Islam in early modern European thought
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Islam in early modern European thought is a scholarly study of how European intellectuals from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment perceived, interpreted, and debated Islam and the Muslim world.
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| instanceOf |
academic field
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area of religious studies ⓘ historiographical topic ⓘ subject of intellectual history ⓘ |
| examines |
European debates on religious tolerance involving Islam
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European images of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ European translations of the Qur’an ⓘ apologetic writings about Islam ⓘ comparisons between Islam and Christianity ⓘ comparisons between Islam and Judaism ⓘ diplomatic correspondence with Muslim polities ⓘ literary representations of Turks and Moors ⓘ missionary reports on Muslims ⓘ polemical writings against Islam ⓘ skeptical and deist uses of Islam in Enlightenment critique of religion ⓘ travel accounts about the Muslim world ⓘ use of Islam in European confessional conflicts ⓘ use of the Ottoman Empire in European political theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Christian theological responses to Islam
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European interpretations of the Qur’an ⓘ orientalist discourses in early modern Europe ⓘ perceptions of Islam in Europe ⓘ philosophical responses to Islam ⓘ political uses of Islam in European debates ⓘ representations of Muslims in Europe ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Central Europe
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Mediterranean Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman–European frontier regions ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodologicallyInformedBy |
cultural history
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discourse analysis ⓘ intellectual history approaches ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
comparative religion
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history of Christian–Muslim relations ⓘ history of Orientalism ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ history of theology ⓘ intellectual history of Europe ⓘ political thought in early modern Europe ⓘ |
| researchedBy |
historians of early modern Europe
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scholars of Islamic studies ⓘ scholars of religious studies ⓘ |
| studiesPeriod |
Counter-Reformation
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Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ early modern era ⓘ |
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