Observing the observer : the state of Islamic studies in American Universities /
Observing the observer : the state of Islamic studies in American Universities / [print]
edited by Mumtaz Ahmad, Zahid Bukhari and Sulayman Nyang.
- London ; Washington [District of Columbia] : IIIT, (c)2012.
- xxxiii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / Quixotic quests: in pursuit of Islam / Origins and development of Islamic studies in the U.S.: a historical overview of trends and institutions / Changing Western approaches to Islamic studies / The territory of the Quran: "citizens," "foreigners," and "invaders" / Islam and gender in Muslim societies: reflections of an anthropologist / The academic studies of Sufism at American universities / Teaching Islam in American theological schools / The constitutionality of teaching Islam: the University of North Carolina Quran controversy / Islam 101: a survey of "Introduction to Islam" courses in American colleges and universities / Islamic studies in American universities: conversations, discourses, and dialogue with scholars / Sulayman S. Nyang, Mumtaz Ahmad and Zahid H. Bukhari ; -- Anouar Majid ; -- Seyyed Hossein Nasr ; -- John O. Voll ; -- Farid Esack ; -- Saba Mahmood ; -- Marcia Hermansen ; -- Jane I. Smith ; -- Christopher Buck ; -- Faisal Islam and Zahid H. Bukhari ; -- Mumtaz Ahmad.
9781565645806 9781565645813
Islam--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
BP43.B932.O274 2012
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / Quixotic quests: in pursuit of Islam / Origins and development of Islamic studies in the U.S.: a historical overview of trends and institutions / Changing Western approaches to Islamic studies / The territory of the Quran: "citizens," "foreigners," and "invaders" / Islam and gender in Muslim societies: reflections of an anthropologist / The academic studies of Sufism at American universities / Teaching Islam in American theological schools / The constitutionality of teaching Islam: the University of North Carolina Quran controversy / Islam 101: a survey of "Introduction to Islam" courses in American colleges and universities / Islamic studies in American universities: conversations, discourses, and dialogue with scholars / Sulayman S. Nyang, Mumtaz Ahmad and Zahid H. Bukhari ; -- Anouar Majid ; -- Seyyed Hossein Nasr ; -- John O. Voll ; -- Farid Esack ; -- Saba Mahmood ; -- Marcia Hermansen ; -- Jane I. Smith ; -- Christopher Buck ; -- Faisal Islam and Zahid H. Bukhari ; -- Mumtaz Ahmad.
9781565645806 9781565645813
Islam--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
BP43.B932.O274 2012