Classifying Muslims
The article discusses social classifications of Muslims and the epistemological principles upon which Muslims self-identify. The author reflects on Western thought that separates Islam from modernity. Emphasis is given to topics such as the historicity of Islamic scripture, the difference between Su...
| Published in: | Cross currents |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of North Carolina Press
2015
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Cross currents
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| Further subjects: | B
Islamic Theology
B Islam B Modernity B Muslims Religious identity B Classification B Social aspects B Sufism |
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| Summary: | The article discusses social classifications of Muslims and the epistemological principles upon which Muslims self-identify. The author reflects on Western thought that separates Islam from modernity. Emphasis is given to topics such as the historicity of Islamic scripture, the difference between Sufi Islam and folk Islam, and the dynamism of discourse in Islamic theological schools. |
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| ISSN: | 1939-3881 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cross currents
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/cros.12143 |