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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781565645806 9781565645813 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP43.B932.O274 2012