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Irfan added it Apr 25, Goldziher had spent a year out in the Middle East, 'the happiest and most glorious year of his life', where he becam
Goldziher is considered one of the four founding fathers of modern-day Western Islamic Studies. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. His
eminence in the sphere of scholarship was due primarily to his careful investigation of pre-Islamic and Islamic law, tradition, religion and poetry, in
connection with which he published a large number of treatises, review articles and essays contributed to the collections of the Hungarian
Academy. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. A special chapter of my diary relates the details of this adventure, how I
gave proof of my genuine belief by visiting the tomb of the Imam al-Shafi in the Qarafa Cemetery , and from there, in turban and kaftan, rode
through the streets directly to mosque to listen to the prayer and sermon. Another important point to remember is that Goldziher understood the
Hadith scholars to be on par with strands of orthodox Judaism he hated, he was more fond of the rationalist strands of Islamic scholarship. Ignac
Goldziher - Author. It is perhaps a symptom of the inner pain he experienced from living this kind of reverse hypocrisy, whereby he privately
acknowledged the superiority of Islam and yet remained in public a busy synagogue official, that he should have embarked on a policy of
attempted demolition of the literary sources of Islam, by borrowing those techniques of academic 'higher criticism' which had already undermined
belief in the textual integrity of the Hebrew scriptures. Aizzad Loqman is currently reading it Jan 04, Tuanwani marked it as to-read Nov 11,
Indeed, the two volumes, originally published in German in , can justly be counted among those which laid the foundations of the modern study
of Islam as a religion and a civilization. Kaze marked it as to-read Nov 28, His diary reveals how much he hated that job and its rich organisers
who had little knowledge and were egotistic, much like the stereotypical committee members of a Mosque! Stern Editor , C. You Have 0 Item s In
Cart. Most of his scholarly works are still considered relevant. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Among the thousands
of the pious, I rubbed my forehead on the floor of the mosque. Return to Book Page. However, I cannot urge readers enough to get a fuller
picture of the author and the workings that have gone on in this writing. Goldziher had spent a year out in the Middle East, 'the happiest and most
glorious year of his life', where he became somewhat of a Muslim. Yifa Rachael rated it it was amazing Aug 07, Hamid Dabashi contributes a
major eighty-five-page study of Goldziher's life and scholarship, situating both in the intellectual and political currents of his own time while
evaluating his work in the context of the current debate over Orientalism. He became convinced of Islam's superiority but didn't convert because
he had plans to elevate Judaism and reform it to a similar level. Abdul Rahim added it Dec 25, Like with most writers of this field, however, it's a
shame they don't write up official announcements resigning from previously written theses! Trivia About Muslim Studies, V Feb 04, Rahman rated
it really liked it Shelves: Wahdan habiby marked it as to-read Dec 26,