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A Spirited Volume That Takes Aim At The Confining But Dominant Debate On Islam, F̀or Or Against.' Politically Astute, Analytically Acute, And Pervasively Humanistic, This Is A Rare Contribution That Brings Clarity To An Ideologically Charged And Muddied Field.---engseng Ho, Duke University Very Timely. The Disciplinary Range And Nuance Of The Individual Essays In This Volume Do A Great Job To Illustrate And Analyze How Ahistorical, Demeaning, Or Apologetic Views Of Muslims And Islam Function And Circulate, ---ussama Makdisi, Rice University Islamophobia Is A Term That Has Been Widely Applied To Anti-muslim Ideas And Actions, Especially Since 9/11. The Contributors To This Provocative Volume Explore And Critique The Usefulness Of The Concept For Understanding Contexts Ranging From The Middle Ages To The Modern Day. Moving Beyond Familiar Explanations Such As Good-muslim/bad-muslim Stereotypes, Or The Clash Of Civilizations, They Describe Islamophobia's Counterpart, Islamophilia, Which Deploys Similar Oppositions In The Interest Of Fostering Public Acceptance Of Islam. Contributors In North America, Europe, The Middle East, And South Asia; The Cultural Politics Of Literature, Humor,

Author

Andrew Shyrock

Publisher

Bloomington: Indiana University Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781282818316

Subjects

Islam, History, Political Science