Scientistic Anti-Islamism
The Exploitation of Science and Cognates in Anti-Islamic Narratives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20252129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ömer Kemal Buhari (0000-0002-2970-6985, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Islamophobia Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2325-8381 • E-ISSN: 2325-839X |
| Publisher | Pluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.13169/islastudj.5.1.0045 |
| OpenAlex | W2994695360 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
This is a historical-philosophical exploration of “scientistic anti-Islamism,” which denotes the justification and expression of anti-Islamic contents through the exploitation of the concept of science. I first discuss, dissect, and disprove the underlying premise that Islam would be incompatible with science and cognates. Qur'anic anchoring of reason, the harmony of faith and knowledge in Islam, the civilizational-scientific influence of Islam to the West are the three major domains of my objections. Then, I contextualize some related core concepts that are knowledge, rationality, science and scientism to elucidate the issue. After a critical reading of Renan as a probable archetype of scientistic anti-Islamists, I introduce the promotors of scientistic anti-Islamism in the three distinct areas of methodology, worldview and politics. It emerges that scientistic anti-Islamism's main patrons are erroneous induction, rivalry of orthodoxies and political hegemony. Finally, I arrive at a definition of the basic characteristics of “scientistic anti-Islamism.”
Epistemology · Faith · Hegemony · Islam · Political science · Politics · Rationality · Scientism · Sociology · Theology · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |