Ian Almond (born 1969) is a literary scholar. He is professor of world literature at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar.[1]
Ian Almond | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Nationality | English |
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| Alma mater | Edinburgh University |
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Biography
editIan Almond was born in 1969 in Skipton, England. He received his PhD in literature at Edinburgh University, and worked for University of Bari in Italy, Erciyes University and Boğaziçi University in Turkey, Frei University[which?] in Germany, and Georgia State University in the US, before coming to Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Qatar in 2013.
Almond specializes in post-colonial theory, South Asian literature, representations of Islam and world literature. His works primarily focus on Islam.[1] He is interested in showing how Islam has been an overlooked factor in the formation of Europe. His book Two Faiths, One Banner: When Muslims marched with Christians across Europe's battlegrounds is a history of Muslim-Christian military alliances in Europe.[2]
Almond theorizes in History of Islam in German Thought from Leibniz to Nietzsche that Marx, Hegel, Nietzsche and Kant knew more about Islam than conventionally assumed. In his work on philosophy, he argues that many postmodernists rely on an Orientalist tropes in writing about Islam. His works seek to explore the repressed spirituality of allegedly secular authors.[3]
He is the author of five books. His books have been translated into several languages, including Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Korean, Indonesian and Bosnian.[1] The Arabic translation of his book Sufism and Deconstruction was shortlisted among seven other books for the Sheikh Zayed Book Prize.[3]
Selected publications
edit- Almond, Ian (2004). Sufism and Deconstruction: A Comparative Study of Derrida and Ibn ʻArabi. Routledge. ISBN 9780415320436.[4][5][6]
- Almond, Ian (2007). The new Orientalists: postmodern representations of Islam from Foucault to Baudrillard. London: I. B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-398-8.
- Almond, Ian (2009). Two Faiths, One Banner: When Muslims Marched with Christians Across Europe's Battlegrounds. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674061767.[7][8][9]
- Almond, Ian (2010). History of Islam in German Thought from Leibniz to Nietzsche. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415995191. OCLC 229019549.[10][11][12][13]
- Almond, Ian (2015). The thought of Nirad C. Chaudhuri: Islam, empire, and loss. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-09443-7.
- Almond, Ian (2021). World literature decentered: beyond the "West" through Turkey, Mexico and Bengal. Routledge studies in comparative literature. New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-367-68337-5.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ian Almond". Faculty Directory. Georgetown University. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Almond, Ian (2009). Two Faiths, One Banner: When Muslims Marched with Christians Across Europe's Battlegrounds. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674061767.
- ^ a b "Longlist announcements of Sheikh Zayed Book Award continue". Sheikh Zayed Book Award. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ Alpyağil, Recep (April 2012). "Reviewed Work: Sufism and Deconstruction: A Comparative Study of Derrida and Ibn 'Arabi by Ian Almond". Philosophy East and West. 62 (2): 270–273. doi:10.1353/pew.2012.0018. JSTOR 41426851.
- ^ Rizvi, Sajjad H. (December 2006). "Reviewed Work: Sufism and Deconstruction: A Comparative Study of Derrida and Ibn 'Arabi by Ian Almond". Literature and Theology. 20 (4): 480–482. doi:10.1093/litthe/frl051. JSTOR 23926978.
- ^ Morris, James W. (February 2006). "IAN ALMOND Sufism and Deconstruction: A Comparative Study of Derrida and IbnArabi, Routledge Studies in Religion, vol. 6 (London: Routledge, 2004). Pp. 184. £55". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 38 (1): 164–165. doi:10.1017/S0020743806412289.
- ^ Muldoon, James (September 2011). "Reviewed Work: Two Faiths, One Banner: When Muslims Marched with Christians across Europe's Battlegrounds IAN ALMOND". Journal of World History. 22 (3): 595–597. doi:10.1353/jwh.2011.0083. JSTOR 23011755.
- ^ Kurtuluş, Ersun (December 2010). "Two Faiths, One Banner – When Muslims Marched with Christians across Europe's Battlegrounds". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 37 (3: Heterodox Movements in the Contemporary Islamic World: Alevis, Yezidis and Ahmadis): 456–457. doi:10.1080/13530194.2010.524444.
- ^ Şahin, Kaya (January 2010). "Reviewed Work: Two Faiths, One Banner: When Muslims Marched with Christians across Europe's Battlegrounds by Almond, Ian". The Journal of Religion. 90 (1): 94–96. doi:10.1086/649987. JSTOR 10.1086/649987.
- ^ Kukkonen, Taneli (May 2012). "History of Islam in German Thought: From Leibniz to Nietzsche * By IAN ALMOND". Journal of Islamic Studies. 23 (2): 269–272. doi:10.1093/jis/ets006. ISSN 0955-2340. JSTOR 26201057.
- ^ Hodkinson, James (July 2012). "Reviewed Work: History of Islam in German Thought: From Leibniz to Nietzsche by Ian Almond". The Modern Language Review. 107 (3): 1004–1006. doi:10.5699/modelangrevi.107.3.1004. JSTOR 10.5699/modelangrevi.107.3.1004.
- ^ Murti, Kamakshi P. (Winter 2010). "History of Islam in German Thought: From Leibniz to Nietzsche. By Ian Almond. New York: Routledge, 2009. vii + 199 pages. $95.00". Monatshefte. 102 (4): 602–604. doi:10.1353/mon.2010.0049.
- ^ Bradley, Arthur (March 2011). "History of Islam in German Thought: From Leibniz to Nietzsche. By Ian Almond". Literature and Theology. 25 (1: Poetry and Belief): 111–113. doi:10.1093/litthe/frq061. JSTOR 23927256.