Aaron W. Hughes

Broschiertes Buch

Islam and the Tyranny of Authenticity

Beschreibung

This book provides a hard-hitting examination of the spiritual motivations, rhetorical moves, and political implications associated with apologetical discourses. It argues that what is at stake is relevance, and examines the consequences of engaging in mythopoesis as opposed to scholarship.

Autor

Aaron W. Hughes is the Philip S. Bernstein Professor in the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester. His research and publications focus on both Jewish philosophy and Islamic Studies. He has authored numerous books, including Situating Islam: The Past and Future of an Academic Discipline (Equinox, 2007); Theorizing Islam: Disciplinary Deconstruction and Reconstruction (Equinox, 2012); Muslim Identities: An Introduction to Islam (Columbia, 2012); and Abrahamic Religions: On the Uses and Abuses of History (Oxford, 2012). He currently serves as the editor of the journal Method and Theory in the Study of Religion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Equinox Publishing Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 264g
• ISBN-13: 9781781792179
• ISBN-10: 1781792178
• Artikelnr.: 42529722