Islam, orientalism and intellectual history

Description:

As the events and aftermath of 9/11 have shown, the relationship between Islam and the West is deeply troubled. Here Mohammad Salama calls for a new understanding of Islam as a historical condition that has existed in relationship to the West since the seventh century. He compares the Arab-Islamic and European traditions of historical thought since the early modern period, focusing on the watershed moments that informed their ideas of intellectual history and perceptions of one another. Islam, he argues, has played a major role in enabling and positioning Western historiography at key points, leaving palpable imprints on Islamic historiography in the process. Focusing on Ibn Khaldun, the complexities of orientalism and modernity, and recent European as well as Arab writings on these themes, this book is essential for all those interested in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, Western and Islamic philosophies of history, and modernity. -- Publisher description.

subjects: Islamic modernism,  Intellectual life,  Islam,  Christianity and other religions,  Relations,  Christianity,  Modernitet,  International relations,  Intellektuellt liv,  Relationer,  Interfaith relations,  Kristendom och islam,  Historia,  Islamiska länder,  Västerlandet,  Ibn khaldun, 1332-1406,  Christianity and other religions, islam,  Islam, relations, christianity,  Islamic countries, relations, united states,  United states, relations, islamic countries,  United states, intellectual life

People: Ibn Khaldūn (1332-1406)

Places: Islamic countries,  Western countries