In the Western imagination, Islamic cultures are dominated by dogmatic religious norms that permit no nuance. Those fighting such stereotypes have countered wit

1. Introduction -- 2. Cultural Ambiguity -- 3. Does God Speak in Textual Variants? -- 4. Does God Speak Ambiguously? -- 5. The Blessing of Dissent -- 6. The Isl

1. Introduction -- 2. Cultural Ambiguity -- 3. Does God Speak in Textual Variants? -- 4. Does God Speak Ambiguously? -- 5. The Blessing of Dissent -- 6. The Isl

Originally published in 1991, this is the first book-length exploration of post-structuralist discourse theory in archaeology. It tackles the most basic problem

The essays turn about a single theme, the loss of the capacity to deal constructively with ambiguity in the modern era. Levine offers a head-on critique of the