Islam Books
Columbia University Press Across the Worlds of Islam
Book SynopsisThis book offers an inclusive view of the diversity and complexity of the many worlds of Islam. By paying attention to Muslims who are socially, culturally, doctrinally, or politically marginalized, it provides a comprehensive and all-embracing vision of the religion and its many interrelated communities.Trade ReviewThis book ambitiously engages Islam as a global civilizational presence. It offers a fresh rethinking of how we imagine Muslims and Islam, putting Muslim communities and discourses usually treated as ‘marginal’ back in the center. Strongly recommended for both students of Islamic studies and religious studies more widely. -- Omid Safi, author of Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical TraditionAcross the Worlds of Islam points to an Islam that is full of both elasticity and contestation by foregrounding Muslims who are often seen as marginal or peripheral. It challenges how scholars have approached the field of Islamic studies and emphasizes the need for a more nuanced and ethnographic approach to the study of Islam in general and minority groups in particular. -- Liyakat Takim, author of Shi’ism Revisited: Ijtihad and Reformation in Contemporary TimesIslam is more than Sunnism, Middle Eastern regions and language, and ‘orthodox’ norms. This book’s wide range of entries from scholars whose expertise spans the globe is a crucial addition to libraries, college classrooms, and public understanding—precisely because it shows just how much more Islam is than mainstream understandings allow. -- Ilyse R. Morgenstein Fuerst, author of Indian Muslim Minorities and the 1857 Rebellion: Religion, Rebels, and JihadTable of ContentsIntroduction, by Edward E. Curtis IV1. Islam and Its Others: Ambivalent Orientations Toward the Margins of Islam, by Farah Bakaari2. Rethinking the Center: Margins and Multiplicity in Hadith Texts, by Michael Muhammad Knight3. Islamic Tattooing: Embodying Healing, Materializing Relationships, and Mediating Tradition, by Max Johnson Dugan4. Lover’s Words Are Eternal: Alevi Ashik Poetry Beyond the Margins, by Tess M. Waggoner5. On the Margins of Islamic Doctrine, at the Heart of Islamic Ethics: Elijah Muhammad’s Nation of Islam and Black Liberation, by Edward E. Curtis IV6. Love and Care at the Margins of Future Generations, by Holly Donahue Singh7. Writing Mongol History on the Margins: Sufi and Kinship Connectivity in the Tarikh-i Rashidi, by Henry D. Brill8. Journey to the Teaching of Islam, by Kathryn D. BlanchardConclusion: Let the Margins Be the Center, by Vernon James SchubelList of ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIndex
£27.00
University of Illinois Press Remaking Muslim Lives
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Through his graceful rendering of lives constrained by debt and foreshortened economic horizons, Henig reveals the potent entwining of religion and history that shapes village life and orients social worlds in this rural space of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Remaking Muslim Lives in Postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina is a beautifully written book about futures and pasts and the everyday work in between." --Sarah E. Wagner, coauthor of Srebrenica in the Aftermath of Genocide"Thanks to his curiosity and sensitivity to the lived experiences of religion, David Henig takes us beyond the clichéd images of Islam in Europe in this vivid ethnography of Muslim lives in postwar Bosnia-Herzegovina. As he explores small-town mosques, village houses, and communal graveyards, Henig pauses to reveal perceptive new insights and pose thoughtful questions that will resonate with historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and others interested in the layered meanings of Muslim religious practice today." --Edin Hajdarpasic, author of Whose Bosnia? Nationalism and Political Imagination in the Balkans, 1840–1914"The Muslim communities Henig describes are centuries-old, yet their villages, orchards, and fields are vulnerable possessions. Islam and the vital exchanges it creates -- among people and with God--give Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina a tenacious grip on time and space. Henig traces these exchanges in amazing detail. He takes us beyond questions of whether Islam can be European to places where divinity and identity have already been woven into moral systems of incredible staying power. His analysis is driven by the sacred power of those places."--Andrew Shryock, author of Deep History: the Architecture of Past and PresentTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part One: Making and Unmaking Village Lives 1 Houses in Flames 2 Locked Doors 3 Halal Exchange Part Two: Vital Exchange 4 Cosmological Time 5 Praying and Witnessing 6 Blessing Falling from the Sky Afterword: The Sultan is back Glossary Notes References
£77.35
Indiana University Press Muslim Societies in Africa A Historical
Book SynopsisOffers a balanced view of the complexities of the African Muslim past while looking toward Africa's future role in the globalized Muslim worldTrade ReviewThis book is outstanding in all respects. It will not only help experts and instructors to better understand this field, but will also admirably serve the general public with little knowledge of Muslim Africa and newcomers to the field of Islam in Africa. * Cahiers d'Etudes Africaines *Loimeier's impressive book presents a critical assessment of scholarship on the 1,300 years of the historical development and evolution of Muslim societies in Africa . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *No quoteDec. 2015 * AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST *Roman Loimeier has written another powerful book that synthesizes a rich variety of sources offering fresh insight into the history of Islam in Africa that emphasizes its uniqueness, while recognizing its diversity. . . . This is essential reading for students of Islam at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and certainly a must read for all scholars of Islam in Africa. * Islamic Africa *It is rare for a book to textualize the research material and take the position of directing future course of research. This one successfully does both. It can be highly recommended for those scholars and researchers engaged in serious study of Islam and Muslims in African society and history. * Journal of Islamic Studies *Unlike most academic treatments where scholarship gets in the way of readership and clarity, Loimeier's work is a pleasure to read from start to finish. . . . [T]his great study is a must for anyone interested in Islam and its history, and is clearly the book to read on this fascinating subject. * The Muslim World Book Review *This is an erudite and comprehensive account of the history of Islam in Africa through the colonial period. * International Journal of African Historical Studies *Muslim Societies in Africa avoids the temptation to idealise or demonise Africa's Muslims, to homogenise them, or to categorise them as either more or less orthodox than Muslims elsewhere. It will be an invaluable aid to scholars who study particular Muslim societies in Africa and who desire a broader understanding of Islam's influence on the continent as a whole. * Africa Spectrum *[This] book clearly debunks the notion of the peculiarity of Muslim societies in Africa and provides a nuanced analysis that places their history in that of a much more globalized world. This is a must read for anyone seeking to understand the history of Islam in Africa. . . . Overall this is a masterful contribution to the growing literature on Islam in Africa, suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate classes about the history of Muslim societies in Africa. * Journal of African History *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: The Geographical and Anthropological Setting 1. Is there an African Islam? 2. The bilād al-maghrib: Rebels, saints and heretics 3. The Sahara as connective space4. Dynamics of Islamization in the bilād al-sÙdān 5. The dynamics of jihād in the bilÁd al-sÙdÁn 6. Islam in Nubia and Funj 7. Egyptian colonialism and the Mahd in the Sudan 8. Ethiopia and Islam 9. Muslims on the Horn of Africa 10. The East African Coast 11. Muslims in Cape Town: Community and Dispute 12. Muslims under Colonial Rule Conclusion Appendix Glossary of Arabic terms NotesIndex
£40.50
Indiana University Press Railroads and the American People Railroads Past
Book SynopsisIntroduces readers to life in this North African country through vivid accounts of fieldwork as personal experience and intellectual journeyTrade Review[T]he chapters of this eminently readable text 'build a richly textured portrait of the Kingdom of Morocco' . . . as well as a primer on the mode of ethnographic research. . . . the focus is on 'the daily struggles that underpin larger social processes', the dynamics of everyday life . . . . I can think of no better book to read for both a general audience and fellow scholars on Morocco as seen through the anthropological lens. * Contemporary Islam *[T]he book offers much food for thought, crossing disciplinary and professional boundaries. It also has the added value of de-exoticizing a country which is too often exoticized and romanticized by policy-makers, tourism operators and various other interest groups, both foreign and Moroccan. * Middle Eastern Studies *There are two groups of readers who will particularly welcome this book:rst, students of anthropology, who contemplate doingeldwork in Morocco; second, scholars interested in reections on the production of anthropological knowledge in Morocco and beyond. The book is lucidly written and, as it dispenses with jargon, it is also accessible for a broad audience. * Social Anthropology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction \ David Crawford and Rachel Newcomb1. Arabic or French? The Politics of Parole at a Psychiatric Hospital in Morocco \ Charlotte E. van den Hout2. Time, Children, and Getting Ethnography Done in Southern Morocco \ Karen Rignall3. Thinking about Class and Status in Morocco \ David A. McMurray4. Forgive Me, Friend: Mohammed and Ibrahim \ Emilio Spadola5. Suspicion, Secrecy, and Uncomfortable Negotiations over Knowledge Production in Southwestern Morocco \ Katherine E. Hoffman6. The Activist and the Anthropologist \ Paul A. Silverstein7. A Distant Episode: Religion and Belief in Moroccan Ethnography \ Rachel Newcomb8. Shortcomings of a Reflexive Tool Kit; or, Memoir of an Undutiful Daughter \ Jamila Bargach9. Reflecting on Moroccan Encounters: Meditations on Home, Genre, and the Performance of Everyday Life \ Deborah Kapchan10. The Power of Babies \ David Crawford11. Anthropologists among Moroccans \ Kevin DwyerReferencesContributorsIndex
£19.79
Indiana University Press Egypt in the Future Tense
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis wonderful book brings fresh insights into the anthropology of hope in general and Egypt in particular. It makes a rewarding read for scholars interested in how life and all its ambiguities and aspirations unfold under changing notions of religious commitment, new regimes of circulation, and emerging patterns of consumption. * American Anthropologist *Prompts us to consider Egypt not just on its own terms, but as an exceedingly long and well-documented experiment in authoritarianism, a societal order that has turned into a great disorder.2/12/16 * Times Literary Supplement *Egypt in the Future Tense is an accessible and lively text for undergraduate and graduate students of the anthropology of the Middle East, religion, and a variety of topics from globalization and consumption, to activism and social movements. . . . Beyond anthropology, scholars of Middle East politics will find Schielke's ethnography a valuable addition to understanding the motivations and consequences of Egypt's 2011 impasse. * Middle East Journal *In his sensitive retelling and analysis of the life stories of several young Egyptian men (and a few women), Schielke . . . illustrates the complex and contradictory impact of Muslim revivalism on the expectations and hopes of Egyptian youth. . . . Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: A moment in history1. Boredom and frustration2. An hour for your heart and an hour for your Lord3. Knowing Islam4. Love troubles5. Capitalist ethics?6. I want to be committed7. Engaging the world8. Condition: normal9. Those who said NoConclusion: On freedom, destiny, and consequences
£56.10
Indiana University Press Egypt in the Future Tense
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis wonderful book brings fresh insights into the anthropology of hope in general and Egypt in particular. It makes a rewarding read for scholars interested in how life and all its ambiguities and aspirations unfold under changing notions of religious commitment, new regimes of circulation, and emerging patterns of consumption. * American Anthropologist *Prompts us to consider Egypt not just on its own terms, but as an exceedingly long and well-documented experiment in authoritarianism, a societal order that has turned into a great disorder.2/12/16 * Times Literary Supplement *Egypt in the Future Tense is an accessible and lively text for undergraduate and graduate students of the anthropology of the Middle East, religion, and a variety of topics from globalization and consumption, to activism and social movements. . . . Beyond anthropology, scholars of Middle East politics will find Schielke's ethnography a valuable addition to understanding the motivations and consequences of Egypt's 2011 impasse. * Middle East Journal *In his sensitive retelling and analysis of the life stories of several young Egyptian men (and a few women), Schielke . . . illustrates the complex and contradictory impact of Muslim revivalism on the expectations and hopes of Egyptian youth. . . . Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: A moment in history1. Boredom and frustration2. An hour for your heart and an hour for your Lord3. Knowing Islam4. Love troubles5. Capitalist ethics?6. I want to be committed7. Engaging the world8. Condition: normal9. Those who said NoConclusion: On freedom, destiny, and consequences
£21.59
Indiana University Press Sharia Law and Modern Muslim Ethics
Book SynopsisMany Muslim societies are in the throes of tumultuous political transitions, and common to all has been heightened debate over the place of sharia law in modern politics and ethical life. Bringing together leading scholars of Islamic politics, ethics, and law, this book examines the varied meanings and uses of Islamic law, so as to assess the prospects for democratic, plural, and gender-equitable Islamic ethics today. These essays show that, contrary to the claims of some radicals, Muslim understandings of Islamic law and ethics have always been varied and emerge, not from unchanging texts but from real and active engagement with Islamic traditions and everyday life. The ethical debates that rage in contemporary Muslim societies reveal much about the prospects for democratic societies and a pluralist Islamic ethics in the future. They also suggest that despite the tragic violence wrought in recent years by Boko Haram and the Islamic State in Iraq, we may yet see an age of ethical renewTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsA Note on TransliterationContributors1. Sharia Law and the Quest for a Modern Muslim Ethics. Robert W. HefnerSection 1: Sharia Pluralities2. Sharia and the Rule of Law. Anver M. Enom3. Moral Contestations and Patriarchal Ethics: Women Challenging the Justice of Muslim Family Laws. Ziba Mir-Hosseini4. Gender, Legality, and Public Ethics in Morocco. Zakia SalimeSection 2: Islamic Law and the State5. Constitutionalizing a Democratic Muslim State without Sharia: The Religious Establishment in the Tunisian 2014 Constitution. Malika Zeghal6. Transformations in Muslim Views about "Forbidding Wrong": The Rise and Fall of Islamist Litigation in Egypt. Clark B. Lombardi and Connie J. Cannon7. Sharia, Islamic Ethics, and Democracy: The Crisis of the "Turkish Model." Ahmet T. Kuru8. Islamic Modernism, Ethics, and Sharia in Pakistan. Muhammad Qasim ZamanSection 3: New Ethical Imbrications9. "Sharia" as a Moving Target? The Reconfiguration of Regional and National Fields of Muslim Debate in Mali. Dorothea E. Schulz10. Syariah, Inc.: Continuities, Transformations, and Cultural Politics in Malaysia's Islamic Judiciary. Michael G. Peletz11. Islamic Ethics and Muslim Feminism in Indonesia. Robert W. Hefner
£25.19
Indiana University Press The Ahmadiyya in the Gold Coast
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn all, despite the challenges posed by the confluence of history and memory in reconstructing the past, Hanson demonstrates how to navigate this rough terrain with a significant degree of success, a cue that emerging historians, especially those studying Africa, could take to contribute meaningfully to this dynamic field. * Africa *This book about the Ahmadiyya, a reformist Islamic movement in South Asia and West Africa, is a welcome addition to the growing scholarship on the historiography of global Islam and the British Empire. It is also notably well written and grounded in current debates in the field of African history. * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgementsNote on Terminology and SpellingList of AbbreviationsIntroductionSection 1: Preparing the Way in the Gold Coast1. The Hausa Force and the Religious Marketplace in the Fante States2. Binyameen Sam's Fante Muslim CommunitySection 2: Ahmadiyya Genesis and Expansion to London and Lagos 3. The Genesis of the Ahmadiyya in British India4. Ahmadiyya Expansion to London and LagosSection 3: Ahmadiyya Arrival and Consolidation in the Gold Coast 5. Ahmadiyya Arrival in the Gold Coast6. Ahmadiyya Consolidation in the Gold Coast 7. Ahmadiyya Expansion to Asante8. Ahmadiyya Expansion to WaConclusionGlossaryBibliographyIndex
£25.19
Indiana University Press Teaching Islamic Studies in the Age of ISIS
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIslamic studies scholars, under suspicion by both Islamophobes and Muslims for not teaching "real Islam," walk a tightrope—between combating prejudice and critical inquiry—in their course instruction. Teaching Islamic Studies in the Age of ISIS provides no easy solutions, but much fodder for thought, as well as practical hands-on ideas to try. * Reading Religion *Including abundant and useful references, this is a much-needed volume and a must read. Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword: From Khomeini to Trump: A Reflection on Islamic Studies in America / Richard MartinIntroduction / Courtney DorrollPart I: Approaches and Theories1. On Teaching Islam Across Cultures: Virtual Exchange Pedagogy / Courtney Dorroll, Kimberly Hall, Doaa Baumi2. Questions of Taste: Critical Pedagogy and Aesthetics in Islamic Studies / Manuela Ceballos 3. Training Scholars to Study Non-Scholarly Life / Benjamin Geer 4. Islamic Religious Education and Critical Thought in European Plural Societies / Mouez Khalfaoui 5. Studying Islam and the ambivalence of the concept "religion" / Alfons H. Teipen 6. Paradigm Shifts for Translation and Teaching / William Maynard Hutchins Part II: Islamophobia, and Islam and Violence7. Interdisciplinary Education for Teaching Challenging Subjects: The Case of Islam and Violence / Laila Hussein Moustafa 8. The Immanent Imminence of Violence: Comparing Legal Arguments in a Post-9/11 World / Nathan S. French 9. Teaching Islamophobia in the Age of ISIS / Todd Green Part III: Applications10. From Medina to the Media: Engaging the Present in Historically-Oriented Undergraduate Courses on Islam / Sabahat F. Adil 11. Muslims Are People; Islam Is Complicated / Kecia Ali 12. The Five Questions about Islam Your Students Didn't Know They Had: Teaching Islamic Studies to an American Audience / Phil Dorroll 13. Reflective Practice in Online Courses: Making Islamic Studies Interactive and Approachable / Lyndall Herman 14. Teaching Islam and Gender /Shehnaz Haqqani BibliographyIndex
£45.00
Indiana University Press Teaching Islamic Studies in the Age of ISIS
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIslamic studies scholars, under suspicion by both Islamophobes and Muslims for not teaching "real Islam," walk a tightrope—between combating prejudice and critical inquiry—in their course instruction. Teaching Islamic Studies in the Age of ISIS provides no easy solutions, but much fodder for thought, as well as practical hands-on ideas to try. * Reading Religion *Including abundant and useful references, this is a much-needed volume and a must read. Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword: From Khomeini to Trump: A Reflection on Islamic Studies in America / Richard MartinIntroduction / Courtney DorrollPart I: Approaches and Theories1. On Teaching Islam Across Cultures: Virtual Exchange Pedagogy / Courtney Dorroll, Kimberly Hall, Doaa Baumi2. Questions of Taste: Critical Pedagogy and Aesthetics in Islamic Studies / Manuela Ceballos 3. Training Scholars to Study Non-Scholarly Life / Benjamin Geer 4. Islamic Religious Education and Critical Thought in European Plural Societies / Mouez Khalfaoui 5. Studying Islam and the ambivalence of the concept "religion" / Alfons H. Teipen 6. Paradigm Shifts for Translation and Teaching / William Maynard Hutchins Part II: Islamophobia, and Islam and Violence7. Interdisciplinary Education for Teaching Challenging Subjects: The Case of Islam and Violence / Laila Hussein Moustafa 8. The Immanent Imminence of Violence: Comparing Legal Arguments in a Post-9/11 World / Nathan S. French 9. Teaching Islamophobia in the Age of ISIS / Todd Green Part III: Applications10. From Medina to the Media: Engaging the Present in Historically-Oriented Undergraduate Courses on Islam / Sabahat F. Adil 11. Muslims Are People; Islam Is Complicated / Kecia Ali 12. The Five Questions about Islam Your Students Didn't Know They Had: Teaching Islamic Studies to an American Audience / Phil Dorroll 13. Reflective Practice in Online Courses: Making Islamic Studies Interactive and Approachable / Lyndall Herman 14. Teaching Islam and Gender /Shehnaz Haqqani BibliographyIndex
£22.79
Indiana University Press Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam will be very useful to several broad categories of scholars, particularly ethnomusicologists, scholars of Central Asia, and scholars of Islam. Harris makes important connections to the research in each field, and fills a gap in knowledge with valuable new content and analyses."—Nathan Light, Uppsala University"This book does more to explain the relationship between Uyghurs and Islam in the 21st century than any other scholarship to date. By juxtaposing and interweaving ethnographic analyses of secret Sufi rituals, Quranic recitation, horror-film-influenced supernatural rumors, and state-enforced dance, Harris reveals the mutable stratigraphy of Islams under China's colonial rule. An utterly necessary book, and a fascinating, nuanced read that deserves the attention of scholars, policy makers, and general readers alike."—Rian Thum, author of The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History"Through her innovative ethnographic approach to religious soundscapes, Harris makes a landmark contribution to the study of ethnomusicology, Islam, and identity."—Ildikó Bellér-Hann, author of Community Matters in Xinjiang"Rachel Harris's work on social justice and the power of music in times of trouble models the kind of activist ethnomusicology that has become a beacon in our field and a pre-requisite for the future of our discipline. Over two decades of research, Harris has witnessed the Uyghur soundscape flourish and shrivel in response to the systematic oppression of people, exercised in part through sonic engineering, by the Chinese authorities, alongside the institutional coercion of the faithful, by the forces of globalized, Islamic conservatism. In response to the mounting dangers of extreme political upheavals in the region, Harris shifts from in-situ fieldwork among an ethnic population in Xinjiang province, to work in the Uyghur borderland sites of migration in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, and finally to the mode of ethnotextual analysis via the internet where social media platforms convey both the construction of individual and collective subjectivities as well as the destructive forces of globalized, radical, Islamism. From Quranic recitation, to Uyghur music and dance, to the use of insidious song as torture for the incarcerated, Harris invokes notions of repetition and layering to intertwine the ways in which sounds are produced and embodied. Her long-standing interest in music and gender is reflected in a woman-centered approach to ethnography that acknowledges her family fieldwork team, prioritizes collaborative relationships with female colleagues and interlocutors, and foregrounds the multiple perpetrators of slow violence to women and women's ways by both religion and the state. Beautifully theorized and fluidly written, Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam is a model for ethnomusicology in the 21st century."—Anne K. Rasmussen, Professor of Ethnomusicology, Bickers Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, William & Mary"Rachel Harris's timely ethnography explores the sounded expressions of the Uyghur people—particularly women—and the impact of two external factors: the flow of Islamic revival from the West, and the tightening of Chinese state control from the East. This is essential reading on the trauma suffered by the Uyghur people, and carries important lessons for all of us on the profound significance of sonic and embodied practices."—Martin Clayton, Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of DurhamTable of Contents1. Sound, Place, and Religious Revival Interlude 1: Rabiya Acha's Story 2. Affective Rituals in a Uyghur Village3. Text and Performance in the Hikmät of Khoja Ahmad Yasawi 4. Style and Meaning in the Recited Qur'an Interlude 2: Tutiwalidu (They'll Arrest You) 5. Mobile Islam: Mediation and Circulation 6. Song-and-Dance and the Sonic Territorialization of Xinjiang 7. Erasure and TraumaReferences
£56.10
Indiana University Press Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam will be very useful to several broad categories of scholars, particularly ethnomusicologists, scholars of Central Asia, and scholars of Islam. Harris makes important connections to the research in each field, and fills a gap in knowledge with valuable new content and analyses."—Nathan Light, Uppsala University"This book does more to explain the relationship between Uyghurs and Islam in the 21st century than any other scholarship to date. By juxtaposing and interweaving ethnographic analyses of secret Sufi rituals, Quranic recitation, horror-film-influenced supernatural rumors, and state-enforced dance, Harris reveals the mutable stratigraphy of Islams under China's colonial rule. An utterly necessary book, and a fascinating, nuanced read that deserves the attention of scholars, policy makers, and general readers alike."—Rian Thum, author of The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History"Through her innovative ethnographic approach to religious soundscapes, Harris makes a landmark contribution to the study of ethnomusicology, Islam, and identity."—Ildikó Bellér-Hann, author of Community Matters in Xinjiang"Rachel Harris's work on social justice and the power of music in times of trouble models the kind of activist ethnomusicology that has become a beacon in our field and a pre-requisite for the future of our discipline. Over two decades of research, Harris has witnessed the Uyghur soundscape flourish and shrivel in response to the systematic oppression of people, exercised in part through sonic engineering, by the Chinese authorities, alongside the institutional coercion of the faithful, by the forces of globalized, Islamic conservatism. In response to the mounting dangers of extreme political upheavals in the region, Harris shifts from in-situ fieldwork among an ethnic population in Xinjiang province, to work in the Uyghur borderland sites of migration in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, and finally to the mode of ethnotextual analysis via the internet where social media platforms convey both the construction of individual and collective subjectivities as well as the destructive forces of globalized, radical, Islamism. From Quranic recitation, to Uyghur music and dance, to the use of insidious song as torture for the incarcerated, Harris invokes notions of repetition and layering to intertwine the ways in which sounds are produced and embodied. Her long-standing interest in music and gender is reflected in a woman-centered approach to ethnography that acknowledges her family fieldwork team, prioritizes collaborative relationships with female colleagues and interlocutors, and foregrounds the multiple perpetrators of slow violence to women and women's ways by both religion and the state. Beautifully theorized and fluidly written, Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam is a model for ethnomusicology in the 21st century."—Anne K. Rasmussen, Professor of Ethnomusicology, Bickers Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, William & Mary"Rachel Harris's timely ethnography explores the sounded expressions of the Uyghur people—particularly women—and the impact of two external factors: the flow of Islamic revival from the West, and the tightening of Chinese state control from the East. This is essential reading on the trauma suffered by the Uyghur people, and carries important lessons for all of us on the profound significance of sonic and embodied practices."—Martin Clayton, Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of DurhamTable of Contents1. Sound, Place, and Religious Revival Interlude 1: Rabiya Acha's Story 2. Affective Rituals in a Uyghur Village3. Text and Performance in the Hikmät of Khoja Ahmad Yasawi 4. Style and Meaning in the Recited Qur'an Interlude 2: Tutiwalidu (They'll Arrest You) 5. Mobile Islam: Mediation and Circulation 6. Song-and-Dance and the Sonic Territorialization of Xinjiang 7. Erasure and TraumaReferences
£25.19
Indiana University Press Islam in the AfricanAmerican Experience Second
Book SynopsisShows the involvement of black Americans with Islam reaches back to the earliest days of African presence in North America. This book explores these roots in the Middle East, West Africa, and antebellum America. It tells the story of the "Prophets of the City" - the leaders of the urban-based African-American Muslim movements in the 20th century.Table of ContentsPreliminary Table of Contents: Introduction to the Second EditionPart One: Root Sources1. Muslims in a Strange Land: African Muslim Slaves in America2. Pan-Africanism and the New-American Islam: Edward Wilmot Blyden and Mohammed Alexander Russell WebbPart Two: Prophets of the City3. The Name Means Everything: Noble Drew Ali and the Moorish Science Temple of America4. The Ahmadiyya Mission to America: A Multi-Racial Model for American Islam5. Missionizing and Signifying: W. D. Fard and the Early History of the Nation of Islam6. Malcolm X and His Successors: Contemporary Significations of African-American IslamEpilogue: Commodification of IdentityNotesSelect BibliographyIndex
£18.04
Indiana University Press The Mantle Odes
Book SynopsisThree of the most renowned praise poems to the Prophet, the mantle odes span the arc of Islamic history from Muhammad's lifetime, to the medieval Mamluk period, to the modern colonial era. This book not only demonstrates the relevance of these poems to contemporary scholarship but also reveals their power and beauty to the modern reader.Trade Review[T]he reader can learn much from Stetkevych's study . . . . * Speculum *Stetkevych provides an original translation and careful analysis of three landmark poems in Arabic Islamic literature . . . Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsNote on Translation and TransliterationList of Abbreviations1. Ka'b ibn Zuhayr and the Mantle of the Prophet Introduction The Pre-Islamic Prototype 1. 'Alqamah's A Heart Turbulent with Passion: The Poem as Ransom Payment 2. Al-Nabighah's O Abode of Mayyah: Transgression and Redemption 3. Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulmá's The Tribe Set Out: The Tacit Panegyric Pact The Pre-Islamic as Proto-Islamic Ka'b ibn Zuhayr's Su'ad Has Departed The Conversion Narrative The Conversion Ode Part 1: Lyric-Elegiac Prelude (Nasib) Part 2: Desert Journey (Rahil) Part 3: Praise (Madih) Mythogenesis: The Donation of the Mantle Conclusion Hassan ibn Thabit's At Taybah Lies a Trace2. Al-Busiri and the Dream of the Mantle Introduction Poetic Genre Poetic Style: Classical and Post-Classical Badi' The Poet and His Times The Miracle and the Poem 'Umar ibn al-Farid's Was That Laylá's Fire The Mantle Ode The Structure of al-Busiri's Burdah The Beginning of the Supplicatory Pattern: Parts 1-3 Part 1: Prophetic Nasib Part 2: Warning against the Desires of the Self Part 3: Praise of the Noble Messenger The Sirah-Derived Passages: Parts 4-8 Poeticization and Polemicization Part 4: The Birth of the Prophet Part 5: The Miracles of the Prophet Part 6: The Noble Qur'an Part 7: The Night Journey and Ascension Part 8: The Messenger's Jihad and Campaigns Completion of the Supplicatory Pattern: Parts 9-10 Part 9: Supplication and Plea for Intercession Part 10: Fervent Prayer and Petition Conclusion3. Ahmad Shawqi and the Reweaving of the Mantle Introduction Ahmad Shawqi and the Nahdah Poetic Precedents Authorizing the Text: The Khedive, the Shaykh, and the Adib The Colonial Double Bind Shawqi's Nahj al-Burdah: The Thematic Structure Nahj al-Burdah Movement I: In the Path of al-Busiri—Parts 1-6 Part 1: Nasib: Complaint of Unrequited Love Part 2: Chiding the Unruly Soul—Warning against Worldly Temptations Part 3: Repentance, Submission, and Supplication Part 4: Prophetic Praise Part 5: Sirah Themes: The Birth of the Prophet; The Night Journey and Ascension; The Miracle of the Cave Part 6: Metapoetic Recapitulation of Prophetic Praise Nahj al-Burdah Movement II: The Ihya' Project: Parts 7-12 Part 7: Polemic against Christianity Part 8: Defense/Praise of Jihad and the Prophet's Military Campaigns Part 9: The Shari'ah Part 10: The Glory of Baghdad Part 11: The Orthodox Caliphs Part 12: Benediction and Supplication Conclusion Umm Kulthum, al-Qaradawi, and Nahj al-BurdahAppendix of Arabic TextsNotesWorks CitedIndex
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Indiana University Press Sharia Politics Islamic Law and Society in the
Book SynopsisIslamic law and social movements in eight Muslim-majority countriesTrade ReviewShari'a Politics is Robert Hefner's sixth edited volume on developments in the Muslim world at large. . . [H]e has become an influential voice in the study of contemporary Islam in all its aspects. 48.4 2012 * Middle Eastern Studies *In sum, the book provides a first-rate, readable overview of 'shari'a politics' in the world today. Undoubtedly, it will be widely read and referenced across academic disciplines and by policy experts. * American Ethnologist *This interdisciplinary book challenges various misperceptions about Islamic law by revealing the dynamic relationships among the state, society, and shari'a in significant cases. It is a must reading for those who are interested in Islam, law, and politics. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *The volume edited by Hefner (anthropology, Boston Univ.) includes essays that analyze the status of Islamic law in eight countries. In Saudi Arabia and Iran, shari'a has a consolidated position in the legal system and receives popular support. In Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Egypt, shari'a is constitutionally established, but its implementation continues to be a contested issue. The other three countries reflect more diversity and complexity. In Nigeria the federal state is secular, while shari'a is in place in most of the Muslim-majority states; in Indonesia the federal state is secular, while legal codes based on shari'a were passed in 53 of 470 districts and municipalities; and Turkey is a centralized secular state. Chapters examine the impacts of colonization, state-building, and local traditions, as well as the roles of governmental and societal actors, on the diverse practices of Islamic law. The contributors successfully expose both opponents and proponents of shari'a in a balanced way. This interdisciplinary book challenges various misperceptions about Islamic law by revealing the dynamic relationships among the state, society, and shari'a in significant cases. It is a must reading for those who are interested in Islam, law, and politics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. —ChoiceMarch 2012 -- A. T. Kuru * San Diego State University *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsNote on Transliteration and SpellingIntroduction: Shari'a Politics—Law and Society in the Modern Muslim World Robert W. Hefner1. Saudi Arabia: Public, Civil, and Individual Shari'a in Law and Politics Frank E. Vogel2. Egypt: Cacophony and Consensus in the Twenty-first Century Nathan J. Brown3. Iran: Shari'a Politics and the Transformation of Islamic Law Bahman Baktiari4. Turkey: Islam without Shari'a? M. Hakan Yavuz5. Afghanistan: The Local and the Global in the Practice of Shari'a T. Barfield6. Pakistan: Shari'a and the State Muhammad Qasim Zaman7. Nigeria: Mapping a Shari'a Restorationist Movement Paul M. Lubeck8. Indonesia: Shari'a Politics and Democratic Transition Robert W. HefnerList of ContributorsIndex
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Indiana University Press Migration Jihad and Muslim Authority in West A
Book SynopsisInvestigates Muslim politics and society in 19th-century West Africa. This book presents a study that revises late-19th-century colonialist assumptions about a West African Muslim social movement. Using indigenous Arabic manuscripts, travel narratives, and oral materials, it assesses the meaning of a series of revolts against Islamic authority.Table of ContentsPrefaceNote on OrthographyIntroduction1. Umar's Jihad and the First Crisis at Nioro2. The Umarian Consolidation in Karta3. Amadu Sheku and the Second Crisis at Nioro4. French Expansion and the Third Crisis at Nioro5. The End of the Umarian Era in KartaConclusionAppendix: Cast of Principal CharactersNotesBibliographyIndex
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MH - Indiana University Press Red Priests Renovationism Russian Orthodoxy and
Book SynopsisTraces the history of the renovationist reform movement in the Russian Orthodox Church in the 20th century.Trade ReviewRoslof (United Theological Seminary, Ohio) has produced a wonderfully successful and clearly written study of the Russian Orthodox clergy, who attempted to reconcile Christianity with the goals of the Bolshevik state . . . by actively accommodating Orthodox religious beliefs and institutions to new Soviet realities. This renovationist church faced a hostile world, opposed by the hierarchy of the traditional Orthodox Church and trusted by neither Orthodox believers nor the Soviet state. The first chapter is an insightful reading of the best secondary literature on the Orthodox Church and the rise of renovationism, especially in the era of the 1905 revolution. The remaining six chapters are abreast of the secondary literature but rooted in fresh archival research that is really fruitful, making possible a new and convincing picture of the history and significance of renovationism. Roslof finds renovationists neither self-serving renegades nor naive stooges, but believers who acted out of religious conviction. Stalin's decision in 1943 to support the traditional, patriarchal church not only ended the renovationist alternative but made it very difficult for the church to reform, to define its place and role in a modern Soviet, and then post-Soviet, world. An important contribution to understanding modern Russia. Summing Up: Essential. Upper—division undergraduates and above. -- J. T. Flynn * emeritus, College of the Holy Cross , 2003jun CHOICE. *Table of ContentsPrefaceList of Abbreviations1. The Path to Church Revolution2. Renovationists Come to Power3. Ecclesiastical Civil War4. The Religious NEP5. Renovationism in the Parish6. LiquidationConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
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University of Notre Dame Press Essay in Aid of A Grammar of Assent An
Book SynopsisThis classic of Christian apologetics seeks to persuade the skeptic that there are good reasons to believe in God even though it is impossible to understand the deity fully. First written over a century ago, the Grammar of Assent speaks as powerfully to us today as it did to its first readers. Because of the informal, non-technical character of Newman''s work, it still retains its immediacy as an invaluable guide to the nature of religious belief. A new introduction by Nicholas Lash reviews the background of the Grammar, highlights its principal themes, and evaluates its philosophical originality.Trade Review“Lash’s introduction to this recent reissue of Newman’s Grammar makes that work accessible to contemporary students of philosophy and theology alike. If one wishes a fresh perspective on the shape of the ‘critical questions’ facing philosophical theology, as well as an object lesson in the norms implicit in ordinary discourse properly employed, that person would be well advised to take up this century-old volume.” —Theological Studies“The combination of Newman’s original genius, complemented by Nicholas Lash’s ability to focus his concerns onto ours, makes this edition a useful tool for teachers.” —America“Here is presented one of the most famous 19th century statements of Christian apologetics, including a most influential analysis of the faith-reason controversy.” —Reprint Bulletin Book Reviews
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University of Notre Dame Press No Religion without Idolatry
Book SynopsisNo Religion without Idolatry offers an interpretation of Mendelssohn’s general philosophy and discusses for the first time his semiotic interpretation of idolatry in his commentaries.Trade Review"In this lucid and provocative study, Gideon Freudenthal offers an original and compelling reading of Mendelssohn as well as a defense of the possibility of religious rationalism more generally. This book is not only an excellent contribution to a growing body of scholarship on Mendelssohn and early modern philosophy, but it also significantly sharpens and advances contemporary conversations about the relations between religion and reason." —Leora Batnitzky, Princeton University"In this masterful study, Gideon Freudenthal demonstrates how Mendelssohn’s philosophy, including his philosophy of religion, is grounded in semiotics. The result is a landmark work that not only successfully challenges standard interpretations of Mendelssohn’s 'enlightened Judaism' and its alleged inconsistency but also effectively invites reconsideration of the very possibility of 'religion without idolatry.'" —Daniel O. Dahlstrom, Boston University"In focusing on Mendelssohn's 'semiotics of idolatry,' Gideon Freudenthal writes as a philosopher fully at home in multiple traditions: contemporary philosophy, eighteenth-century philosophy, Jewish biblical exegesis, and comparative religion. The result is a systematic and penetrating study, based on the Hebrew as well as the German texts, that engages Mendelssohn on perhaps the most critical issue of his understanding of religion with unprecedented philosophical rigor and imagination." —David Sorkin, City University of New York Graduate Center“This is an innovative study of the views of the ‘father’ of modern Jewish philosophy, Moses Mendelssohn. It emphasizes correctly that Mendelssohn’s philosophy of Judaism was thoroughly rational in the Enlightenment’s sense of the notion of rationality, and concentrated not on metaphysical arguments and disputations about matters of faith but, rather, on the role and significance of religious practices. . . . As a result, this is a valuable, provocative, unconventional interpretation of Mendelssohn that is sure to stir scholarly debate” —Choice“Freudenthal’s book introduces us to a Mendelssohn who is a serious, consistent, and careful philosopher, an independent thinker whose true philosophical position has gone underappreciated for too long. . . . We are indebted to Freudenthal’s book for challenging us to rethink Mendelssohn’s philosophical project and thereby to rethink the relevance Enlightenment philosophers may still have today.” —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews“Freudenthal’s book is highly to be recommended. Its scholarship is impressive, the writing lucid and engaging. It represents an important and original contribution to our understanding of Mendelssohn, complementing the work of Altmann, Allan Arkush, and others.” —H-Judaic“Freudenthal expands the notion of idolatry beyond its common restriction to false objects of devotion and renders it a heuristic principle to examine not only Judaism but all religions as semiotic systems.” —Theological Studies“In all, Freudenthal’s book is highly to be recommended. Its scholarship is impressive, the writing lucid and engaging. It represents an important and original contribution to our understanding of Mendelssohn, complementing the work of Altmann, Allan Arkush, and others.” —H-Net“This book offers a thorough and robust defense of Moses Mendelssohn’s (1729–86) philosophical and religious project. Freudenthal’s familiarity not only with Mendelssohn’s philosophical, but also with his theological works—including scriptural commentaries in Hebrew—allow him to offer a more complete and consistent view of Mendelssohn’s project.” —The Review of Metaphysics
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University of Notre Dame Press Islamic Law
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book consists of eleven chapters that delineate basic information about several dimensions of Islamic law while simultaneously shedding light on some theological issues in the contemporary Muslim world with special reference to the future of Islamic law. . . This is one of the few books written on Islamic law to cover the key topics in the area as well as describe the relationship between the original theoris of Islamic law and the opinions of contemporary Islamic scholars. . . . Dien [also] provides a concise introduction to the topic and access to the complexity of the Islamic legal system. . . ." —Sixteenth Century Journal“ [T]his book . . . presents a scholarly approach to both the history and contemporary development of Islamic law.” —Catholic Library World"This work has a neat, lucid structure and, as such, will constitute a valuable aid to the study of a very complex subject . . . [This] book will be essential reading and I would certainly recommend it to both my undergraduates and postgraduates." —Professor Ian R. Netton, University of Leeds"Mawil Izzi Dien has written a fine and well-researched book that is an excellent introduction to Sunni Islamic law, its terminology, and concepts, for those with some understanding of Islam. . . . This book will give anyone interested in pursuing any aspect of the law ample references with which to begin and ample reason to go back and reread many passages." —Cistercian Studies Quarterly“Mawil Izzi Dien combines Western and Islamic views and describes the relationship between the original theories of Islamic law and the views of contemporary Islamic writers.” —Theology Digest
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University of Notre Dame Press Constructing Civility
Book SynopsisIn Constructing Civility, Richard Park bridges Christian and Islamic political theologies on the basis of an Aristotelian ethics. He argues that modern secularism entails ideological commitments that can work against the promotion of public civility in pluralistic societies. A corrective outlook on public life and the public sphere is necessary, an outlook that aligns with and recovers the notion of the human good. Park develops a framework for a universally applicable public civility in multifaith and multicultural contexts by engaging the central concepts of the image of God (imago Dei) and human nature (fitra) in Roman Catholicism and Islam.The study begins with a critique of the social fragmentation and decline of public life found in modernity. Park''s central contention is that the construction of public civility within Christian and Islamic political theologies is more promising and sustainable if it is reframed in terms of the human good rather thTrade Review"Citing sympathetic Catholic and Muslim philosophers, legal scholars, and ethicists, Park devotes well-crafted chapters to elaborating his claim that to be human is to be intrinsically relational, rational, and purposive. These inherent attributes of human nature, he submits, shape the way we interpret experience, history, and culture, derive universally binding moral principles, and establish the criteria for adjudicating competing applications of them." — Reading Religion"In this highly original book, Richard S. Park succeeds in redirecting political ethics towards a conception of the ‘human good’ as a means for reconstructing public civility. Displaying an impressive command of the literature across many disciplines and religions, he offers a way forward for peacebuilders as they seek what he calls ‘dialogical friendships’ across the world today. This carefully argued study is one of the most creative contributions to interfaith dialogue in a very long time." —Mark D. Chapman, University of Oxford"Constructing Civility offers a timely and imaginative corrective to the fragmentation of modern societies caught in the tussle between relativistic multiculturalism and reactionary nativism. Drawing on an incredible array of ancient wisdom and modern scholarship across several disciplines, Park points us toward the 'human good' as a universal normative vision with particular resonance within Catholicism and Islam—two traditions that the author treats, as a Protestant, with equal seriousness and respect, thus modeling his message of civility." —Judd Birdsall, managing director, Cambridge Institute on Religion & International Studies"Richard Park advances a crucial and variant aspect of public civility, based on an articulation of the human good that transcends tradition and offers conceptual resources and motivations for intercommunal engagement, which is stultified by a modernist view of the state that admits of no universal conception of the human self. Park correctly argues that without such an articulation, peace building in conflict-torn regions of the world is next to impossible." —Abdulaziz Sachedina, IIIT Chair in Islamic Studies, George Mason UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Religious Diversity and Public Civility 2. Modernity’s Mayhem and the Need for Moral Political Theory 3. The Decline of Public Life 4. A Case for the Human Good 5. The Human Good and Catholic Social Thought 6. The Human Good within Islamic Political Ethics 7. Public Civility and Islamic Political Theology 8. The Prospects of Public Civility 9. The Human Good and the Scope of Public Civility Conclusion Bibliography
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University of Notre Dame Press Constructing Civility
Book SynopsisPark develops a framework for universally applicable public civility in multi-faith and multicultural contexts by combining concepts of Roman Catholicism and Islam.Trade Review"Citing sympathetic Catholic and Muslim philosophers, legal scholars, and ethicists, Park devotes well-crafted chapters to elaborating his claim that to be human is to be intrinsically relational, rational, and purposive. These inherent attributes of human nature, he submits, shape the way we interpret experience, history, and culture, derive universally binding moral principles, and establish the criteria for adjudicating competing applications of them." — Reading Religion"In this highly original book, Richard S. Park succeeds in redirecting political ethics towards a conception of the ‘human good’ as a means for reconstructing public civility. Displaying an impressive command of the literature across many disciplines and religions, he offers a way forward for peacebuilders as they seek what he calls ‘dialogical friendships’ across the world today. This carefully argued study is one of the most creative contributions to interfaith dialogue in a very long time." —Mark D. Chapman, University of Oxford"Constructing Civility offers a timely and imaginative corrective to the fragmentation of modern societies caught in the tussle between relativistic multiculturalism and reactionary nativism. Drawing on an incredible array of ancient wisdom and modern scholarship across several disciplines, Park points us toward the 'human good' as a universal normative vision with particular resonance within Catholicism and Islam—two traditions that the author treats, as a Protestant, with equal seriousness and respect, thus modeling his message of civility." —Judd Birdsall, managing director, Cambridge Institute on Religion & International Studies"Richard Park advances a crucial and variant aspect of public civility, based on an articulation of the human good that transcends tradition and offers conceptual resources and motivations for intercommunal engagement, which is stultified by a modernist view of the state that admits of no universal conception of the human self. Park correctly argues that without such an articulation, peace building in conflict-torn regions of the world is next to impossible." —Abdulaziz Sachedina, IIIT Chair in Islamic Studies, George Mason UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Religious Diversity and Public Civility 2. Modernity’s Mayhem and the Need for Moral Political Theory 3. The Decline of Public Life 4. A Case for the Human Good 5. The Human Good and Catholic Social Thought 6. The Human Good within Islamic Political Ethics 7. Public Civility and Islamic Political Theology 8. The Prospects of Public Civility 9. The Human Good and the Scope of Public Civility Conclusion Bibliography
£70.55
University of Notre Dame Press Muhammad Reconsidered A Christian Perspective on
Book SynopsisEngages Islam from deep within the Christian tradition by addressing the question of the prophethood of Muhammad. Anna Bonta Moreland calls for a retrieval of Thomistic thought on prophecy to view Muhammad within a Christian theology of revelation.Trade Review“Due to its focus both on issues directly related to dialogue as it has developed over the last quarter century or so and on the historiography of Christian engagement with Islamic theology, Anna Bonta Moreland's Muhammad Reconsidered can be one of the foundational texts in the discipline.” —Zeki Saritoprak, author of Islam's Jesus"Anna Bonta Moreland's Muhammad Reconsidered makes a significant contribution to Catholic theology of Islam and interreligious dialogue between Muslims and Christians. Her style is lucid, learned, and accessible. She opens new doors. This book will be of interest to Christian and Muslim scholars and the lay public." —Gavin D'Costa, University of Bristol"Anna Moreland's illuminating and powerfully argued book is essential reading for anyone concerned about how Catholic Christians should engage with their Muslim neighbors. It provides an insightful and badly needed account of how, according to Aquinas, God communicates through prophetic utterances and acts. This is theology at its best." —Alasdair MacIntyre, author of After Virtue and Dependent Rational Animals"Moreland begins this book by taking issue with Samuel Huntington's well-known essay/book The Clash of Civilizations (1993/1996). Huntington argued that there was a fundamental incompatibility between Islamic cultures and Western cultures influenced by Christianity. Moreland argues, contra Huntington, that Christians and Muslims can dialogue about Mohammed from a Christian perspective on Islamic prophecy." —Choice
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MU - University of Texas Press Women Embracing Islam
Book SynopsisTen essays by leading historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and theologians that probe Western women's motivations for converting to Islam.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword. Conversion and Gender, Two Contested Concepts (Willy Jansen) Introduction. Gender and Conversion to Islam in the West (Karin van Nieuwkerk) Part One. Contextualizing Conversion Chapter 1. The Quest for Peace in Submission: Reflections on the Journey of American Women Converts to Islam (Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad) Chapter 2. The Shaping of a Scandinavian "Islam": Converts and Gender Equal Opportunity (Anne Sofie Roald) Chapter 3. Symbolizing Distance: Conversion to Islam in Germany and the United States (Monika Wohlrab-Sahr) Part Two. Discourses and Narratives Chapter 4. Gender, Conversion, and Islam: A Comparison of Online and Offline Conversion Narratives (Karin van Nieuwkerk) Chapter 5. The Shifting Significance of the Halal/Haram Frontier: Narratives on the Hijab and Other Issues (Stefano Allievi) Part Three. Trajectories and Paradigms Chapter 6. Female Conversion to Islam: The Sufi Paradigm (Haifaa Jawad) Chapter 7. African American Islam as an Expression of Converts' Religious Faith and Nationalist Dreams and Ambitions (Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons) Chapter 8. Feminism and Conversion: Comparing British, Dutch, and South African Life Stories (Margot Badran) Part Four. Transmission and Identity Chapter 9. How Deborah Became Aisha: The Conversion Process and the Creation of Female Muslim Identity (Nicole Bourque) Chapter 10. Keeping the Faith: Convert Muslim Mothers and the Transmission of Female Muslim Identity in the West (Marcia Hermansen) Notes on Contributors Index
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University of Texas Press Merchant Capital and Islam
Book SynopsisThrough a rereading of original Arabic sources and drawing from modern scholarship on the subject, Ibrahim offers a new interpretation of the rise of Islam.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Pre-Islamic Arabia The Period of Antiquity (to A.D. 300) The Second Himyarite State (A.D. 300–600) The Decline of Himyar The Lakhmids of Hira 2. The Development of Merchant Capital in Mecca The Genesis The Development The Rise of Mecca’s Power Culture as Ideology 3. Merchant Capital and Mecca’s Internal Development Social and Economic Differentiation Factional Conflict and the Rise of the Banu Umayya Consolidation of the Position of the Banu Umayya 4. Merchant Capital and the Rise of Islam The Institutional Environment of Islam Muhammad in Mecca Muhammad in Medina The Winning of Mecca and Arabia 5. Islamic Expansion and the Establishment of the Islamic State The Consolidation of Arabia: The Ridda War Syria Iraq Egypt 6. The Emergence of the New Segment Distribution of Wealth The Shura and the Seeds of the Fitna ʿUthman’s Caliphate Growth of the Opposition Open Revolt 7. The Civil War and the Struggle for Power The Election of ʿAli The Revolt of Talha and Zubair Muʿawiya’s Strategy Siffin The Tahkim The Internal Conquest: The Return of the Traditional Segment Epilogue The Umayyad Caliphate Islam, Capitalism, or Feudalism Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Texas Press American Muslim Women Religious Authority and
Book SynopsisExamining the intellectual output of female American Muslim writers and scholars since 1990, Hammer demonstrates that the themes at the heart of women’s writings are central to the debates of modern Islam worldwide.Trade ReviewAmerican Muslim Women, Religious Authority, and Activism overall is a significant and distinctive contribution to the existing discourse...the survey of manifold topics is precisely what creates the primary strength of the book; it makes the book an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the complexity of the discourse surrounding and produced by American Muslim women. * Journal of American Academy of Religion *Table of Contents Note on Transliteration Acknowledgments Introduction A Woman-Led Friday Prayer: March 18, 2005 Women Leading Prayers: Tracing the Debate Gender Justice and Qur'anic Exegesis History, Women's Rights, and Islamic Law Authority, Tradition, Community Space, Leadership, Voice Media, Representation(s), Politics Memoirs, Narratives, and Marketing Covers and Other Matters: Concluding Thoughts Notes Bibliography Index
£20.69
University of Washington Press Living Sharia
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Living Sharia is one of the most theoretically sophisticated, rigorously empirical, and ethnographically engaging works in the anthropology of Islam in years. At a moment when ‘discourses about sharia are integral to sociopolitical dynamics in American society’ (5), this is a book that deserves to be read by anthropologists and everyone concernedwith the challenge of religious ethics and citizenship in our late modern world." * American Ethnologist (AE) *"Daniels has produced a comprehensive, richly observed and sensitively analysed study of lived and living sharia in a complex cultural and political context." * Religions of South Asia *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Transcription Chronology Introduction: Sharia and the Anthropology of Knowledge 1. Sharia in Malaysia: The Historical Background 2. Family Law: Religious Officials, Reasoning Style, and Controversies 3. Criminal Law: Taking the Middle Road 4. Economics: The Malaysian State, Darul Arqam, and the Islamic Party of Malaysia 5. Pro-Sharia Discourses: Race, Religion, and Nation 6. Contra-Sharia Discourses: Islamic and Secular Human Rights 7. Individuals: Views, Voices, and Practices Conclusion: Sharia Cultural Models and Sociopolitical Projects Notes Glossary References Index
£110.48
University of Washington Press Living Sharia
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Living Sharia is one of the most theoretically sophisticated, rigorously empirical, and ethnographically engaging works in the anthropology of Islam in years. At a moment when ‘discourses about sharia are integral to sociopolitical dynamics in American society’ (5), this is a book that deserves to be read by anthropologists and everyone concernedwith the challenge of religious ethics and citizenship in our late modern world." * American Ethnologist (AE) *"Daniels has produced a comprehensive, richly observed and sensitively analysed study of lived and living sharia in a complex cultural and political context." * Religions of South Asia *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Transcription Chronology Introduction: Sharia and the Anthropology of Knowledge 1. Sharia in Malaysia: The Historical Background 2. Family Law: Religious Officials, Reasoning Style, and Controversies 3. Criminal Law: Taking the Middle Road 4. Economics: The Malaysian State, Darul Arqam, and the Islamic Party of Malaysia 5. Pro-Sharia Discourses: Race, Religion, and Nation 6. Contra-Sharia Discourses: Islamic and Secular Human Rights 7. Individuals: Views, Voices, and Practices Conclusion: Sharia Cultural Models and Sociopolitical Projects Notes Glossary References Index
£33.98
University of Washington Press New Lives in Anand
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Sanderien Verstappen’s wonderful new book New Lives in Anand tells us that the story of Gujarati Muslims does not end with violence and displacement...[T]he book shows us how new lives and connections are made by communities who have deep ties to a region and a way of life that cannot be reduced to the word 'Muslim.'" -- Moyukh Chatterjee * The Wire *"Verstappen...holds herself accountable to the often-contradictory stories that her interlocutors tell about their relationship to communal violence. The threat of violence is still present as a binding force, but processes of social change are made livable by a new aesthetics of mobility and connectedness." -- Nikita Simpson * Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology *"The book is instrumental in charting a new paradigm to theorize segregated Muslim spaces and Muslim middle-class formations." * South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies *
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University of Washington Press Pure and True
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A]n excellent book written against all odds." * International Journal of Asian Studies *"Stroup does a fabulous job personalizing his subjects while keeping a professional distance from them. He also grounds his observations in history, rooting his research not only in the field of Hui studies but in the history of urban development in China more broadly...His deep and thorough fieldwork allows him to draw from a multitude of different interviews from his four research sites (the Chinese cities of Beijing, Jinan, Yinchuan, and Xining) to make insightful and thoughtful conclusions about the ways that Hui Muslims negotiate the expression of their “everyday ethnicity."" * Asian Ethnology *"Stroup’s prose is lucid and pleasant to read, and his artful anecdotes from fieldwork draw the reader effectively into the midst of the issue at hand. It is rare that a study of ethnicity in China captures the everydayness, even the superficial banality, of negotiating difference, while showing that, under the surface, important tensions continue to simmer." * Inner Asia *"Every once in a while, one comes across a book that presents, in addition to new information and thought-provoking theorization, a precious opportunity for contemplating the great distance one's field has travelled...Stroup's accessible ethnographic descriptions and clear analyses render the book an essential reference for both general readers and established academics." * The China Quarterly *"This book offers a comparative, detailed, and thoughtful critique of China’s ethnic politics in the context of China’s urban transformation and migration…By meticulously documenting mundane everyday life concerns, Pure and True does an excellent job of decentering the ethnic or religious identity as the only predominant factor that shapes China’s heterogenous Hui communities." * Journal of Anthropological Research *"Despite the complexities present within Huí studies, Stroup has managed to weave an impressively accessible narrative, offering an excellent introduction to the Huí for those new to the subject while also granting an intimate insight into Huí identity for those with experience in the field. Well-grounded in prior research—both the specific field of Huí studies and also the broader field of Chinese urban development—and acutely aware of its potential limitations (specifically Stroup's own status as a non-Muslim white American), this volume is a worthy addition to the ever-growing field of Huí studies." * Religious Studies Review *"In this clear and informative account, David Stroup is sensitive to diversity and the perils of generalization." * China Journal *"Exceptional...Pure and True effectively opens up a thought-provoking perspective and new backdrop to make sense of Muslims (and other faith groups) in the era of Xi Jinping." * Anthropos *
£110.48
University of Washington Press Pure and True
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A]n excellent book written against all odds." * International Journal of Asian Studies *"Stroup does a fabulous job personalizing his subjects while keeping a professional distance from them. He also grounds his observations in history, rooting his research not only in the field of Hui studies but in the history of urban development in China more broadly...His deep and thorough fieldwork allows him to draw from a multitude of different interviews from his four research sites (the Chinese cities of Beijing, Jinan, Yinchuan, and Xining) to make insightful and thoughtful conclusions about the ways that Hui Muslims negotiate the expression of their “everyday ethnicity."" * Asian Ethnology *"Stroup’s prose is lucid and pleasant to read, and his artful anecdotes from fieldwork draw the reader effectively into the midst of the issue at hand. It is rare that a study of ethnicity in China captures the everydayness, even the superficial banality, of negotiating difference, while showing that, under the surface, important tensions continue to simmer." * Inner Asia *"Every once in a while, one comes across a book that presents, in addition to new information and thought-provoking theorization, a precious opportunity for contemplating the great distance one's field has travelled...Stroup's accessible ethnographic descriptions and clear analyses render the book an essential reference for both general readers and established academics." * The China Quarterly *"This book offers a comparative, detailed, and thoughtful critique of China’s ethnic politics in the context of China’s urban transformation and migration…By meticulously documenting mundane everyday life concerns, Pure and True does an excellent job of decentering the ethnic or religious identity as the only predominant factor that shapes China’s heterogenous Hui communities." * Journal of Anthropological Research *"Despite the complexities present within Huí studies, Stroup has managed to weave an impressively accessible narrative, offering an excellent introduction to the Huí for those new to the subject while also granting an intimate insight into Huí identity for those with experience in the field. Well-grounded in prior research—both the specific field of Huí studies and also the broader field of Chinese urban development—and acutely aware of its potential limitations (specifically Stroup's own status as a non-Muslim white American), this volume is a worthy addition to the ever-growing field of Huí studies." * Religious Studies Review *"In this clear and informative account, David Stroup is sensitive to diversity and the perils of generalization." * China Journal *"Exceptional...Pure and True effectively opens up a thought-provoking perspective and new backdrop to make sense of Muslims (and other faith groups) in the era of Xi Jinping." * Anthropos *
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Hamkas Great Story A Master Writers Vision of Islam for Modern Indonesia
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£60.00
Yale University Press Modern Iran
Book SynopsisBrings the story of modern Iran, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes. This book provides insightful commentary on the Iran-Iraq war, the Persian Gulf War, and the effects of 9/11 and Iran's strategic relationship with the US. It also discusses developments in education, health care, the arts, and the role of women.Trade Review"If one has only limited time to gain an appreciation of the revolutionary force of Islam in Iran, it should be spent here."—Scott Armstrong, Washington Post Book WorldSelected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2005 Selected as a 2007 AAUP University Press Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries"Shifting her historical focus from the roots of the Iranian revolution to its consequences, Nikki Keddie has expanded her original classic to include a sharply probing and perceptive guide to more than two decades of tumultuous developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran."—Gary Sick"Roots of Revolution remains a classic in the field of Middle East Studies. The new chapters provide up-to-date and comprehensive information on all aspects of post-revolutionary Iran, from politics and economics, to gender, human rights, rights of minorities, and relations with the United States. A must read for anyone interested in Iran's current struggle for democracy!"—Janet Afary, Author of The Iranian Constitutional Revolution: Grassroots Democracy, Social Democracy, and the Origins of Feminism"I regularly use Modern Iran as a textbook in both introductory and advanced seminar classes. It is written in an engaging style and brings Iranian history into focus—particularly providing the necessary background to understand current events."—Monica M. Ringer, Amherst College"Nikki Keddie's classic work, in this updated and expanded version that looks into both roots and results of revolution, is one of the most perceptive, impartial, and concise analyses of Iran's past and present."—Nayereh Tohidi, California State University"For three decades, Nikki Keddie has been one of the most perceptive, sensitive and insightful analysts of Iran. Writing about a region where instant experts are the norm, Keddie's work has always been profoundly important and has had a major impact on the way Iranians think about themselves."—Ahmed Rashid
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Yale University Press Knowing the Enemy Jihadist Ideology and the War
Book SynopsisAfter September 11, Americans agonised over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. This book presents the inner logic of al-Qaeda and like-minded extremist groups by which they justify September 11 and other terrorist attacks.
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Yale University Press By the Pen and What They Write
Book SynopsisConsidered by Muslims as the only true art, calligraphy has played a prominent role in Islamic culture since the time of the prophet Muhammad. Exploring this central role of the written word in Islam and how writing practices have evolved and adapted in different historical contexts, this book provides an overview of the enormous impact that writing in Arabic script has had on the visual arts of the Islamic world. Approaching the topic from a number of different perspectives, the essays in this volume include discussions on the relationship between orality and the written word; the materiality of the written word, ranging from the type of paper on which books were written to monumental inscriptions in stone and brick; and the development of Arabic typography and the printed book. Generously illustrated, By the Pen and What They Write is an engaging look at how writing has remained a foundational component of Islamic art throughout fourteen centuries. Distributed for the Qatar Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar
£57.00
Yale University Press Britain and Islam
Book SynopsisAn eye-opening history of Britain and the Islamic worlda thousand-year relationship that is closer, deeper, and more mutually beneficial than is often recognized In this broad yet sympathetic surveyranging from the Crusades to the modern dayMartin Pugh explores the social, political, and cultural encounters between Britain and Islam. He looks, for instance, at how reactions against the Crusades led to Anglo-Muslim collaboration under the Tudors, at how Britain posed as defender of Islam in the Victorian period, and at her role in rearranging the Muslim world after 1918. Pugh argues that, contrary to current assumptions, Islamic groups have often embraced Western ideas, including modernization and liberal democracy. He shows how the difficulties and Islamophobia that Muslims have experienced in Britain since the 1970s are largely caused by an acute crisis in British national identity. In truth, Muslims have become increasingly key participants in mainstream British societyin culture,Trade Review“Pugh sets out the past history to be seen through the prism of addressing contemporary prejudices.”—Ian G. Williams, The Muslim World Book Review “Sweeping and humane ... Pugh's survey of Britain's encounters with Islam undermines the fallacy that the Muslim experience and the Western experience must inevitably stand in opposition to each other; on the contrary, Britain and Islam helps us to see them as complementary parts of the same human story.”—Christopher de Bellaigue, author of The Islamic Enlightenment“Offers compelling arguments that need to be made especially in the times in which we live where prejudice raises its ugly head within the highest political circles. Pugh is clearly an experienced political historian and handles the politics of West/Muslim encounters within the era of colonial and post-colonial periods in a masterly fashion. ”— Ron Geaves, author of Islam and Britain
£26.12
Yale University Press Muslims and Citizens
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking study of the role of Muslims in eighteenth‑century FranceTrade ReviewCHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles, 2020“This elegant, braided history of Muslims and French citizenship is urgently needed. It will be a ‘must read’ for students of the French Revolution and anyone interested in modern France.”—Carla Hesse, University of California, Berkeley“The ‘Coller thesis’ challenges us to rethink the internationalism of the French Revolution from the perspective of the revolutionary Mediterranean and the Muslim world, not the Atlantic alone. This is provocative and brilliant history.”—Peter McPhee, author of Liberty or Death: The French Revolution, 1789–1799“Coller takes an apparently familiar subject—the global impact of the French Revolution—and gives it a dynamic new twist.”—Marisa Linton, Kingston University“A fascinating and brilliant book. The way in which Muslims in France lived through the Revolution and the shaping of French attitudes towards Muslims reveals much about the French revolutionary construction of citizenship and identity in this epoch.”—Michael Rapport, University of Glasgow
£40.38
Yale University Press Islamic Art
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Sparking constructive dialogue and tackling elusive definitions . . . Incredibly valuable.” —Cindy Helms, New York Journal of BooksCHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles, 2020
£49.50
Yale University Press Allah
Book SynopsisTrade Review"An objective and nuanced portrayal of Allah. Understanding His seemingly paradoxical attributes is crucial to mapping out the powerful religious energy Islam has introduced into human history.”—Mustafa Akyol, author of The Islamic Jesus"A masterful examination of the Qur'anic conception of God--Allah--with illuminating comparisons to the Hebrew Bible and the Gospels, and rich insights into many aspects of the Islamic tradition as it deals with the Qur'an."—Fred M. Donner, author of Muhammad and the Believers“In this groundbreaking and thoughtful reflection on Allah, Gabriel Reynolds's masterful examination of the Qur'an, Bible, and medieval sources is delivered in plain English. His references to contemporary debates on the mercy and wrath of God make this book an informative and exciting read.”—Emran El-Badawi, University of Houston“Skillfully unraveling the literary and theological threads that bind the Qur’an to the Bible, Gabriel Reynolds has produced a well-written, insightful, and accessible introduction to major themes of Islamic religious thought. He shows how the Qur’anic God is not a different God but one who is differently depicted and understood.”—Jane McAuliffe, founding editor of the Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān“A book as brilliant as it is subtle: a study of the God revealed to the world by Muhammad which is simultaneously a close critical reading of a complex and contradictory character in a work of literature.”—Tom Holland, author of In the Shadow of the Sword
£21.38
WW Norton & Co Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here
Book SynopsisEye-opening accounts of heroic resistance to religious extremism.Trade Review"A powerful and captivating tribute to those brave women and men who have stood up to fundamentalist violence in their own countries from Afghanistan to Mali, this book will hopefully inspire a new and improved international human rights response." -- Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights"This work redefines courage in a humbling dimension. Bennoune’s meticulous testament serves as a warning to the complacent and rebukes ‘politically correct’ posturing that makes excuses for the inexcusable and canvasses tolerance for the intolerable." -- Wole Soyinka, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature"Courageous and passionate, illuminating the confiscated lives of secularists, religious minorities, and Muslims alike. Yet what is striking is not their victimhood but their resilience and resistance—that is where hope lies." -- Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran"For too long, these types of voices, those Muslims who stand for individual freedom, debate, creativity, and compassion, have been ignored. But if we are ever to defeat the extremists, the counter narratives they provide to the distorted version of Islam need to be heard loud and clear." -- Ali Soufan, author of The Black Banners"Bennoune, and those she profiles, bravely meets the tide of extremism with a sense of shared community and nonviolent purpose." -- Kirkus Reviews"Starred review. Her interviews sear with passion as her subjects deconstruct false views of Islam and inaccurate readings of the Qur’an. Again and again, Bennoune shines a spotlight on those who battle with intelligence and creativity against guns and bloodlust. She has created a significant and compelling record of modern life in which she spares no one, from the right wing to the left." -- Booklist"A fascinating and often heartbreaking read… Bennoune’s writing is crisp and conversational, and she possesses a deft sense of how to clearly deconstruct the most ingrained American arguments about violence in the name of Islam." -- Lorraine Ali - Los Angeles Times"A compelling, meticulously researched account of the legions of Muslims whose struggles against fundamentalist violence are almost never reported in our media…. Required reading." -- Rachel Newcomb - Washington Post
£20.89
John Wiley & Sons Inc When Religion Becomes Lethal
Book SynopsisA compelling look at today''s complex relationship between religion and politics In his second book, bestselling author Charles Kimball addresses the urgent global problem of the interplay between fundamentalist Abrahamic religions and politics and moves beyond warning signs (the subject of his first book) to the dangerous and lethal outcomes that their interaction can produce. Drawing on his extensive personal and professional knowledge of, experience with and access to all three traditions, Kimball''s explanation of the multiple ways religion and politics interconnect within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam will illuminate the problems and give readers a hopeful vision for how to chart a safer course into a precarious future. Kimball is the author of When Religion Becomes Evil, one of the most acclaimed post 9/11 books on terrorism and religion Reveals why religion so often leads to deadly results The author has scholarly knowledge andTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii 1 Christmas with the Ayatollah: The Volatile Mix of Religion and Politics 1 2 God Gave Us This Land: The Roots of Religion and Politics in Judaism 15 3 Israel: Deadly Conflict in Zion 33 4 “Render unto Caesar”: Religion and Politics in Christianity 58 5 America: One Nation Under God? 75 6 There is No God But God: Religion and Politics in Islam 96 7 Muslim vs. Muslim: The Struggle for the Soul of Islam 120 8 Iran and Iraq: Axis of Evil or Harbinger of Hope? 137 9 A Road to Disaster: The Fallacy of Fundamentalism 157 10 Hope for the Perilous Journey Ahead 178 Notes 193 Selected Bibliography 229 The Author 233 Name Index 235 Subject index 241
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Islamic
Book SynopsisThis is an authoritative reference for the field, edited by two of its most prominent scholars. The essays explain the historical role of spirituality from the founding of Islam, to the rise of Sufism, through to present day concerns.Table of ContentsList of Contributors ix General Introduction xi Vincent J. Cornell and Bruce B. Lawrence Part I Expressive Dimensions of Islamic Spirituality Introduction to Part I Vincent J. Cornell IA The Spirituality of Words and Letters 1 The Spirituality of the Qurʾān 23 Bruce B. Lawrence 2 The Spirituality of Hadith 44 Abbas Barzegar 3 The Spirituality of Invocations and Litanies in Islam 61 Kenneth Lee Honerkamp 4 The Many Spirits of the Islamic Past 74 Shahzad Bashir Copyrighted Material 5 Translating Sainthood in Islamic Hagiography 91 Vincent J. Cornell IB The Spirituality of Places and Spaces 6 The Spiritual Meaning of Mecca, the Ka‘ba, and the Ḥajj 113 Gordon D. Newby 7 The Spiritual Meaning of Medina 130 Daoud Stephen Casewit 8 Jerusalem in Islamic Spirituality 147 Brannon Wheeler 9 The Spirituality of the Sufi Shrine 165 Carl W. Ernst IC The Spirituality of People and Human Relations 10 The Spiritual Meaning of Muḥammad and the Prophets of Islam 183 Ali A. Allawi 11 The Spiritual Meaning of Devotion to the Shī‘ī Imams 202 Abdulaziz Sachedina 12 Spirituality and Gender in Islam 217 Sa‘diyya Shaikh 13 Spirituality and Social Justice in Islam 234 Mustafa Gokhan Sahin Part II Performative Dimensions of Islamic Spirituality Introduction to Part II Bruce B. Lawrence IIA Devotional Practices in Islam 14 The Spirituality of Prayer in Islam 263 Hugh Talat Halman 15 The Spirituality of Qurʾān Recitation 277 Pieternella van Doorn-Harder 16 Ascetic Spirituality in Islam 297 Rkia Elaroui Cornell 17 The Spirituality of the Sufi Path 316 William C. Chittick IIB Spirituality in Literature, Poetry, and the Visual Arts 18 Narrating Transcendence in the Modern Novel 333 miriam cooke 19 The Spirituality of Arab Islamic Poetry 352 Muhsin al-Musawi 20 The Spirituality of Persian Islamic Poetry 372 Franklin D. Lewis 21 Islamic Spirituality in English Translation 395 Michael Beard 22 Islamic Spirituality and the Visual Arts 412 Stefan Sperl IIC Spirituality in Music, Song, and Cinema 23 Spirituality in Art Musics of the Islamic World 435 Ali Jihad Racy 24 The Spirituality of Qawwali: Lyrics and Ritual in the Sufi Music of South Asia 454 Scott Kugle 25 One Light: Cinema and Islamic Spirituality 476 Negar Mottahedeh IID Islamic Spirituality in the Anthropocene Age 26 Islamic Spirituality and the Internet 497 Gary R. Bunt 27 The Islamic Spirituality of HipHop 515 Michael Muhammad Knight 28 Ibn Taymiyya and the Case for a Salafism of Mercy 531 Yahya M. Michot Index 545
£130.50
LUP - University of Michigan Press The Many Faces of Political Islam Second Editio
Book SynopsisAnalysts and pundits across the US political spectrum describe Islamic fundamentalism as one of the top threats to Western-style democracy. Yet few non-Muslims can define political Islam. Revised and updated, The Many Faces of Political Islam thoroughly analyses the many facets of this rising ideology and shows its impact on global relations.Trade Review“Lucidly written with a minimum of Arabic phrases, this book will interest non-Muslims and Muslims alike. Highly recommended.” - Choice“[I]n this thought-provoking and important book Ayoob dispels a number of widely held misconceptions about Islam . . . His nuanced interpretations of the many forms and expressions of political Islam around the world fully justify his claim that he has destroyed ‘the myth of the Islamic monolith.’”- International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies “Although explicitly aimed at students in introductory courses and at nonspecialist readers, this is no dumbed-down textbook. Its argumentation is sophisticated, convincing, supported with ample empirical detail and presented in crisp, clear prose. While it does indeed fill the gap of a suitable introductory text to the subject, it will also be of value to specialists because of its intellectual merits and the wide scope of its coverage . . . The next time I teach a course on this subject, this is the book I shall use and strongly recommend that others do as well. It not only debunks pernicious myths, but it puts a clear case that is far more right than wrong and serves as an excellent thesis against which various antithetical ideas can be articulated and discussed.”- Middle East Policy Review“Mohammed Ayoob’s The Many Faces of Political Islam makes a fine contribution toward remedying this problem, offering a sophisticated and sweeping analysis that will be welcomed by multiple audiences. Written explicitly for advanced undergraduates and general readers, the book will also appeal to scholarly non-specialists looking for a wide-ranging, theoretically informed synthesis of the best work available. No existing book combines such comprehensiveness with clarity, confidence, and authority . . . Remarkable in scope, the book’s major contribution is its successful marriage of a compelling, theoretically sound general argument with a wide array of specific cases synthesizing the best work by specialists. Rather than offering a string of discrete, disconnected summaries of Islamist activity in various far-flung places, the book makes an exceptionally well-integrated argument about the national origins of Islamism. Its clever comparisons are designed to advance the larger claim while shedding light on the particular cases.”- Perspectives on Politics “In the early pages of this accessible short study, Ayoob lays to rest the ‘myth of the Islamic monolith’ and restores Islam and politics to history. Which means, as with other world religions, a complexity of continuity and change.”- Foreign Affairs
£23.70
LUP - University of Michigan Press Friendship in Islamic Ethics and World Politics
Book SynopsisExamines shared moral concepts, philosophical paradigms, and political experiences that can develop and expand multidisciplinary conversations between the Christian West and the Muslim East. By advancing multicultural and interreligious discourses on friendship, this book helps promote actual friendships among diverse cultures and peoples.Trade ReviewFriendship in Islamic Ethics and World Politics is the right book to appear at the right time and in the right place. So, the moment at hand is unique. And the same can be said about the book we see here. I do not know of anything comparable on the horizon." - Gregory Nagy, Harvard University
£69.30
The University of Michigan Press Physical Space and Spatiality in Muslim Societies
Book SynopsisMahbub Rashid embarks on a fascinating journey through urban space in all of its physical and social aspects, using the theories of Foucault, Bourdieu, Lefebvre, and others to explore how consumer capitalism, colonialism, and power disparity consciously shape cities.
£76.95
LUP - University of Michigan Press Secular Power Europe and Islam Identity and
Book SynopsisArgues that secularism is not the central principle of international relations but should be considered as one belief system that influences international politics. Through an exploration of Europe's secular identity, Sarah Wolff shows how Islam confronts the EU's existential anxieties about its security and its secular identity.
£56.95
University of California Press A Concordance of the Quran
Book SynopsisSuitable for those who have no command of the Arabic language and yet desire to understand the Qur'an, this title utilizes the semantic structure of Arabic vocabulary in revealing the meaning of the Qur'an on given issues, points or concepts.Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Abbreviations Table of Transliterations Introduction A. The Qur'an: An Introductory Comment B. How to Use the Concordance C. The Language of the Qur'an Appendix: A Numerical and Chronological List of the Chapters of the Qur'an The Concordance --The Divine Name (Allah)--100 pages --The Remaining Vocabulary of the Qur'an--1250 pages The Index I. Terms Associated with the Divine Name 2. A. Divine Attributes 2. B. Proper Nouns 2. C. General Index
£167.20
University of California Press The Challenge of Fundamentalism Political Islam
Book SynopsisOffers an important and disquieting analysis of this particular synthesis of religion and politics. The author sees Islamic fundamentalism as the result of Islam's confrontation with modernity and not only - as it is widely believed - economic adversity.Trade Review"No less than a clarion call to address what Tibi argues are deteriorating world relations before it's too late, this book urges political and religious leaders to foster cultural and religious tolerance among the world's religions."-Publishers Weekly "Tibi is arguing for greater understanding and communication between cultures, as well as for an Islamic enlightenment."-Charles Tripp, Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsPreface to the updated edition Introduction to the updated edition Preface 1. The Context: Globalization, Fragmentation, and Disorder 2. The Study of Islamic Fundamentalism and the Scope of the Inquiry 3. World Order and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein 4. The Sociocultural Background and the Exposure to Cultural Modernity 5. Cultural Fragmentation, the Decline in Consensus, and the Diffusion of Power in World Politics 6. The Crisis of the Nation-State: Islamic, Pan-Arab, Ethnic, and Sectarian Identities in Conflict 7. The Fundamentalist Ideology: Context and the Textual Sources 8. The Idea of an Islamic State and the Call for the Implementation of the Shari'a/Divine Law 9. Democracy and Democratization in Islam: An Alternative to Fundamentalism 10. Human Rights in Islam and the West: Cross-Cultural Foundations of Shared Values Notes Names index Subject index
£27.00
