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Islamologist

An Islamologist is a scholar who studies Islam as a religion, historical civilization, and cultural system. The field, often called Islamic studies or islamology, encompasses religious texts, law, philosophy, theology, history, literature, art, and modern Muslim societies. Islamologists may be Muslim or non-Muslim and are typically employed in universities, research institutes, libraries, or museums.

Scope and focus include Quranic studies, hadith, Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), kalam (theology), Sufism, the history of

Methods commonly used in the field include philological analysis, textual criticism, historical research, and comparative religion

Historical development: The term and its associated field expanded in the 19th and 20th centuries with oriental

Notable scholars include Ignaz Goldziher, Joseph Schacht, Patricia Crone, Angelika Neuwirth, Oleg Grabar, and Carl W.

See also: Islamic studies, Qur'anic studies, Hadith studies, Oriental studies.

Islamic
institutions,
and
the
development
of
modern
Islam.
They
also
study
the
languages
of
Islam,
such
as
Arabic
and
Persian,
and
the
broader
social,
political,
and
intellectual
contexts
in
which
Islam
has
developed,
including
art,
architecture,
and
interfaith
relations
across
regions
in
the
Middle
East,
North
Africa,
South
Asia,
and
beyond.
approaches,
as
well
as
ethnography
and
archival
work.
Many
islamologists
publish
critical
editions
and
translations
of
primary
sources
and
contribute
to
public
understanding
of
Islam
in
scholarly
and
policy
contexts.
studies
and
later
experienced
critiques
from
postcolonial
and
area
studies
perspectives,
leading
to
greater
interdisciplinarity
and
sensitivity
to
context
and
bias.
Ernst.