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Islamic studies

Islamic studies is the academic study of Islam, which is analogous to related fields such as Jewish studies and Quranic studies. Islamic studies seeks to understand the past and the potential future of the Islamic world. In this multidisciplinary program,[clarification needed] scholars from diverse areas (history, culture, literature, art) participate…

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related to Journals · 50
Islamic studies → Al Mahara, Al-Qantara, American Journal, Arabic, Asia, Blackwell Publishing, Brill, Center, Christian-Muslim Relations, Die Welt, Foundation, Hakeem Al Hind, IIIT, India, INDONESIA, International Institute, International Islamic University Malaysia, Islam, Islamic Law, Islamic Thought
related to Bibliography · 31
Islamic studies → Abu Hayyan, Amsterdam University Press, Available, Azim Nanji, Change, Continuities, Continuity, December, Enes Ensar, Erbay, Genealogy, Gruyter, Halil, History, Humanities, ISBN, Islam, Mahmut Cihat, Mapping Islamic Studies, Netherlands
related to overview · 28
Islamic studies → Arabic, Biblical, Exeter, Georgetown, HEFCE, In, Islam, Islamic, Islamicists, Leeds, Leiden, London, Oriental, Orientalism, Orientalist, Oxford, Scholars, September, SOAS, The
related to Gender Textual Studies · 18
Islamic studies → Additionally, Arab, Arabo-Islamic Writing, Discourse, English, Fatima Mernissi's The Veil, Fedwa Malti-Douglas's Woman's Body, French, Gender, Islam, Islamic, Leila Ahmed's Women, Male Elite, Muslim, The, This, Woman's Word, Works
related to Sciences · 14
Islamic studies → Islam, IslamAstronomy, Islamic, Islamic Golden Age, IslamIslamic, IslamMathematics, IslamMedicine, IslamOphthalmology, IslamPhysics, IslamPsychology, Middle Ages, Muslim, Significant, Timeline
related to history · 9
Islamic studies → Christian European Oriental, Christological, Examining, However, In Islamic Studies, Islam, Islamic, Rovelli, The
related to Philosophy · 3
Islamic studies → Islamic, It, Muslim
related to Theology · 3
Islamic studies → Islamic, Kalam, KalâmIslamic
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Islamic studies → academic study of Islam

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islamic studies islam history study also modern muslim scholars academic tradition law art world early fields arabic field western social

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Islamic studiesis aacademic study of Islam0.90text
Jewish studiesinstance ofwhich is analogous to related fields0.80text
Quranic studiesinstance ofwhich is analogous to related fields0.80text
Tafsir or Qur'an Exegesisinstance ofand the Qur'an and Hadith along with ancillary disciplines0.80text
Georgetowninstance ofwith named undergraduate and graduate degrees in Arabic and Islamic studies existing at universities0.80text
Exeterinstance ofwith named undergraduate and graduate degrees in Arabic and Islamic studies existing at universities0.80text
Oxfordinstance ofwith named undergraduate and graduate degrees in Arabic and Islamic studies existing at universities0.80text
Leedsinstance ofwith named undergraduate and graduate degrees in Arabic and Islamic studies existing at universities0.80text
SOASinstance ofwith named undergraduate and graduate degrees in Arabic and Islamic studies existing at universities0.80text
Leila Ahmed's Womeninstance ofthere was a notable increase in the utilization of gender studies methodologies within the traditionally conservative realms of Islamic history and law.Works0.80text
Gender in Islaminstance ofthere was a notable increase in the utilization of gender studies methodologies within the traditionally conservative realms of Islamic history and law.Works0.80text
Islamic studiesrelated to BibliographyYılmaz0.60section

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