I recommend to those interested that they take the time to watch the lecture I gave on Islam at St. Mary's University in March, 2007. It can be found on "The Athenaeum." It was posted on 17 March, 2007. Category - Religion. pl
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How can I see your lecture?
Posted by: Amir | 07 November 2009 at 03:25 PM
Amir
Got to "The Athenaeum" Find the post and open the link. pl
Posted by: Patrick Lang | 07 November 2009 at 03:27 PM
Col. Lang:
Well worth the 90 minutes.
I'm reminded of how important culture is in the formation of language and thought.
I know Whorf's work has been criticized but the underlying concept is germane. From my perspective it's best seen in the language development of children who have never been able to hear. American Sign Language allows them to communicate with non-deaf speakers but the underlying attributes associated with ASL derived cognition although within the range of our understanding is not isomorphic to our own hearing derived concepts.
A long winded way of saying that if you don't understand somebody speaking louder won't necessarily help. But in the case of appreciating how Islam is different and how we might approach understanding the nature of that difference your lecture will.
Thanks again
Posted by: alnval | 07 November 2009 at 03:39 PM
Col. Lang - thanks for the referral to the St. Mary's talk. I had viewed it before. However, watching it now rekindles an excitement I knew when studying Sanskrit and Vedanta. I have not watched the entire lecture yet - have played through 4 or 5 times the section on the Surah (16:20) - the bright line in the sand - which is absolutely crucial to mementous events, as is the thrust that Muslims worship the One God, like Jews and Christians. Your clarity is refreshing and as I love linguistics and the music of language, the Arabic is very provocative - making me think, giving me pause - like the Marvin Gaye song "What's goin on?" that came out during the Viet Nam war.
Jon
Posted by: Jon T | 07 November 2009 at 06:25 PM
Unfortunately I'm stuck with fracking dial-up
Posted by: par4 | 08 November 2009 at 09:30 AM
"mementous events"
what a descriptive lapse!
Posted by: rjj | 08 November 2009 at 11:34 AM
Might have been easier just to post this URL:
http://turcopolier.typepad.com/the_athenaeum/2007/03/lecture_on_isla.html
Posted by: Joe Katzman | 11 November 2009 at 08:21 PM
JoeK
I agree I wish I were better at this. On the other hand, i got in some quality time today on "Down the Sky." pl
Posted by: Patrick Lang | 11 November 2009 at 09:08 PM
Been thinking about your lecture. Iraq has changed, a lot, since it was given. If prediction was an exact science, I could go bet on the 2010 World Series and Super Bowls right now. Still, I'm wondering if you had any modifications to the Iraq-related comments you made in the video, in light of circumstances.
Posted by: Joe Katzman | 02 December 2009 at 12:52 PM
Joe Katzman
This lecture was about Islam not Iraq. did you listen to it?
What are you referring to?
I have written endlessly about this on this site. pl
Posted by: Patrick Lang | 02 December 2009 at 04:08 PM