Hasan Hanafi

Bold Transmutations: Rereading Hasan Hana on Fiqh CAROOL KERSTEN study of religion by relying on other scholarly specializations such as Translation Studies, this article attempts to apply the achievements made in that relatively new eld of academic inquiry to the Egyptian philosopher Hasan Hana u -qh. Refracting Hana rst publication, Les , through notions and concepts developed in Translation Studies will demonstrate the boldness of Hana also evince that the theoretical foundations for his better-known writings from project, can already be discerned in this text from the 1960s. Bold Transmutations 23

The aim of this paper is to research the etymology and different definitions of the term of Occidentalism. Occidentalism, in its broadest meaning, is the reverse of Orientalism; just as Orientalism is a Western reading of the East, Occidentalism is an Eastern reading of the West. A meticulous reading of related literature reveals several different  meanings  attributed  to  Occidentalism.  One  of  these  definitions was introduced by the Egyptian philosopher Hasan Hanafi, who sees Occidentalism as the science of adopting Western values by eliminating them. Conversely, Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit do not consider Occidentalism to be a science, but hostility against the West. In addition to these two definitions, a further perspective defines Occidentalism as the answer to one of the following questions: “How can the Western values be developed” and “How can Western values be adopted by the East, while saving the Eastern identity”. This paper defines and explores the terms ‘Occidentalism’ and ‘Occidentalist’ considering these forms and interpretations.