| ID | 108019 |
| Title Proper | Constructing the space of testimony |
| Other Title Information | Tariq Ramadan's Copernican revolution |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tampio, Nicholas |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | How do we conceptualize distinctions between religious-political territories in the contemporary world when old categories-such as Islam and the West, or dar al-Islam and dar al-harb-precipitate misunderstandings and conflicts? In this essay, I consider Tariq Ramadan's argument that Muslims must enact an intellectual transformation along the lines of Kant's Copernican revolution and thence create concepts-such as the space of testimony (dar al-shahada)-to facilitate interreligious dialogue, cooperation, and respectful contestation. The essay aims to illuminate the nature of Ramadan's political theory and dispel the claim that he is a Muslim Martin Luther; to imagine the contours of a future political-intellectual movement that integrates elements of the European Enlightenment and the Arab Nahda; and to envision how Muslim and non-Muslim political theorists may combat political Manichaeanism without denying the reality and importance of contending ethical visions and political identities. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Theory Vol. 39, No. 5; Oct 2011: p. 600-629 |
| Journal Source | Political Theory Vol. 39, No. 5; Oct 2011: p. 600-629 |
| Key Words | Enlightenment ; Ijtihad ; Islam ; Kant ; Nahda ; Ramadan ; Space of Testimony |