Book Review:Ernst, Carl W., and Richard C. Martin (eds.). 2010. Rethinking Islamic Studies: From Orientalism to Cosmopolitanism, University of South Carolina Press. (original) (raw)

The review discusses the contributions of various essays within 'Rethinking Islamic Studies: From Orientalism to Cosmopolitanism,' edited by Ernst and Martin. It highlights how certain articles address contemporary Islamic issues and critiques the methodological approaches taken by Muslim scholars in comparison to other contributors. The review emphasizes the ongoing tension between modernity and tradition in Islamic studies while advocating for a more critical interdisciplinary dialogue that revisits older analytical categories to better understand the complexities of Islamic thought.