Aaron W. Hughes is Philip S. Bernstein Chair in the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester.

'A short but powerful and professionally quite brave polemic against much of the scholarly literature Hughes offers some timely advice for a future Islamic studies, beginning with a reminder of the responsibilities of a scholar compared to those of a partisan; scholars may have to say things that partisans do not want to hear.' - Anthropology Review Database "Theorizing Islam debunks contemporary, apologetic approaches to the study of Islam and makes a powerful argument for a return to the responsible and critical scholarship of classical Orientalism. This is a courageous book, which should have a significant impact." - Guy G. Stroumsa, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of Oxford

• Introduction: Islam and Religious Studies Post 9/11 1. The Scholarly Dream of Following Muhammad's Footsteps 2. Another Painting on Islam's Early Canvas 3. John Esposito and the Muslim Women 4. Toward a Reconfiguration of the Category 'Muslim Women' 5. Reflections On Ernst and Martin's Rethinking Islamic Studies 6. From Islamic Religious Studies to the 'New Islamic Studies'

Aaron W. Hughes is Philip S. Bernstein Chair in the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester.

'A short but powerful and professionally quite brave polemic against much of the scholarly literature Hughes offers some timely advice for a future Islamic studies, beginning with a reminder of the responsibilities of a scholar compared to those of a partisan; scholars may have to say things that partisans do not want to hear.' - Anthropology Review Database "Theorizing Islam debunks contemporary, apologetic approaches to the study of Islam and makes a powerful argument for a return to the responsible and critical scholarship of classical Orientalism. This is a courageous book, which should have a significant impact." - Guy G. Stroumsa, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of Oxford

• Introduction: Islam and Religious Studies Post 9/11 1. The Scholarly Dream of Following Muhammad's Footsteps 2. Another Painting on Islam's Early Canvas 3. John Esposito and the Muslim Women 4. Toward a Reconfiguration of the Category 'Muslim Women' 5. Reflections On Ernst and Martin's Rethinking Islamic Studies 6. From Islamic Religious Studies to the 'New Islamic Studies'

Aaron W. Hughes is Philip S. Bernstein Chair in the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester.

'A short but powerful and professionally quite brave polemic against much of the scholarly literature Hughes offers some timely advice for a future Islamic studies, beginning with a reminder of the responsibilities of a scholar compared to those of a partisan; scholars may have to say things that partisans do not want to hear.' - Anthropology Review Database "Theorizing Islam debunks contemporary, apologetic approaches to the study of Islam and makes a powerful argument for a return to the responsible and critical scholarship of classical Orientalism. This is a courageous book, which should have a significant impact." - Guy G. Stroumsa, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of Oxford

• Introduction: Islam and Religious Studies Post 9/11 1. The Scholarly Dream of Following Muhammad's Footsteps 2. Another Painting on Islam's Early Canvas 3. John Esposito and the Muslim Women 4. Toward a Reconfiguration of the Category 'Muslim Women' 5. Reflections On Ernst and Martin's Rethinking Islamic Studies 6. From Islamic Religious Studies to the 'New Islamic Studies'