Portraying Islam and the West : in Tzvetan Todorov’s The Fear of Barbarians: Beyond the Clash of Civilizations

Portraying Islam and the West : in Tzvetan Todorov’s The Fear of Barbarians: Beyond the Clash of Civilizations

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  • Tijani Boulaouali Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies , KU Leuven Belgium

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15575/ijik.v13i2.25527

Kata Kunci:

Islam, the West, Stereotypes, Barbarism, Civilization, Todorov

Abstrak

This review deals with the relationship between Islam and the West from the point of view of the Bulgarian-French philosopher Tzvetan Todorov, especially in his book the Fear of Barbarians. Some issues have been discussed. Firstly, the term barbarism or savagery is defined and compared with the concept civilization. Secondly, attention is paid to Todorov's historical criticism of a number of Western concepts and postulates that they are circulating in politics and the media. Finally, some negative stereotypes about Islam and Muslims, that Todorov has criticised and corrected, have been highlighted in this article.

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Diterbitkan

2023-05-13

Cara Mengutip

Boulaouali, T. (2023). Portraying Islam and the West : in Tzvetan Todorov’s The Fear of Barbarians: Beyond the Clash of Civilizations. International Journal of Islamic Khazanah, 13(2), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.15575/ijik.v13i2.25527

Terbitan

Vol 13 No 2 (2023): IJIK

Bagian

IJIK Book Review

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Hak Cipta (c) 2023 Tijani Boulaouali

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