Ahmad Atif Ahmad is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. He also served as Chair of Middle East Studies at the College of William and Mary, USA, and Associate Academic Director of the University of California, Washington Center, USA. He is the author of The Fatigue of the Shari'a.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Defending the Defenseless: The Humanities and Islamic Studies from an Oblique Angle 2. The First Person Singular: Personal and Social Knowledge in Conflict 3. Method, Discovery, and Knowledge 4. Democracy, National Religions, Disorder 5. Curriculum Vitae Conclusion BibliographyIndex

Ahmad Atif Ahmad is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. He also served as Chair of Middle East Studies at the College of William and Mary, USA, and Associate Academic Director of the University of California, Washington Center, USA. He is the author of The Fatigue of the Shari'a.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Defending the Defenseless: The Humanities and Islamic Studies from an Oblique Angle 2. The First Person Singular: Personal and Social Knowledge in Conflict 3. Method, Discovery, and Knowledge 4. Democracy, National Religions, Disorder 5. Curriculum Vitae Conclusion BibliographyIndex

Ahmad Atif Ahmad is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. He also served as Chair of Middle East Studies at the College of William and Mary, USA, and Associate Academic Director of the University of California, Washington Center, USA. He is the author of The Fatigue of the Shari'a.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Defending the Defenseless: The Humanities and Islamic Studies from an Oblique Angle 2. The First Person Singular: Personal and Social Knowledge in Conflict 3. Method, Discovery, and Knowledge 4. Democracy, National Religions, Disorder 5. Curriculum Vitae Conclusion BibliographyIndex