[NMC381H1] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 16 pages long Study Guide!
7 Feb 2017
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A ridiculous question of course it is. We live in postmodern age and since islam exists, it is compatible with modernity. Not about reflecting reality but rather creating may be abstract. Creates two entities seemingly worlds apart. Bbc discussion answers: yes, no, dependent on the definition of modernity. Colonial era backwards people needed civilizing liberation, democracy etc. If you think you"re a muslim there is no contradicting to that. Modernity: industrial capitalism reason and science . Secularism/nation state equality progress: not value free. Islamic: a particular tradition of discourses and practices that is variously defined across multiple social and historical settings and that is always open to contestation and negotiation. Afghani religion is an o(cid:271)sta(cid:272)le to s(cid:272)ien(cid:272)e (cid:271)ut that"s all religions. Nation-state islamist thought after state power concept of islamic state. Language as performative (how to things with words) Speech act theory austin something that are said actually do things. I hereby declare you husband and wife changes status.
