Hey guys! I just wanted to discuss some of the terms from our notes and readings to brainstorm about what we might have to know for the exam. Here's what I've come up with so far:
phantom war: idea presented by Susan Sontag, which defines a war that is not focused on attacking a particular nation-state with a questionable enemy; question of when this type of war comes to an end
grief: emotion marked by personal sadness, reflection, and disbelief--think Bruce Springsteen songs
grievance: emotion marked by anger, action, need for compensation and vengeance--think Toby Keith song
alabanza: praise
"found" poetry: form of poetry that includes real quotes from real people
Muslim ummah: the worldwide community of Muslims; includes all Muslims, even the ones living in America
I'll still be searching through the text and the notes to try and find some other terms that may appear on the exam. I hope you guys can help me out as well.
Happy studying!
Happy studying!
ya i would also include the description of the "Clash of Civilizations, and the American Exception we talked about last time.
ReplyDeleteProvocative Dramatization by the Baraka poem
"The Incarnation of Theology" from the Cain and Abel allusion in the song "Empty Sky" by Bruce Springsteen
Patriotic Nationalism in "Courtesy..."
The contrasting uses of Reflection vs Mourning
In Elshtain, the phrase, "terrorists who are 'trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself.'"
In Elshtain, The Difference between Revenge and Justice
David,
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming up with some terms! Do you happen to have the definitions for them as well?
Thanks so much!
just a slight amendment to D's wording:
ReplyDeleteincarnational theology (not related to Cain/Abel, as much as to the notion of a theology of immanence, that a "this-worldly" theology that argues for seeing the divine in everyday life, in our bodily experience, etc.
After looking over my notes and skimming some of my highlighted text I came up with these terms that could be on the test.
ReplyDeleteManichean worldview- us vs. them, good vs. evil “the others.” This was a term that came from examining Elshtain’s introduction. The “them” for her was the al-Qaeda.
Hadith- Hadith are regarded by traditional Islamic schools of jurisprudence as important tools for understanding the Quran and in matters of jurisprudence
Fatwa-legal decrees derived from the sources of Islamic jurisprudence
Sharia- law of Islam, based on Allah’s law
Sects of Islam – Sunni, Shic
Golden Chain- How Bi Laden funded al-Qaeda.
Five pillars of Islam- profession, prayer, fasting, alms, pilgrimaging
Non-State actor- group that is not affiliated with an organized government or nation, could be a group like Al-Qaeda or an individual
Takari (spelling?) – Those who define other Muslims as unbelievers
I would add three things:
ReplyDelete1. Al Queda means base or foundation
2. What the image of the "Empty Sky" means? a. Sky without planes b. No Twin Towers c. Losing Someone d. Loss of God or meaning
3. "An eye for an eye" - comes from the Code of Hammurabi
Does anybody happen to have the definitions for the terms David provided? I can't seem to find them in my notes.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
I'm back again! I found some more terms to add to the list.
ReplyDeletehumanists: people who see themselves as living in a reasonable world in which everything is up for negotiation; they believe there is a utilitarian calculus by which to gauge all human purposes and actions
Islamist fundamentalism/Islamicism: according to Elshtain, those who believe in a literal understanding of the Qur’an and condemn all who disagree, Muslim and non-Muslim alike
jihad: holy war against an invader
infidels: those who believe in separation of church and state; profess the wrong religion, the wrong version of a religion, or no religion at all; educate women and give them a public presence and role; intermarry across lines of religion; believe that all people have human rights
essentialism: the idea that we are hated because of who we are and what our society represents
“real wars”: according to Susan Sontag, a war having a beginning and an end
nationalist representation: we, as a country, are one body
“tree of evil, tree of good”: Bruce Springsteen reference to the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in Genesis
immanent criticism: a technique of philosophical analysis that can help us talk across intellectual divides of various sorts; the basic idea behind immanent criticism is that one enters sympathetically into the worldview of others
evasive language: ignores concrete truths and realities in favor of abstract claim
Taliban: a fundamentalist Muslim group that controlled much of Afghanistan from 1995 until U.S. military intervention in 2001
Great list so far!
ReplyDeleteHere are a few more items that I came up with from my notes:
Imaginative Empathy: In relation to “Falling Man” and the lack of it in “Photograph from September 11” which focuses on facts
Metaphors: Comparing two very unlike things, and the relation to “Falling Man”
Breathe: From Bruce Springsteen’s “Empty Sky” as a.) Sorrowful breath b.) Inhaling the dead c.) Pollution from the towers