Islam and Postcolonial Discourse: Purity and Hybridity

Synopsis

Largely, though not exclusively, as a legacy of the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, Islamic faith has become synonymous in many corners of the media and academia with violence, which many believe to be its primary mode of expression. The absence of a sophisticated recognition of the wide range of Islamic subjectivities within contemporary culture has created a void in which misinterpretations and hostilities thrive. Responding to the growing importance of religion, specifically Islam, as a cultural signifier in the formation of a postcolonial self, this multidisciplinary collection is organized around contested terms such as secularism, Islamopolitics, female identity, and Islamophobia. The overarching goal of the contributors is to facilitate a deeper understanding of the full range of experiences within Islam as well as the figure of the Muslim, thus enabling a new set of questions about religion’s role in shaping postcolonial identity.

Copyright:

2017

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781317112570

Related ISBNs:

9781472465467, 9781472465450, 9781315589923, 9781472465443, 9781472465443

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

06/17/19

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N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Poetry, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Language Arts

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