Matthew L N Wilkinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 9409681 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew L N Wilkinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew L N |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilkinson |
| SIGNATURE | WILKINSON M L N |
| AFFILIATIONS | SOAS University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Defining and Illustrating “Extremism” Using the Largest Investigation into Islam in Prison
In the context of a damaging absence of clarity, we define “Islamist Extremism” as: the absolutely divided and antagonistic Worldview of the “Us”-true-Muslim “in-group” who must strive to live in an “Islamic” State versus “Them”-non-Muslim’ and “wrong”-Muslim “out-groups” who are stripped of their human status due to their opposition to “true Islam.” We illustrate this definition of “Extremism” - including showing how Islamist Extremism is differ…
Justice and the Slaughter Bench
In his book, ‘Justice and the Slaughter Bench’, Alan Norrie poses the Big Legal Questions with insight and erudition. Specifically, he challenges all those who care about the nature of justice to m
The Genealogy of Terror
In the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the events of 9/11, 7/7, the War on Terror and the Caliphate and atrocities of the so-called Islamic State have dominated Western consciousness and wreaked havoc in parts of the Muslim-majority world. In their wake, a spate of books has been written explaining the phenomenon of Islamist radicalisation and Jihadism. Nevertheless, for normal citizens, as well as scholars of religion and legal pr…
Religious Fundamentalism in the Middle East
Religious Fundamentalism in the Middle East offers rich second-order1 conceptual insight but is ultimately undermined by some fatal flaws. The book sets out to provide an explanatory sociological f
The Metaphysics of a Contemporary Islamic Shari'a
The philosophy of metaReality and, in particular, ideas of transcendence can ‘underlabour’ for the re-enchantment of Islamic praxis, ethics and law by helping to uncover in a systematic, non-arbitrary way the spiritual objectives (maqāsid) inherent in the basic beliefs, practices and obligations of Islam. The commonly accepted elements of the Islamic legal pathway (Shari'a), such as the obligation of marriage, far from being inhibiting, can help …
Introducing Islamic Critical Realism
This article makes the case for a contemporary philosophy of Islam to help Muslims surmount the challenges of postmodernity and to transcend the hiatuses and obstacles that Muslims face in their interaction and relationships with non-Muslims. It argues that the philosophy of critical realism so fittingly underlabours for the contemporary interpretation, clarification and conceptual deepening of Islamic doctrine and practice as to suggest and nece…
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Introducing Islamic Critical Realism
This article makes the case for a contemporary philosophy of Islam to help Muslims surmount the challenges of postmodernity and to transcend the hiatuses and obstacles that Muslims face in their interaction and relationships with non-Muslims. It argues that the philosophy of critical realism so fittingly underlabours for the contemporary interpretation, clarification and conceptual deepening of Islamic doctrine and practice as to suggest and nece…
The Metaphysics of a Contemporary Islamic Shari'a
The philosophy of metaReality and, in particular, ideas of transcendence can ‘underlabour’ for the re-enchantment of Islamic praxis, ethics and law by helping to uncover in a systematic, non-arbitrary way the spiritual objectives (maqāsid) inherent in the basic beliefs, practices and obligations of Islam. The commonly accepted elements of the Islamic legal pathway (Shari'a), such as the obligation of marriage, far from being inhibiting, can help …
Religious Fundamentalism in the Middle East
Religious Fundamentalism in the Middle East offers rich second-order1 conceptual insight but is ultimately undermined by some fatal flaws. The book sets out to provide an explanatory sociological f
The Genealogy of Terror
In the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the events of 9/11, 7/7, the War on Terror and the Caliphate and atrocities of the so-called Islamic State have dominated Western consciousness and wreaked havoc in parts of the Muslim-majority world. In their wake, a spate of books has been written explaining the phenomenon of Islamist radicalisation and Jihadism. Nevertheless, for normal citizens, as well as scholars of religion and legal pr…
Justice and the Slaughter Bench
In his book, ‘Justice and the Slaughter Bench’, Alan Norrie poses the Big Legal Questions with insight and erudition. Specifically, he challenges all those who care about the nature of justice to m
Defining and Illustrating “Extremism” Using the Largest Investigation into Islam in Prison
In the context of a damaging absence of clarity, we define “Islamist Extremism” as: the absolutely divided and antagonistic Worldview of the “Us”-true-Muslim “in-group” who must strive to live in an “Islamic” State versus “Them”-non-Muslim’ and “wrong”-Muslim “out-groups” who are stripped of their human status due to their opposition to “true Islam.” We illustrate this definition of “Extremism” - including showing how Islamist Extremism is differ…
Philosophy (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Islam (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Theology (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Islamic Studies and History (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Criminology (2 works)