Can we understand a religion without believing and practicing it? Can we have knowledge about faith? Can people understand those different from themselves?
Can outsiders ever understand the world of insiders? Examining insider and outsider positions of knowledge Bryan S. Turner explores what understanding Islam entails.
He argues that understanding Islam has in recent years been dominated by political events - the Iran Hostage crisis, the fall of the Iranian Shah, 9/11, Afghanistan and the foreign policy of Donald Trump - leading to western intellectuals and public figures, many of whom know nothing about Islam, suddenly becoming experts. Turner asks how they, or how anyone, can have the authority to speak on this subject. He brilliantly elucidates the questions and problems involved in the challenge of understanding religion.
| ISBN: | 9781474498746 |
| Publication date: | 31st January 2023 |
| Author: | Bryan S Turner |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | Globalised Muslim Societies |
| Genres: |
Philosophy of religion Religion and science Social groups: religious groups and communities Sociology Islam Philosophy Religion and beliefs |
Can we understand a religion without believing and practicing it? Can we have knowledge about faith?
Understanding Islam features in the following genres: Philosophy of religion, Religion and science, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Sociology, Islam, Philosophy, Religion and beliefs
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Understanding Islam was written by Bryan S Turner and published by Edinburgh University Press
Understanding Islam has 176 pages
Yes it is part of Globalised Muslim Societies series
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