Contrairement à la légende colportée dans les grands médias, le terme "islamophobie" n'a pas été inventé par les mollahs iraniens : il est apparu en France au début du XXe siècle, en pleine période coloniale, à une époque où s'exprimaient déjà de violents discours antimusulmans.…
Since the time of the Crusades, Europeans have viewed Muslim culture and religion through the unique distorting lens of Orientalism, coloring all aspects of their perception and generating a curious blend of fascination and distrust. Maxime Rodinson presents the classic account …
This book corrects the long-standing misconceptions of the masses about the religious beliefs of Islam, and challenges the core social perceptions and deviations from its religious guidelines. It offers the reader an opportunity to learn about the various social dimensions and I…
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on the range of lived experiences and textual traditions of Muslims as they are articulated in various countries and regions throughout the world. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable. Contains a "My O…
This text captures the autobiographical reflections of 28 Christian men and women who, in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, committed their lives to the study of Islam and to practical Christian-Muslim relations in new and irenic ways.
Der Orientalist Ignác Goldziher (1850-1921) war weit mehr als nur einer der Begründer der modernen Islamforschung. Fest verankert in den Debatten seiner Zeit, widersprach er der kulturprotestantischen Auffassung, wonach nur das Christentum im vollen Sinne Kultur und Religion sei…