Binding: Hardcover
Description: Orientalism is the term applied to scholarship that reduces Islam and Muslims to stereotypes of ignorance and violence in need of foreign control. It has been used to rationalize Europe's colonial domination of most of the Muslim world and continued American - led interventions in the post - colonial period. In the past 30 years it has been represented by claims that a monolithic Islam and equally monolithic West are distinct civilizations sharing nothing in common and indeed involved in an inevitable "clash" from which only one can emerge the winner. Most recently it has appeared in Alt Right rhetoric. Anti - Muslim sentiment measured in public opinion polls hate crime statistics and legislation is reaching record levels. Since John Esposito published his first book nearly 40 years ago he has been guiding readers beyond such politically charged stereotypes. The essays in this volume highlight the contributions of scholars from a variety of disciplines who like - - and often inspired by - - John Esposito recognize the misleading and politically dangerous nature of Orientalist polarizations. They present Islam as a multi - faceted and dynamic tradition embraced by communities in globally interconnected but substantially diverse contexts over the centuries. The contributors follow Esposito's lead stressing the profound commonalities among religions and replacing Orientalist discourse with holistic analyses of the complex historical phenomena that affect developments in all societies. In addition to chapters focusing on diversity among Muslims and interfaith relations this collection includes chapters assessing the secular bias at the root of Orientalist scholarship and contemporary iterations of Orientalism in the form of Islamophobia.
Title: Overcoming Orientalism Essays In Honor Of John L. Esposito
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780190054151
Pages: 376 Pages
Publication Date: 6/11/2021
Category: Politics & Government