Studying My Movement
Social Science Without Cynicism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8969726 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdelwahab El-Affendi, Abdelwahab El‐affendi (0000-0002-9413-2244, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-94 |
| Publication date | 1991-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743800034565 |
| OpenAlex | W2163135495 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
While I was working on my Ph.D. thesis on Ikhwan in the Sudan, 1 a Sudanese colleague of mine working in a related area used to joke that we have all become “Orientalists.” There was a certain sense of irony—and truth—in this “accusation.” Our endeavor was either the negation and supersession of Orientalism, or its final triumph. For here we are, fiery Islamic militants, squatting meekly and dutifully at the feet of our Orientalist sheikhs, hoping to drink at their hands the cup of knowledge on which we had simultaneously turned our backs. Is this conceding defeat or starting an invasion
Art · Cynicism · False accusation · Irony · Islam · Joke · Linguistics · Literature · Negation · Orientalism · Political science · Sociology · Theology · African history and culture analysis · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2023 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |