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Cambridge University Press Islam and Social Change in French West Africa History of an Emancipatory Community 110 African Studies Series Number 110
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to American Islam
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Cambridge University Press Islamic History a New Interpretation
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Cambridge University Press The Doctrine of Sufis
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Cambridge University Press Early Philosophical Shiism
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Cambridge University Press Mediaeval Ismaili History and Thought
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Cambridge University Press Islamic Society and State Power in Senegal Disciples and Citizens in Fatick 80 African Studies Series Number 80
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Cambridge University Press A History of Islamic Societies
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Cambridge University Press Islamic Societies to the Nineteenth Century A Global History
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Cambridge University Press The Legendary Biographies of Tamerlane
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Cambridge University Press Jihad in Saudi Arabia Violence and PanIslamism since 1979 33 Cambridge Middle East Studies
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Cambridge University Press Horn and Crescent Cultural Change and Traditional Islam on the East African Coast 8001900 53 African Studies Series Number 53
Book SynopsisIn this first major historical study of Islam among the Swahili, Randall Pouwels shows how Islam and other aspects of coastal civilization have evolved since about AD 1000 as an organic whole. Coastal Africans, he argues, simply adopted Islam as the spiritual vehicle best suited to their expanding intellectual needs and to meeting the opportunities presented by their physical and cultural environment. The culture and religion that developed were strong, rich, supple, self-assured. yet capable of accommodating change where it was unavoidable or preferable. All these characteristics were put to the test in the nineteenth century, when coastal peoples were subjected to intense Arabizing and Westernizing influences. Pouwels demonstrates how local people went on asserting their own traditions while assimilating what they chose from both worlds. East African Muslims, therefore faced the twentieth century divided on issues of local cultural autonomy and the need to conform to external culturaTrade Review'… ranks as a major publication in the field.' The Muslim World Book ReviewTable of ContentsList of illustrations and maps; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The roots of a tradition, 800–1500; 2. The emergence of a tradition, 900–1500; 3. A northern metamorphosis, 1500–1800; Appendix; 4. Town Islam and the umma ideal; 5. Wealth, piety, justice, and learning; 6. The Zanzibar Sultanate, 1812–88; 7. New secularism and bureaucratic centralization; 8. A new literacy; 9. The early colonial era, 1885–1914; 10. Currents of popularism and eddies of reform; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Revival and Reform in Islam
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Cambridge University Press Medieval Islamic Philosophical Writings
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Cambridge University Press Muslim Brotherhoods in NineteenthCentury Africa 18 African Studies Series Number 18
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Cambridge University Press Muslims and the State in Britain France and Germany Cambridge Studies in Social Theory Religion and Politics
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Qurn Cambridge
Book SynopsisAs the living scriptural heritage of more than a billion people, the Qur'an (Koran) speaks with a powerful voice. Just as other scriptural religions, Islam has produced a long tradition of interpretation for its holy book. Nevertheless, efforts to introduce the Qur'an and its intellectual heritage to English-speaking audiences have been hampered by the lack of available resources. The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an seeks to remedy that situation. In a discerning summation of the field, Jane McAuliffe brings together an international team of scholars to explain its complexities. Comprising fourteen chapters, each devoted to a topic of central importance, the book is rich in historical, linguistic and literary detail, while also reflecting the influence of other disciplines. For both the university student and the general reader, The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an provides a fascinating entrÃe to a text that has shaped the lives of millions for centuries.Trade Review'This collection of essays, lucidly written and edited, will provide an indispensable resource for students, teachers, and scholars in Qur'anic studies and for anyone looking for an overview of past and present controversies in interpreting the Qur'an.' Michael Sells, Divinity School, University of Chicago'concise but detailed information … The range of particular topics and issues is nicely woven into a single "companion".' Journal of Shi'a Islamic StudiesTable of ContentsList of figures; Notes on contributors; Introduction Jane Dammen McAuliffe; Part I. Formation of the Qur'ānic Text: 1. The historical context Fred M. Donner; 2. Creation of a fixed text Claude Gilliot; 3. Alternative accounts of the Qur'ān's formation Harald Motzki; Part II. Description and Analysis: 4. Themes and topics Daniel A. Madigan; 5. Structural, linguistic and literary features Angelika Neuwirth; 6. Recitation and aesthetic reception William A. Graham and Navid Kermani; Part III. Transmission and Dissemination: 7. From palm leaves to the Internet Fred Leemhuis; 8. Inscriptions in art and architecture Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom; Part IV. Interpretations and Intellectual Traditions: 9. The tasks and traditions of interpretation Jane Dammen Mcauliffe; 10. Multiple areas of influence Alexander Knysh; 11. Western scholarship and the Qur'ān Andrew Rippin; Part V. Contemporary Readings: 12. Women's readings of the Qur'ān Asma Barlas; 13. Political interpretation of the Qur'ān Stefan Wild; 14. The Qur'ān and other religions Abdulaziz Sachedina; Qur'ān citation index; General index.
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Cambridge University Press Gods Caliph
Book SynopsisThis study examines how religious authority was distributed in early Islam. It argues the case that, as in Shi'ism, it was concentrated in the head of state, rather than dispersed among learned laymen as in Sunnism.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The title khalifat Allah; 3. The Umayyad conception of the caliphate; 4. Caliphal law; 5. From caliphal to Prophetic sunna; 6. Epilogue; Appendices; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Early Muslim Dogma
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Cambridge University Press The Succession to Muhammad
Book SynopsisIn a convincing reinterpretation of early Islamic history, Wilferd Madelung examines the conflict which developed after the death of Muhammad for control of the Muslim community. He demonstrates how this conflict, which marked the demise of the first four caliphs, resulted in the lasting schism between Sunnite and Shi'ite Islam.Trade Review'Never before have the first thirty years in the life of the Muslim community been more meaningfuly interpreted. All students of Islam will want to keep this book within arm's reach.' ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Abu Bakr: the successor of the Messenger of God and the caliphate of Quraysh; 2. 'Umar: Commander of the Faithful, Islamic meritocracy, consultation and Arab empire; 3. 'Uthman: the Viceregent of God and the reign of 'Abd Shams; 4. 'Ali: the counter-caliphate of Hashim; Conclusion: Restoration of the community and despotic kingship.
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Cambridge University Press Hierarchy and Egalitarianism in Islamic Thought
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Cambridge University Press Islam in Britain 15581685
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Cambridge University Press Shii Scholars of NineteenthCentury Iraq
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Cambridge University Press The Archaeology of Islam in SubSaharan Africa
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Cambridge University Press The Archaeology of Islam in SubSaharan Africa
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Cambridge University Press Secularism and Muslim Democracy in Turkey 28 Cambridge Middle East Studies
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Cambridge University Press Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions Themes in Islamic History
Book SynopsisThe Muslim afterworld, with its imagery rich in sensual promises, has shaped Western perceptions of Islam for centuries. However, to date, no single study has done justice to the full spectrum of traditions of thinking about the topic in Islamic history. The Muslim hell, in particular, remains a little studied subject. This book, which is based on a wide array of carefully selected Arabic and Persian texts, covers not only the theological and exegetical but also the philosophical, mystical, topographical, architectural and ritual aspects of the Muslim belief in paradise and hell, in both the Sunni and the ShiÊi world. By examining a broad range of sources related to the afterlife, Christian Lange shows that Muslim religious literature, against transcendentalist assumptions to the contrary, often pictures the boundary between this world and the otherworld as being remarkably thin, or even permeable.Trade Review'Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions is a fascinating trove of new information about Muslim eschatology and will serve as an authoritative basis for both general and scholarly readers. Christian Lange surveys the entirety of the Arabic Muslim tradition and paints a masterly picture of a continuous development concerning the afterlife, including the vital theological and even art historical and architectural ramifications.' David Cook, Rice University'Muslims have put their imagination to work in various ways to capture both the bliss of paradise and the suffering of hell. Reviewing such ways in a learned and inspiring manner, Christian Lange convincingly alerts us about images and practices that thinned the boundary between the here and the hereafter.' Maribel Fierro, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid'Christian Lange's overarching argument for the importance of Muslims' imaginative work in developing and living with the interpenetration of heaven and hell both as otherworldly realms and as present realities of earthly life is elegant in its structure and execution and persuasive in its judicious use of the author's extensive reading.' William A. Graham, Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University'Christian Lange's excellent analysis of Islamic perceptions of paradise and hell illumines - in a highly learned and remarkably reader-friendly way - crucial features of Islamic religious thought. This new book is required reading for everyone interested in a critical analysis of Muslim concepts of the world beyond human sensory perception.' Sebastian Günther, Chair of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Göttingen'Not only is this the first comprehensive study of the eternal abodes in Islamic thought, but Christian Lange has uttered the final word on the Islamic imagination on paradise and hell - a word well-grounded on an amazing source-based review of Islamic literature and traditions.' Roberto Tottoli, Università di Napoli L'Orientale'Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions is a beautifully written and deeply informative work.' Samantha Pellegrino, Reading ReligionTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Textual Foundations: Narrating the Otherworld: 1. The otherworld revealed: paradise and hell in the Qurʾān; 2. The growth of the Islamic otherworld: a history of Muslim traditionist eschatology; 3. Hope, fear and entertainment: parenetic and popular Muslim literature on the otherworld; 4. The imagination unbound: two late-medieval Muslim scholars on paradise and hell; Part II. Discourses and Practices: Debating the Otherworld: 5. The otherworld contested: cosmology, soteriology and ontology in Sunni theology and philosophy; 6. Otherworlds apart: Shiʿi visions of paradise and hell; 7. The otherworld within: paradise and hell in Islamic mysticism; 8. Eschatology now: paradise and hell in Muslim topography, architecture and ritual; Epilogue.
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Cambridge University Press The Good Muslim
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Cambridge University Press A Most Masculine State Gender Politics and Religion in Saudi Arabia 43 Cambridge Middle East Studies
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Cambridge University Press Orientalism and Islam European Thinkers on Oriental Despotism in the Middle East and India
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Cambridge University Press Bombay Islam
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Cambridge University Press Early Muslim Polemic against Christianity Abu Isa alWarraqs Against the Incarnation 59 University of Cambridge Oriental Publications Series Number 59
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Cambridge University Press Revival and Reform in Islam
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Cambridge University Press The Victors and the Vanquished Christians and Muslims of Catalonia and Aragon 10501300 59 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series Series Number 59
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Cambridge University Press Medieval Islamic Philosophical Writings
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Cambridge University Press Muslims and the State in Britain France and Germany
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Cambridge University Press AngloSaxon Perceptions of the Islamic World 33 Cambridge Studies in AngloSaxon England Series Number 33
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Cambridge University Press Marriage Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society
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Cambridge University Press Islam and the Moral Economy The Challenge of Capitalism
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Cambridge University Press Bazaar and State in Iran The Politics of the Tehran Marketplace 26 Cambridge Middle East Studies Series Number 26
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Cambridge University Press The Mind of Jihad
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Cambridge University Press Secularism and Muslim Democracy in Turkey 28 Cambridge Middle East Studies
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Cambridge University Press Law and Piety in Medieval Islam
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Cambridge University Press Shii Scholars of NineteenthCentury Iraq
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Cambridge University Press Islam and Social Change in French West Africa History of an Emancipatory Community 110 African Studies Series Number 110
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Cambridge University Press Islamic Law in Context
Book SynopsisThis volume surveys the diversity of Islamic legal thought and practice, a 1500 - year tradition that has been cultivated throughout the Islamic world. It features translations of Islamic legal texts from across the spectrum of literary genres (including legal theory, judicial handbooks, pamphlets) that represent the range of temporal, geographic and linguistic contexts in which Islamic law has been, and continues to be, developed. Each text has been chosen and translated by a specialist. It is accompanied by an accessible introduction that places the author and text in historical and legal contexts and explains the state of the relevant field of study. An introduction to each section offers an overview of the genre and provides a useful bibliography. The volume will enable all researchers of Islamic law - established academics, undergraduate students, and general readers - to understand the tremendous and sometimes bewildering diversity of Islamic law, as well the continuities and com
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Cambridge University Press Islamic Law in Circulation
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Cambridge University Press Leo Strauss and Islamic Political Thought
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