Understanding Islam: Positions of Knowledge

Understanding Islam: Positions of Knowledge

Author
Bryan S. Turner
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Language
English
Year
2023
Page
197
ISBN
9781474498739,9781474498746,9781474498753,9781474498760
File Type
pdf
File Size
829.6 KiB

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.

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