~𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐒𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲~
Syed Farid Alatas is a Professor of Sociology & Anthropology at the National University of Singapore and a Visiting Professor at the University of Malaya. His research interests include the sociology of Islam, social theory, religion and reform, and colonial and Eurocentric knowledge.
He has written numerous books and articles, including Ibn Khaldun (Oxford University Press, 2013); Applying Ibn Khaldun: The Recovery of a Lost Tradition in Sociology (Routledge, 2014); (with Vineeta Sinha) Sociological Theory Beyond the Canon (Palgrave, 2017) and "Political Economies of Knowledge Production: On and Around Academic Dependency”, Journal of Historical Sociology 35, 1(2022): 14-23.
In the sharing of The Role of Myths in Society, let's enjoy the insightful perspectives of Syed Farid Alatas as he delves into his areas of expertise, including the sociology of Islam, social theory, religion and reform, and intra- and inter-religious dialogue
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