04053nam a22004815i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001200153050001200165072001600177072002300193072001500216100007600231245011600307250001800423264007900441300004300520336002600563337002600589338003600615347002400651505077600675520168901451650001103140650002703151650001503178650001703193650004203210650001103252650003503263650003003298650002903328710003403357773002603391776003603417776003603453776003603489856004603525978-3-031-57300-2DE-He21320251030112840.0cr nn 008mamaa240807s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830315730027 a10.1007/978-3-031-57300-22doi 4aBP1-253 4aBL238.5 7aHRH2bicssc 7aREL0370002bisacsh 7aQRP2thema1 aGabsi, Zouhir.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut10aMuslim Perspectives on Islamophobiah[electronic resource] :bFrom Misconceptions to Reason /cby Zouhir Gabsi.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXXI, 333 p. 4 illus.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aPart I. Conceptualising and Contextualising Islamophobia -- 1. Introduction: Contesting Islamophobia -- 2. Islamophobia: Context and Theory -- Part II. Muslim Perspectives on Islamophobia -- 3. Muslims’ Perspectives on Islamophobia: Apologetic and Defensive Narratives -- 4. Critique of the Islamic Discourse on Islamophobia -- 5. The Notion of ‘Unperson’: The Vilification of Muslims in Political and Media Discourses -- Part III. Islam: From Misconceptions to Reason -- 6. Islam, Reason, and Modernity -- Part IV. Islam in the Modern World: Towards combating Islamophobia -- 7. Sufism: Is it the Alternative Face of Islam? -- 8. Muslim’s Cultural Memory: The Key to Surviving Islamophobia -- 9. Conclusion: Solutions to Islamophobia in a ‘Brave New World’?.  aThe Islamic positioning of Islamophobia is presented in this book. Through ‘Islamic’ or ‘Muslim’ perspectives, the book engages with various Islamic texts and discourses (spoken and written) emanating from preachers and scholars of Islam to discuss the points of convergence and divergence with the Western interpretation of the phenomenon. The book aims to look at Islamophobia from a hitherto unexplored angle by first analyzing the points of convergence and divergence between the internal (Muslim) and external (Western) perspectives, and then by providing new approaches to curbing Islamophobia through a holistic spiritual dimension of Islam and cultural memory. The book contends that the bridges of understanding between the ‘East’ and the ‘West’ can only be built if some of Islam’s theological concepts, such as the place of reason in Islam, are reinterpreted by considering the Islamic perspectives. While the book acknowledges previous work on Islamophobia, it contributes to a deeper understanding of Islamophobia in its internal and external manifestations by considering the theoretical frameworks of racism and xenophobia. Readers interested in Islamic studies and anti-racism narratives would find this book’s eclectic approach and balanced perspective of the phenomenon informative and enlightening. Zouhir Gabsi is a senior lecturer in Arabic and Islamic studies and Course Director (languages) at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. Zouhir’s recent contributions to research on cultural studies and Islamophobia pushed the boundaries of knowledge and reinstated the place of language in sociological, political, and religious narratives. 0aIslam. 0aReligion and politics. 0aReligions. 0aMiddle East. 0aMiddle EastxPolitics and government.14aIslam.24aPolitical Science of Religion.24aMiddle Eastern Religions.24aMiddle Eastern Politics.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303157299908iPrinted edition:z978303157301908iPrinted edition:z978303157302640uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57300-2