim Islam, because: 1) Non-Muslim Islams play an important role in Euro-American societies and are therefore interesting in and of themselves; 2) Non-Muslim Islams have a significant impact on Muslim Islams, and thus, we will not understand Muslim Islams without a clear understanding of non-Muslim Islams; 3) It is a way of insisting on an etic research epistemology. The article ends with a discussion of ethical and strategic benefits of adopting this approach. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-bja10095 |