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008			150511s2015 cau b 001 0 eng d
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020			_a1593766068
020			_a9781593766061
035			_a(OCoLC)910569328 _z(OCoLC)892163296
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100	1		_aKnight, Michael Muhammad, _eauthor. _9129236
245	1	0	_aWhy I am a Salafi / _cMichael Muhammad Knight.
264		1	_aBerkeley, CA : _bSoft SKull Press, _cc2015.
300			_a378 pages ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 351-372) and index.
520			_a"The Salafi movement invests supreme Islamic authority in the precedents of the Salaf, the first three generations of Muslims, who represent a "Golden Age" from which all subsequent eras can only decline. In Why I Am a Salafi, Michael Muhammad Knight confronts the problem of origins, questioning the possibility of accessing pure Islam through its canonical texts. Why I Am a Salafi is also a confrontation of Knight's own origins as a Muslim. Reconsidering Salafism, Knight explores the historical processes that informed Islam as he once knew it, having converted to a Salafi vision of Islam in 1994. In the decades since, he has drifted away from Salafism in favor of an alternative Islam that celebrates the freaks, misfits, and heretical innovators. What happens to Islam when everything's up for grabs, and can an anything-goes Islam allow space for reputedly intolerant Salafism? In Why I Am a Salafi, Knight explores not only Salafism's valorization of the origins, but takes the Salafi project further than its advocates are willing to go, and reflects upon the consequences of surrendering the origins forever" -- _cpage 4 of cover.
600	1	0	_aKnight, Michael Muhammad _xReligion. _9284380
650		0	_aIslam. _998269
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