Islam and Postcolonial Discourse - Couverture rigide

Mirze Santesso, Esra; McClung, James

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 147246544X ISBN 13 : 9781472465443

Editeur : Routledge, 2017

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Esra Mirze Santesso is Associate Professor and Associate English Department Head at the University of Georgia, USA.

James E. McClung is the Director of UGA at Oxford Study Abroad Program and Residential Centre, and holds a Doctoral degree in English Literature from the University of Georgia, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 147246544X
• ISBN 13: 9781472465443
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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