Islam Through The Ages

Orientalism - with Dr Joseph Lumbard (S1-E4)


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In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) What is Orientalism?
(05:02) Is Orientalism still relevant today?
(07:30) How has Orientalism distorted Western consciousness regarding Islam and Muslims?
(10:53) What came first, Orientalism or political domination?
(14:59) How has Orientalism impacted Muslims since the Enlightenment?
(19:08) Have religious movements in the Islamic World been influenced by Orientalist narratives?
(20:36) Has political domination of the Orient always been the subject of Orientalism?
(24:09) How did 'Christian' become 'Judeo-Christian'?
(26:09) How have the perceptions of Western elite and laymen, regarding Muslims, changed over time?
(34:03) Did Western academia marginalize Islamic epistemology in the pre-colonial era?
(37:41) What Orientalist concepts have been absorbed by Muslims today?
(43:14) Are Orientalism and the political and epistemic subjugation of the 'Other' unprecedented?
(46:25) Why did the Mongol invasion not damage the Muslims as much as Western colonisation?

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