{"id":3319,"date":"2021-08-03T09:38:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T13:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?p=3319"},"modified":"2021-11-09T09:28:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T14:28:57","slug":"islamic-studies-as-sacrificial-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/islamic-studies-as-sacrificial-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic Studies as Sacrificial Listening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/david.vishanoff.com\/\">Islamic Studies as Sacrificial Listening<\/a> is the research blog of Dr. David Vishanoff, Associate Professor in Religious Studies at the University of Oklahoma. His research interests lie in how individuals &#8220;understand religious others, and how they understand sacred texts\u2014both their own and those of other religions.&#8221; Launched in 1997, when Dr Vishanoff was still a student, the blog is still active in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/david.vishanoff.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6205\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-08-03-091337.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1571\" height=\"892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-08-03-091337.png 1571w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-08-03-091337-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-08-03-091337-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-08-03-091337-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-08-03-091337-1536x872.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-08-03-091337-500x284.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1571px) 100vw, 1571px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The blog is used as a platform for publishing some of his presentations , and publications. For presentations, Dr. Vishanoff generally gives access to his notes, PowerPoint Slides, and YouTube video link (when available). For publications, he provides -when copyright allows- access to PDF files. When copyright does not allow, he just links to the publisher&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3319 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/islamic-studies-as-sacrificial-listening\/attachment\/092530\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2021\/12\/092530-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2021\/12\/092530-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2021\/12\/092530-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/islamic-studies-as-sacrificial-listening\/attachment\/092558\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2021\/12\/092558-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2021\/12\/092558-150x150.png 150w, 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syllabi that may be of interest to scholars looking for readings on particular topics:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3319 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/islamic-studies-as-sacrificial-listening\/2021-08-03-093157\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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