English literary studies: Islamic perspective and method

English literary studies: Islamic perspective and method

There is a tendency to associate English studies with western value systems, secularism and anti-Islamic practices, and even with western Christendom. In response to this, scholars of postcolonial studies employ the twin strategy of ‘abrogation’ and ‘appropriation’ to dismantle the original intent o...

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Main Author: Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
BP88 Individual authors, A-Z
BP89 History and criticism
LB2300 Higher Education
PE English
PN0080 Criticism
PR English literature
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/34640/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34640/1/article_mahmud_The_Need_and_Methods_of_Including_Islamic_Perspectives_in_English_Literary_Studies.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34640/2/Dr_Mahmud_Invitation.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34640/3/general_invitation_through_IIIT_mailing_list.pdf
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spelling iium-346402014-01-22T07:26:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34640/ English literary studies: Islamic perspective and method Hasan, Md. Mahmudul BP88 Individual authors, A-Z BP89 History and criticism LB2300 Higher Education PE English PN0080 Criticism PR English literature There is a tendency to associate English studies with western value systems, secularism and anti-Islamic practices, and even with western Christendom. In response to this, scholars of postcolonial studies employ the twin strategy of ‘abrogation’ and ‘appropriation’ to dismantle the original intent of introducing English studies and, simultaneously, to create platforms of self-assertion and resistance. Islamization of English literary studies proponents propose a similar remedy to protect (Muslim) practitioners of English literature from untoward cultural influences as well as to present the Islamic worldviews in relation to the life-worlds the literary texts presumably promote. This is part of the wider concept of the Islamization of human knowledge that functions across a broad range of subject areas and generally refers to a method of looking at various academic disciplines from Islamic perspectives and informs the reader about relevant Islamic teachings. Two other important aspects of this intellectual undertaking are Ihya’ al-turath al-Islami (reviving of Islamic heritage) and Islamizing the self, that is, saturating the self and others with Islamic character and values (akhlaq). It requires a similar approach for Islamizing English literature. In this paper I will focus on three areas of Islamizing English literary studies: 1. Molding the self and others with Islamic values; 2. Islamizing literary texts, that is, identifying predominant ideas inherent in them and looking at those from Islamic perspectives; and 3. Reforming the curriculum. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34640/1/article_mahmud_The_Need_and_Methods_of_Including_Islamic_Perspectives_in_English_Literary_Studies.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34640/2/Dr_Mahmud_Invitation.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34640/3/general_invitation_through_IIIT_mailing_list.pdf Hasan, Md. Mahmudul (2014) English literary studies: Islamic perspective and method. In: IIIT Lecture, 15 Jan 2014, Herndon, Virginia. (Unpublished)
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English
English
topic BP88 Individual authors, A-Z
BP89 History and criticism
LB2300 Higher Education
PE English
PN0080 Criticism
PR English literature
spellingShingle BP88 Individual authors, A-Z
BP89 History and criticism
LB2300 Higher Education
PE English
PN0080 Criticism
PR English literature
Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
English literary studies: Islamic perspective and method
description There is a tendency to associate English studies with western value systems, secularism and anti-Islamic practices, and even with western Christendom. In response to this, scholars of postcolonial studies employ the twin strategy of ‘abrogation’ and ‘appropriation’ to dismantle the original intent of introducing English studies and, simultaneously, to create platforms of self-assertion and resistance. Islamization of English literary studies proponents propose a similar remedy to protect (Muslim) practitioners of English literature from untoward cultural influences as well as to present the Islamic worldviews in relation to the life-worlds the literary texts presumably promote. This is part of the wider concept of the Islamization of human knowledge that functions across a broad range of subject areas and generally refers to a method of looking at various academic disciplines from Islamic perspectives and informs the reader about relevant Islamic teachings. Two other important aspects of this intellectual undertaking are Ihya’ al-turath al-Islami (reviving of Islamic heritage) and Islamizing the self, that is, saturating the self and others with Islamic character and values (akhlaq). It requires a similar approach for Islamizing English literature. In this paper I will focus on three areas of Islamizing English literary studies: 1. Molding the self and others with Islamic values; 2. Islamizing literary texts, that is, identifying predominant ideas inherent in them and looking at those from Islamic perspectives; and 3. Reforming the curriculum.
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author Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
author_facet Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
author_sort Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
title English literary studies: Islamic perspective and method
title_short English literary studies: Islamic perspective and method
title_full English literary studies: Islamic perspective and method
title_fullStr English literary studies: Islamic perspective and method
title_full_unstemmed English literary studies: Islamic perspective and method
title_sort english literary studies: islamic perspective and method
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/34640/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34640/1/article_mahmud_The_Need_and_Methods_of_Including_Islamic_Perspectives_in_English_Literary_Studies.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34640/2/Dr_Mahmud_Invitation.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34640/3/general_invitation_through_IIIT_mailing_list.pdf
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