The Fear of Islam: An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West

The Fear of Islam: An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West

The Fear of Islam: An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West

The Fear of Islam: An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West

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Overview

This volume investigates the context of Western views of Islam and offers an introduction to the historical roots and contemporary anxiety regarding Islam within the Western world.

Tracing the medieval legacy of religious polemics and violence, Green orients the reader to the complex history and issues in Western relations to Islam, from early and late modern colonial enterprises and theories of Orientalism, to the production of religious discourses of otherness and the clash of civilizations that proliferated in the era of 9/11 and the war on terror.

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781451469905
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date: 05/01/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 362
File size: 6 MB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Todd H. Green teaches religious studies at Luther College and is an internationally recognized expert in Islamophobia. He served as a US State Department adviser on Islamophobia in both the Obama and Trump administrations and is a sought-after speaker, giving lectures on college campuses as well as to the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. Green's work has been featured in the Huffington Post, and his expertise has been cited by organizations such as the Council on Foreign Relations, the Center for American Progress, the NAACP, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. He has been interviewed by a variety of media outlets, including CNN, NPR, and Al Jazeera. He is the author of The Fear of Islam.

Table of Contents

List of Images vii

List of Abbreviations ix

Preface xi

Introduction 1

1 What Is Islamophobia? 9

2 The Historical Foundations of Islamophobia 35

3 Colonialism, Orientalism, and the Clash of Civilizations 67

4 9/11, the War on Terror, and the Rise of Political Islamophobia 101

Image Gallery 145

5 The "Islamic Threat" in Modern Europe 153

6 Professional Islamophobia 205

7 Muslims in the Media and at the Movies 233

8 Islamophobia and Its Casualties 261

9 Combating Islamophobia 311

Appendix: Interviewee Profiles 337

Glossary 341

Further Reading 347

Index 351

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