TY - BOOK AU - Nyang,Sulayman AU - Ahmad,Mumtaz AU - Bukhari,Zahid TI - Observing the observer: the state of Islamic studies in American Universities SN - 9781565645806 AV - BP43.B932.O274 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - London, Washington [District of Columbia] PB - IIIT KW - Islam KW - Study and teaching (Higher) KW - United States N1 - 1; Introduction; Sulayman S. Nyang, Mumtaz Ahmad and Zahid H. Bukhari ; --; Quixotic quests: in pursuit of Islam; Anouar Majid ; --; Origins and development of Islamic studies in the U.S.: a historical overview of trends and institutions; Seyyed Hossein Nasr ; --; Changing Western approaches to Islamic studies; John O. Voll ; --; The territory of the Quran: "citizens," "foreigners," and "invaders"; Farid Esack ; --; Islam and gender in Muslim societies: reflections of an anthropologist; Saba Mahmood ; --; The academic studies of Sufism at American universities; Marcia Hermansen ; --; Teaching Islam in American theological schools; Jane I. Smith ; --; The constitutionality of teaching Islam: the University of North Carolina Quran controversy; Christopher Buck ; --; Islam 101: a survey of "Introduction to Islam" courses in American colleges and universities; Faisal Islam and Zahid H. Bukhari ; --; Islamic studies in American universities: conversations, discourses, and dialogue with scholars; Mumtaz Ahmad; 2; b ER -