Disharmony is my business and business is good - a typical day at the office of a historian of religions: Reading and pondering upon Aaron W. Hughes' Muslim Identities: An Introduction to Islam

The task of writing a critical and well-informed introduction to the study of Islam that includes the rise of a religious tradition, its texts, the development of the society, its institutions and intellectual traditions and contemporary history/ies is, of course, a version of mission impossible. Th...

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Auteur principal: Larsson, Göran 1949- (Auteur)
Type de support: Numérique/imprimé Review
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis [2017]
Dans: Culture and religion
Année: 2017, Volume: 18, Numéro: 1, Pages: 20-33
Compte rendu de:Muslim identities (New York : Columbia University Press, 2013) (Larsson, Göran)
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Hughes, Aaron W. 1968-, Muslim identities / Spécialiste de science des religions
RelBib Classification:AA Sciences des religions
BJ Islam
Sujets non-standardisés:B Compte-rendu de lecture
B Islamic study
B the study of religions
B Aaron W. Hughes
B method and theory
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Résumé:The task of writing a critical and well-informed introduction to the study of Islam that includes the rise of a religious tradition, its texts, the development of the society, its institutions and intellectual traditions and contemporary history/ies is, of course, a version of mission impossible. The aim of the following article is to discuss Aaron W. Hughes’ Muslim Identities: An Introduction to Islam and to analyse the implications of Hughes approach to the study of Islam and religions.
ISSN:1475-5610
Référence:Kritik in "Response (2017)"
Contient:Enthalten in: Culture and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14755610.2017.1301972