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The Romantic Occident

The Romantic Occident. Hollywood re-visited Stereotypes and the West The West as seen by secularized and disenchanted Muslims. Gharbzadgi : Westernization of Muslim Societies. Mustapha Kemal “disestablishment” of Islam repeal of the shari’ah

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The Romantic Occident

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  1. TheRomanticOccident • Hollywood re-visited • Stereotypes and the West • The West as seen by secularized and disenchanted Muslims

  2. Gharbzadgi:Westernization of Muslim Societies Mustapha Kemal • “disestablishment” of Islam • repeal of the shari’ah • adoption of Western practices(eg. marriage, the alphabet) • historical evolution: the Turkish experience of Europe • Westernization through language

  3. Gharbzadgi: Westernization of Muslim Societies • Literature and literary movements • Music • Food and cuisine • Arts and architect • Popular culture • Media (eg. Western-style journalism) • Western judiciary, judges, and lawyers

  4. Major Shifts in “Modern”Muslim Understanding • Colonization…independence • Re-colonization • Efforts to gain real freedom

  5. Independence, freedom, re-colonization: methodologies Processes, mechanisms, techniques: • Rulers • System of governance • Economic struggle • International institutions • The unrelenting yoke of the colonial era • The nature of state and society in the post-1950 Muslim world

  6. The emergence of nationalism and anti-colonial attitudes • The West “naturalized”: the struggle for independence • The case of Indian Muslims • Independence achieved – but freedom?

  7. Re-capturing the Muslim Mind • The root of Muslim self-awareness • Sources, ideals, goals • Sources of Inspiration: al-Qur’an • Major trends in 20th century tafsir literature regarding the West • Islamic Revival and Westernization

  8. Muslim perspectives on the West changing through time • Major strands: • Medieval Europe • Industrial/ Reformation Europe • Colonized and colonizing • Post-colonial • Three broad modern categories:condemn, embrace, critically appraise • Still attempting to break from colonized mindset “History is a nightmare from which I am trying to wake up.”

  9. …true piety does not consist in turning your faces towards the East or the West… —al-Qur’an 2:177

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