Islamophobia: ignorance, imagination, identity and interaction
In much of Western society it remains regrettably the case that contemporary perception - or the imaging - of Islam is dominated by misrepresentation and distortion that derive, by and large, from misunderstanding and ignorance. Fear of the other', when the other' is Muslim, is fear of M...
| Published in: | Islam and Christian-Muslim relations |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2011
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Further subjects: | B
Exclusivism
B Dialogue B Islam B Imagination B Misrepresentation B perception of the other / prejudice B Prejudice / Wahrnehmung anderer B Christianity |
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| Summary: | In much of Western society it remains regrettably the case that contemporary perception - or the imaging - of Islam is dominated by misrepresentation and distortion that derive, by and large, from misunderstanding and ignorance. Fear of the other', when the other' is Muslim, is fear of Muslims per se, and also often of their religion, Islam - so Islamophobia. In this article I shall examine what is meant by and what is the effect of, such ignorance and outline an analysis of the process of imaging Islam - a process that arguably lies at the heart of Islamophobia. I shall also address the question of identity, specifically the issue of exclusive identity' and problems that relate thereto. I shall conclude with a discussion of dialogical interaction' as a relational modality that may yet challenge and ameliorate the rising tide of Islamophobia. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2011.606185 |