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Muslims as Actors: Islamic Meanings and Muslim Interpretations in the Perspective of the Study of Religions

Muslims as Actors: Islamic Meanings and Muslim Interpretations in the Perspective of the Study of Religions

Waardenburg, Jacques

Hardcover

Series: Religion and Reason, Book 46

Comparative ReligionIslam

ISBN10: 3110191423
ISBN13: 9783110191424
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: Oct 23 2007
Pages: 488
Weight: 1.79
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.54 Depth: 9.16
Language: English

This book deals with Islamic studies and with the question how the scholarly study of religion can contribute to the study of Islam. The author advocates studying Islamic phenomena as signs and symbols interpreted and applied in diverse ways in existing traditions.

He stresses the role of Muslims as actors in the ongoing debate about the articulation of Islamic ways of life and construction of Islam as a religion. A careful study of this debate should steer clear of political, religious, and ideological interests. Research in this area by Muslims and non-Muslim scholars alike should address the question of what Muslims have made of their Islam in specific circumstances.

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