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KITA Discourse Series 2025/6: Islamization of Knowledge: Refinement and Moving Toward New Social Realities
ISLAMIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE: REFINEMENT AND MOVING TOWARD NEW SOCIAL REALITIES
By:
PROF. DR. SALIM T.P. DANIELS
Professor of Anthropology,
Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology,
Hofstra University, New York, USA
7 November 2025 (Friday)
10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
KITA Meeting Room, Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), 4th Floor, Administration Block, Kolej Keris Mas, UKM Bangi
Abstract
In this paper, I present a refinement of the Islamization of knowledge project. I argue that it is important to make some rigorous distinctions between several different modes of knowledge, and to integrate two forms of Islamic knowledge at crucial points in the process of Islamization. Social science cases are used to demonstrate this approach. Finally, this refined approach presents Muslim activists with a practical tool for the transformation of current social, economic, and political realities into an Islamic ecosystem.
Presenter’s Profile
Salim T.P. Daniels is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at Hofstra University. Before joining the faculty at Hofstra, he completed his Ph.D. in cultural anthropology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He teaches anthropology, religious studies, linguistic anthropology, and urban studies. His research has spanned multiple field sites and topics in Malaysia and Indonesia. Building Cultural Nationalism: Identity, Representation, and Citizenship, his first book, investigated interreligious and interracial relations. His is most recent ethnography, Living Sharia: Law and Practice in Malaysia (University of Washington Press, 2017), analyzes the role sharia plays in sociopolitical dynamics. In addition, Dr. Daniels’ study of traditional cultural arts and heritage led to a joint student-faculty research project on shadow puppets in Kedah, Malaysia.
Programme:
Date: 7 November 2025 (Friday)
Time: 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Venue: KITA Meeting Room, 4th Floor Administration Block, Kolej Keris Mas, UKM Bangi
Platform: Zoom (link below)
10.00 a.m.: Introduction & Welcoming Remarks by the Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaini Othman
10.05 a.m.: Islamization of Knowledge: Refinement and Moving Toward New Social Realities – Prof. Dr. Salim T.P. Daniels
11.00 a.m.: Q & A Session
11.30 a.m.: End
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the presentation(s) are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of KITA.
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