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Religion Compass Exchanges Podcast #1 October 28th, 2008
The Pax Islamica: Totalitarianism, Islamism and ‘Islamo-fascism’
In this frank and relevant interview, Matthew Feldman, one of the editors of the Political Religions section of Religion Compass talks with Ana Belén Soage, of the University of Granada. They candidly discuss the nature of contemporary and modern politicised Islam.
Soage argues that the so-called ‘moderate’ forms of politicised Islam differ from the more radical forms (epitomised by groups like Al Qaeda) in degree only, not in kind. Any form of Islamist movement, she argues, necessarily requires the formation of a ‘Pax Islamica’; an essentially totalitarian aim. Islamist movements are therefore inimical to democracy as commonly understood. She also sketches out a surprising profile of her typical Islamist, and explains why the term ‘Islamo-fascism’ is so offensive to ordinary Muslims.
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History Compass Podcast #4 May 13th, 2008
This free podcast offers a discussion between Professor Yoav Di-Capua, co-editor of the Middle & Near East section of History Compass, and Prof. Tamara Sonn, Editor-in-Chief of Religion Compass and History Compass author. Here they skillfully examine the article: Islamic Fundamentalism and Political Islam
This succinct and engaging podcast explores common misconceptions about political actors from the Muslim world. An important distinction is made between Islamic fundamentalism and political Islam. Click here to download the podcast:
This succinct and engaging podcast explores common misconceptions about political actors from the Muslim world. An important distinction is made between Islamic fundamentalism and political Islam. Click here to download the podcast:
Listen to the podcast (mp3 file, 9.7mb, 13 minutes 55 seconds).
History Compass Podcast #3 October 15th, 2007
Professor Ron Schechter, retired early modern Europe editor for History Compass, and Dr. Laura Cruz, a History Compass author examine 'The 80 Years' Question: The Dutch Revolt in Historical Perspective'.
This podcast involves a discussion of the field of Dutch history, how it is being affected by new global and transnational histories, the need for further theoretical development in light of the cultural and linguistic turn, and the ways this article could be used in teaching.
Listen to the podcast (mp3 file, 12.1 MB, 16 minutes 59 seconds).
History Compass Podcast #2 April 15th, 2007
Professor Stuart Ward and Professor Paul Turnbull examine 'British Anatomists, Phrenologists and the Construction of the Aboriginal Race, c.1790–1830'
This podcast involves a discussion of the cognitive evolution of racial science in Europe , the theft of Indigenous cultural property from the colonial Pacific, and the repatriation of skeletal remains in Australian and European museums.
Listen to the podcast (mp3 file, 13.8MB, 28 minutes 44 seconds).
History Compass Podcast #1 February 15th, 2007
Professor Felice Lifshitz and Dr Andrew Gillett discuss 'Ethnogenesis: A Contested Model of Early Medieval Europe '
This podcast asks: What is ethnogenesis? What are the questions of evidence and interpretation for interested Medievalists? How do we draw the attention of non-Medievalists to the historiographic debate over interpretative models for one of the major revolutions in western history?
Listen to the podcast (mp3 file, 14.4 MB, 20 minutes 33 seconds).
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