Islamophobia/Islamophilia: Beyond the Politics of Enemy and FriendAndrew Shryock "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 address topics such as conflicts over Islam outside and within Muslim communities in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia; the cultural politics of literature, humor, and urban renewal; and religious conversion to Islam. |
Contents
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Part One Continuities and Transformations | 27 |
A History of the Present | 29 |
Diasporic Confrontations with an Emerging Islamophobia | 53 |
Part Two Modern Self Criticism | 77 |
The NeoOrientalism of Todays Muslim Commentators | 79 |
The Case of Shi i Muslim Women in Lebanon | 94 |
Madrasas and Their Internal Critics | 111 |
Islamophobia and AntiSemitism in France and North Africa | 141 |
7 German Converts to Islam and Their Ambivalent Relations with Immigrant Muslims | 172 |
Part Four Attraction and Repulsion in Shared Space | 193 |
Inversions of Islamophobia | 195 |
New Strategies for Urban Renewal in Detroit | 209 |
List of Contributors | 237 |
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Part Three Violence and Conversion in Europe | 139 |
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Islamophobia/Islamophilia: Beyond the Politics of Enemy and Friend Andrew Shryock No preview available - 2010 |
Islamophobia/Islamophilia: Beyond the Politics of Enemy and Friend Andrew Shryock No preview available - 2010 |