The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies by Bennett, Clinton. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover HalfTitle Series Title Copyright Dedication Contents Contributors Acknowledgments Part I Introduction

Section One: How to Use this Book Section Two: Islamic Studies—Overview and Survey The First Phase: Christian Apology Phase Two: Islamic Studies and Orientalism: Assumptions and Agendas Third Phase Section Three: What is Islamic Studies? Conclusion

Part II Research Methods and Problems

What is Islam? Authority Defining Islamic Studies Antagonistic and Revisionist Approaches to the Study of Islam Dealing with Popular Perceptions of Islam Comparative Projects Language Competency The Insider/Outsider Problem Anthropology/Sociology/Ethnography Pedagogy

Part III Current Research and Issues

1 Quranic Studies

Research Approaches Resources for Beginning or Developing Research Current Key Research Areas The Future of Qurānic Studies

2 Hadith Studies

A Note on Dating The Importance of Hadīth The Problem of Authority The Problem of Authenticity The Relationship of the Qurān and Hadīth Sources of Prophetic Reports Hadīth Terminology Types of Hadīth Collections The Sunni Canon Sīra and Maghāzi Works Ibn Ishaq’s Biography of God’s Messenger The Works of al-Wāqidī and Ibn Sad Biographical Dictionaries Academic Study of Hadīth in the West Hadīth Studies in the Digital Age English Language Hadīth Resources Browsing the Collections

3 Researching Sufism in the Twenty-First Century: Expanding the Context of Inquiry

4 Islamic Theology

Islamic Theology ( ‘Ilm al-Kalām ) Topics of Islamic Theology Divine Attributes and Anthropomorphism Free Will and Divine Justice The Kalām Way (Argument) of Proofing the Existence of God Conclusion

5 Study of Shi‘ite Islam

History of the Study of Shī`ite Islam in the West Shī‘ism: Definitions, Origins, and Identity-Formation History, Political, and Intellectual Shī‘ite Religious Life and Material Culture The Other Shī‘ite Shī`ism in the Modern World: Continuity, Change, and Ecumenism Concluding Remarks

6 Salafi Islam: The Study of Contemporary Religious-Political Movements

Salafism before the Modern Period Modernist Salafism Activist and Conservative Salafis in Egypt Conservative Salafism in Recent Decades: The Saudi Connection Concluding Thoughts

7 Islam and the West

What’s in a Word? From Muhammad to the Crusades: The East From Muhammad to the Crusades: The West The Crusades and their Aftermath Turks and Others Muslim Decline and Western Gains: The Beginning of the Reversal European Imperialism: 1800–1920 Since World War I The Secularist Phase The Resurgence of Islam Diaspora Western Attitudes toward Islam Modern or Western? A Final Thought

8 Fiqh, The Science of Islamic Jurisprudence

The Sharī'ah and Fiqh Formation of Islamic Law and Legal Specialists The Five Moral/Legal Principles: Ahkam al-Khamsa The Legal Scholars Schools of Islamic Jurisprudence Shī'ah Law Schools Islamic Law and Family Islamic Law and European Colonialism

Part IV New Directions: The Who, Why, What, How, and Where of Studying Islam

Who Studies Islam? The Role of the Media in Shaping Public Opinion on Islam Why Do Scholars Study Islam? Researching Constructions of Islam: Why Scholars Study and How they Construct “Islam” Researching How “Authority” Functions in Islam What do Islamic Studies Scholars Study? Researching Sexuality in Islam Comparative Study Fiction and Film Exploring Other Literature Researching Subjective Meanings and Feelings Un-Problematizing Islam How do Scholars Study Islam? And Finally, where do Scholars Study Islam?

Part V Chronology Part VI Resources: An Annotated Bibliographical Guide

PART ONE

PART TWO: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDES AND GUIDES TO LIBRARIES (ALPHABETICAL LISTING) PART THREE

PART FOUR: KEYS TEXTS FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES SUBFIELDS

Qurān Hadīth (with Aisha Y. Musa) Islamic Theology and Philosophy Sufi Islam Shī'ah Studies Art and Architecture Fiqh Salafi Islam Islam and the West

PART FIVE: INTERNET

Books/Resources about Muslims use of the Internet Sites and Resources

Part VII A–Z Index of Key Terms and Concepts Bibliography Index