Islamic studies and religious reform. Ignaz goldziher - A crossroads of judaism, christianity and islam
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Islamic studies and religious reform. Ignaz goldziher - A crossroads of judaism, christianity and islam. / Jung, Dietrich.
In: Islam - Zeitschrift fur Geschichte und Kultur des Islamischen Orients, Vol. 90, No. 1, 04.2013, p. 106-126.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Islamic studies and religious reform. Ignaz goldziher - A crossroads of judaism, christianity and islam
AU - Jung, Dietrich
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - In light of the dichotomous representation of the relationship between Islam and the West, the life and work of Ignaz Goldziher appears to be an utter anachronism. By applying the methodologies of Protestant biblical criticism to the study of Islamic traditions, the Hungarian scholar of Islam and secretary of the liberal Jewish community in Budapest became a crossroads of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Personally driven by a Jewish reform agenda, he became a founding father of modern studies on Islam. The article analyzes the complex historical and political context in which Goldziher developed the field of Islamic studies. In order to understand the origin of modern images of Islam, the article suggests putting the rise of the discipline of Islamic studies into the context of nineteenth century movements of religious reform.
AB - In light of the dichotomous representation of the relationship between Islam and the West, the life and work of Ignaz Goldziher appears to be an utter anachronism. By applying the methodologies of Protestant biblical criticism to the study of Islamic traditions, the Hungarian scholar of Islam and secretary of the liberal Jewish community in Budapest became a crossroads of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Personally driven by a Jewish reform agenda, he became a founding father of modern studies on Islam. The article analyzes the complex historical and political context in which Goldziher developed the field of Islamic studies. In order to understand the origin of modern images of Islam, the article suggests putting the rise of the discipline of Islamic studies into the context of nineteenth century movements of religious reform.
KW - Biblical criticism
KW - Goldziher
KW - Islamic studies
KW - Muslim intellectuals
KW - Religious reform
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84885412634&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1515/islam-2013-0005
DO - 10.1515/islam-2013-0005
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84885412634
VL - 90
SP - 106
EP - 126
JO - Der Islam: Journal of the History and Culture of the Middle East
JF - Der Islam: Journal of the History and Culture of the Middle East
SN - 0021-1818
IS - 1
ER -
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