Humanities, Social Sciences and Islamic Studies
Three avenues in Islamic studies are distinguished. The humanities study the languages, texts and history of Islam as a civilisation and religion. The main difficulty confronting them is to understand properly the texts studied. Anthropology, sociology and political science constitute the main contr...
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| Tipo di documento: | Digitale/Stampa Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Routledge
[1990]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Anno: 1990, Volume: 1, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 66-88 |
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| Riepilogo: | Three avenues in Islamic studies are distinguished. The humanities study the languages, texts and history of Islam as a civilisation and religion. The main difficulty confronting them is to understand properly the texts studied. Anthropology, sociology and political science constitute the main contribution of the social sciences. Here the main difficulty lies in explaining religious data correctly within their context. In religious studies, the third avenue, the main problem is to interpret correctly the way in which Muslim communities and persons have understood their cultural tradition and the religious elements which belong to it. Focusing on the people's intentions which make Islam a religion rather than a social system or ideology enables Islam to be understood from the perspective of religious studies. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596419008720925 |