Translating scholars: Theorizing modern South Asian ‘Ulama’ studies
We are witnessing an exciting renaissance in scholarship on modern South Asian Muslim religious scholars (‘ulama’). This article examines how this new scholarship repositions earlier academic conversations in distinctive ways to make several signal moves: (a) centering the political (particularly th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2022
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Religion compass
Year: 2022, Volume: 16, Issue: 5 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Ulama
/ Translation
/ Sovereignty
/ Postcolonialism
/ Orientalism (Cultural sciences)
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Literature report 1963-2022
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| Summary: | We are witnessing an exciting renaissance in scholarship on modern South Asian Muslim religious scholars (‘ulama’). This article examines how this new scholarship repositions earlier academic conversations in distinctive ways to make several signal moves: (a) centering the political (particularly the theme of sovereignty); (b) complexifying the study of religious authority by attention to textuality, embodiment, and internal criticism; and finally (c) taking the transnational turn and tracing ‘ulama’ communities in the South Asian diaspora. The article also considers the public scholarship of three academics who have begun asking the question: What are the ethics and politics of translating ‘ulama’ life-worlds beyond the etic-emic and secular-religious frameworks? |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12430 |