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Book SynopsisThis book presents a detailed study of the three dominant Arab media channels - Al-Jazeera, Al-Hurra and Al-Arabia - and their role post-9/11.Table of Contents1. Overview of Arabic audio-visual media; 2. New Arab media, New discourse; 3. Al-Jazeera, Al-Hurra and Al-Arabia: different channels, or a face of the same coin; 4. Globalisation, Democracy and Arab media; 5. Arabic Media post 9/11.

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Book SynopsisThe interchange between Muslims and Europe has a long and complicated history, dating back to before the idea of ''Europe'' was born, and the earliest years of Islam. There has been a Muslim presence on the European continent before, but never has it been so significant, particularly in Western Europe. With more Muslims in Europe than in many countries of the Muslim world, they have found themselves in the position of challenging what it means to be a European in a secular society of the 21st century. At the same time, the European context has caused many Muslims to re-think what is essential to them in religious terms in their new reality.In this work, H.A. Hellyer analyses the prospects for a European future where pluralism is accepted within unified societies, and the presence of a Muslim community that is of Europe, not simply in it.Trade ReviewWhile many today think we need to go beyond multiculturalism, Hellyer argues that the success of what he calls stage one multiculturalism means neither the end of common citizenship and national identity, nor their re-imposition, but rather their re-making. He draws on theory but is focused on real-world problems and the book is informed by his good sense and a search for the middle ground. -- Professor Tariq Modood, University of Bristol I can think of few books that are more timely and important. H. A. Hellyer's Muslims of Europe: The 'Other' Europeans is must reading for scholars, students and policymakers. -- John L. Esposito, University Professor and Professor of Religion & International Affairs, Georgetown University and co-author of Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think I am impressed, indeed astounded, by the comprehensiveness of Dr Hellyer's remarkable book. It deals with the history of Islam, particulary in Europe, has total familiarity with issues of Muslim theology, deals thoroughly with the questions of discrimination, and, by extension, the so-called "clash of civilisations" thesis. This will prove to be the best available text and source-book on the subject of Muslim Europeans for undergraduate and postgraduate students alike. -- John Rex, Professor Emeritus, University of Warwick 'The book provides the most comprehensive and reliable picture of Muslims in Europe. It deals with the issues of Islam and Muslims historically as well as in contemporary Europe. It is essential reading for students, scholars, policy makers and for those who wish to understand the complex relationship between European Muslims and their societies.' -- Muhammad Anwar OBE, Research Professor, Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick Dr. Hellyer provides an examination of the situation of the Muslims of Europe that transcends the usual "Islam-in-Europe" paradigm of scholarship. HellyerA's analysis does not just provide a description of the diversity of Muslim experiences in European societies nor is the analysis simply a restatement of various theories of multiculturalism. Instead, this book is a thought-provoking synthesis of theory and case study analysis that provides a new inclusive conceptual framework that reframes the concepts of assimilation, multiculturalism, and pluralism in the dynamic reconceptualization of "intregralisation". Both specialists and the general reader will find this book a valuable aid in understanding the dynamics of diversity in the contemporary world. -- John O. Voll, Professor of Islamic History and Associate Director, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University Muslims of Europe: The 'Other Europeans' is a thoughtful and ambitious reflection on the place of Islam and Muslims in Europe. Hellyer skillfully unpacks commonly used vocabulary to analyse anew the intersection of history, institutions, religious traditions and the movement of peoples and ideas. This book is a sweeping and useful introduction to key concepts that help understand the process of Muslims' integration in European countries. -- Jonathan Laurence, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston College While many today think we need to go beyond multiculturalism, Hellyer argues that the success of what he calls stage one multiculturalism means neither the end of common citizenship and national identity, nor their re-imposition, but rather their re-making. He draws on theory but is focused on real-world problems and the book is informed by his good sense and a search for the middle ground. I can think of few books that are more timely and important. H. A. Hellyer's Muslims of Europe: The 'Other' Europeans is must reading for scholars, students and policymakers. I am impressed, indeed astounded, by the comprehensiveness of Dr Hellyer's remarkable book. It deals with the history of Islam, particulary in Europe, has total familiarity with issues of Muslim theology, deals thoroughly with the questions of discrimination, and, by extension, the so-called "clash of civilisations" thesis. This will prove to be the best available text and source-book on the subject of Muslim Europeans for undergraduate and postgraduate students alike. 'The book provides the most comprehensive and reliable picture of Muslims in Europe. It deals with the issues of Islam and Muslims historically as well as in contemporary Europe. It is essential reading for students, scholars, policy makers and for those who wish to understand the complex relationship between European Muslims and their societies.' Dr. Hellyer provides an examination of the situation of the Muslims of Europe that transcends the usual "Islam-in-Europe" paradigm of scholarship. HellyerA's analysis does not just provide a description of the diversity of Muslim experiences in European societies nor is the analysis simply a restatement of various theories of multiculturalism. Instead, this book is a thought-provoking synthesis of theory and case study analysis that provides a new inclusive conceptual framework that reframes the concepts of assimilation, multiculturalism, and pluralism in the dynamic reconceptualization of "intregralisation". Both specialists and the general reader will find this book a valuable aid in understanding the dynamics of diversity in the contemporary world. Muslims of Europe: The 'Other Europeans' is a thoughtful and ambitious reflection on the place of Islam and Muslims in Europe. Hellyer skillfully unpacks commonly used vocabulary to analyse anew the intersection of history, institutions, religious traditions and the movement of peoples and ideas. This book is a sweeping and useful introduction to key concepts that help understand the process of Muslims' integration in European countries.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: Background and Precedent; 1. Religious Diversity and Multiculturalism; 2. Muslims as Minorities in Fiqh; Part II: Present and Current Situations; 3. Fiqh in Modern Europe; 4. Muslims in Europe; 5. Muslims and Religious Descrimination; Part III: A Case Study and Conclusions; 6. Muslims in the United Kingdom; 7. Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary.

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Book SynopsisThis book emphasises the ways in which UK examples of Islamic financial provision illustrate both the main characteristics of Islamic financial teaching and some key issues in the situation of British Muslims.Table of ContentsForeword; 1. Introduction; 2. History of Islamic Financial Services in the UK; 3. Personal Accounts; 4. Personal Finance; 5. Home Finance; 6. Takaful; 7. Investments and Wealth Management; 8. Sukuk; 9. Business Finance; Conclusion; Glossary and Abbreviations; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book emphasises the ways in which UK examples of Islamic financial provision illustrate both the main characteristics of Islamic financial teaching and some key issues in the situation of British Muslims.Table of ContentsForeword; 1. Introduction; 2. History of Islamic Financial Services in the UK; 3. Personal Accounts; 4. Personal Finance; 5. Home Finance; 6. Takaful; 7. Investments and Wealth Management; 8. Sukuk; 9. Business Finance; Conclusion; Glossary and Abbreviations; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses the history of reading in the high and late medieval period in the Middle East in depth. It offers a detailed and wide-ranging analysis of the period, exploring the key themes of literacy, orality and aurality.Table of Contents1 Reading and writerly culture - Literacy, orality and aurality - The written word in the Middle Period - 'Popular' practices of reading 2 A city is reading: Popular and learned reading sessions - Methodological considerations - Reading Communities between scholarly sessions and popular sessions - The order of seating: Social and cultural differences - Motivations to participate in popular readings - Changes over time: Reading certificates and 'popular' culture 3 Learning to read: Popularisation and the written word in children's schools - Textualisation and curricular changes - Methods to teach reading and writing - The spread of the endowed school and social changes 4 Local endowed libraries and their readers - The central ruler library and the 'decline' of post-classical libraries - The development of the local endowed library - Profiles of holdings in private and local endowed libraries 5 Popular reading practices - The popular epic - Popular epics and the written word - Textualisation and challenges to scholarly authority - Writing for a popular readership 6 Conclusion

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Book SynopsisExplores the impact of the ethnographic method on the representation of Islam in anthropology.

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Book SynopsisAn in-depth and insightful study of Shari''ah governance from a theoretical and practical perspectivesTopics covered* The theory behind corporate and Shari''ah governance* The regulatory framework for Shari''ah governance* Shari''ah governance approaches* The Shari''ah Board''s role and how it retains its independence, transparency and competence* The operational procedures of Shari''ah governance* The effectiveness of the Shari''ah Board and how it could be improvedShari''ah governance has a profound influence on the day-to-day practice of Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs). Each jurisdiction has adopted a different approach to developing a governance framework. This book reviews these pluralistic approaches and identifies best practice. With examples, case studies and practical discussions based on IFIs in:* Malaysia* Bahrain* UAE* Qatar* Kuwait * Saudi Arabia* The UK

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Book SynopsisProvides overviews of the main writers and key themes of Anglophone Jewish fiction. This title highlights the wealth of diversity in this field, identifying and exploring key themes including immigration, Diaspora, the Holocaust, Judaism, assimilation, anti Semitism and Zionism. It is discussed in relation to theoretical frameworks.Table of ContentsPart I: American Jewish Fiction; 1. Pioneering Women Writers and the Deghettoisation of Early American Jewish Fiction; Lori Harrison-Kahan; 2. Sensibilities of Estrangement: Delmore Schwartz, Isaac Rosenfeld and Saul Bellow; Catherine Morley; 3. The Making of American Jewish Identities in Postwar American Fiction; Victoria Aarons; 4. 'Are you kidding me?': Black Humour in the Work of Joseph Heller, Stanley Elkin, Wallace Markfield, and Bruce Jay Friedman; David Gooblar; 5. American Jewish Life Writing, Illness, and the Ethics of Innovation; Aimee Pozorski; 6. From Feminist to Housewife and Back Again: Orthodoxy and Modernity in American Jewish Women's Writing; Rachel Harris; 7. Soviet Jews, Re-Imagined: Anglophone Emigre Jewish Writers from the USSR; Sasha Senderovich; 8. History on a Personal Note: Postwar American Jewish Short Stories; David Brauner; 9. Disappointed Believers? The Jewish Question Mark in Eisner's 'A Contract with God'; Sarah Lightman; 10. The Holocaust in American Jewish Fiction; Jennifer Lemberg; 11. Representing the Holocaust in Third-Generation American Jewish Writers; Monica Osborne; 12. Marginal Writers; or, Jews Who Aren't; Debra Shostak; Part II: British Jewish Fiction; 13. The Postwar 'New Wave' of British Jewish Writing; Efraim Sicher; 14. Jewish Emigre and Refugee Writers in Britain; David Herman; 15. Jewish Exile in Englishness: Eva Tucker and Natasha Solomons; Phyllis Lassner; 16. Jewish, Half-Jewish, Jew-ish: Negotiating Identities in Contemporary British Jewish Literature; Ruth Gilbert; 17. Life Writing and the East End; Devorah Baum; 18. 'Almost too good to be true': Israel in British Jewish Fiction, Pre-Lebanon; Axel Stahler; 19. The Writing on the Wall: Israel in British Jewish Fiction, Post-Lebanon; Axel Stahler; 20. British Jewish Holocaust Fiction; Sue Vice; 21. Reading Matters: 'Marginal' British Jewish Writers; Beate Neumeier; Part III: International and Transnational Anglophone Jewish Fiction; 22. Jewish Writing in Canada; Ira Nadel; 23. South African Jewish Writers; Linda Weinhouse; 24. Repairing Cracked Heirlooms: South African Jewish Literary Memory of Lithuania and Latvia; Claudia B. Braude; 25. Australian Jewish Fiction: A Bibliographical Survey; Serge Liberman; 26. 'Migrant' Jewish Writers in the Anglophone Diaspora; Sandra Singer; 27. Jewish Novels of the Spanish Civil War; Emily Robins Sharpe; 28. Mooristan and Palimpstine: Jews, Moors, and Christians in Amitav Ghosh and Salman Rushdie; Shaul Bassi.

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Book SynopsisMuslims are making themselves noticed in the political process of Europe. But what is happening behind the sensational headlines? This title analyses European Muslim communities' developing involvement in their political environment.

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Book SynopsisWhat exactly is ethical finance? Is Islamic finance ethical? Is ethical finance Islamic? This title examines a range of financial institutions in Britain within the ethical sector, considering the nature of their principles and practices, and how they relate to Islamic models and to Muslim communities.

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Book SynopsisHow does empire affect the route to successor sovereign state systems and the features of the sovereignty of these systems? This unique systematic comparison of empires and of their consequences for sovereignty in the Middle East and Central Asia brings theory on empire and sovereignty to bear on empirical variation across the two regions. The novel approach to understanding the political structures of states in two significant areas of the non-European world offers an important comparative discussion of post-imperial development and sovereignty. It raises a clear set of research questions about variations of imperial practice and puts forward an attractive and persuasive case that imperial legacy has been an important variable in the post-independence period.Table of Contents1. Introduction (Sally N. Cummings, University of St Andrews and Raymond Hinnebusch, University of St Andrews); Section One: Histories of Empire and After; 2. Russian Empires (Dominic Lieven, Bradford University); 3. The British and French empires in the Arab world: Some problems of colonial state-formation and its legacy (James McDougall, Trinity College, University of Oxford); 4. Ottoman Legacies and Economic Sovereignty in Post-Imperial Anatolia, Syria and Iraq (Fred Lawson, Mills College); Section Two: Paths to Sovereignty - Views from the Core and Periphery; 5. Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire and After (Ben Fortna, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London); 6. Mandated Sovereignty? The Role of International Law in the Construction of Arab Statehood during and after Empire (Michelle Burgis, University of St Andrews); 7. Reluctant sovereigns? Central Asian states' path to independence (Mohira Suyarkulova, University of St Andrews); Section Three: Empire and Domestic Sovereignty; 8. The Middle East after Empire: Sovereignty and Institutions (Louise Fawcett, St Catherine's College, Oxford University); 9. Sovereignty after empire: the colonial roots of Central Asian authoritarianism (David Lewis, Bradford University); Section Four: Empire and Popular Sovereignty; 10. Culture, Colonialism and Sovereignty in Central Asia (Laura L. Adams, Harvard University); 11. Culture in the Middle East: the 'Western Question' and the sovereignty of post-imperial states in the Middle East (Morten Valbjorn, University of Aarhus); 12. Pathways of Islamist mobilisation against the state in the Middle East and Central Asia (Frederic Volpi, University of St Andrews); Section Five: Empire and External Sovereignty; 13. Empire and State Formation: Contrary tangents in Jordan and Syria (Raymond Hinnebusch); 14. Rentierism, Dependency and Sovereignty in Central Asia (Wojciech Ostrowski, Dundee University); 15. Tajikistan: from de facto colony to sovereign dependency (Muriel Atkin, The George Washington University); Conclusions (Sally N. Cummings and Raymond Hinnebusch).

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Book SynopsisExamines the usefulness, challenges and limits of ijtihad for Muslims. This title explores the limits and controversies of this development in the context of the diverse needs of Muslim cultures and communities living in Muslim and non-Muslim nations and continents including Europe and North America.

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Book SynopsisA unique collaborative exploration of this pivotal yet understudied Muslim dynasty. What were the ideological foundations and ritual expressions of Seljuq power? How did the learned classes and the state feel about each other? How was social space organised? What was the relationship between nomads and settled peoples? Split into three parts, this collection of essays addresses questions like these about life during the Seljuq period. Part 1 follows the gradual transformation of the Seljuqs into a powerful dynasty and their concepts of political legitimisation. Part 2 examines social history, particularly with regard to the ''ulama'' and the urban populations. Part 3 explores how religious thought, jurisprudence, belles-lettres and architecture developed under the Seljuqs.

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Book SynopsisFocuses on architectural inscriptions throughout the Muslim world, some going back to the Middle Ages, others dating from our own lifetime. This book features 28 case studies that explain different aspects and contexts of calligraphy in Islamic architecture. It covers North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, China and Spain.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part A: Sites; 1. Inscribing the Square: The Inscriptions on the Maidan-i Shah in Isfahan, Sheila S. Blair; 2. Speaking Architecture: Poetry and Aesthetics in the Alhambra Palace, Jose Miguel Puerta Vilchez; 3. The Arabic Calligraphy on the Ceiling of the Twelfth-Century Cappella Palatina in Palermo, Sicily: Function and Identity, Hashim Al-Tawil; 4. Wall-Less Walls: The Calligraphy at the Hadzi Sinanova Tekija in Sarajevo, Snjezana Buzov; 5. Survey - The Qur'anic Inscriptions Monument From Jam, Afghanistan, Ulrike-Christiane Lintz; Part B: Style vs. Content; 6. Multi-Sensorial Messages of the Divine and the Personal: Qur'an Inscriptions and Recitation in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Mosques in Istanbul, Nina Ergin; 7. The Revival of Kufi Script During the Reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II, Irvin Cemil Schick; 8. Calligraphy in Chinese Mosques: At the Intersection of Arabic and Chinese Calligraphy, Barbara Stocker-Parnian; 9. Qur'anic Verses on Works of Architecture: The Ottoman Case, Murat Sulun; 10. Reading Qajar Epigraphs: Case Studies from Shiraz and Isfahan, Bavand Behpoor; Part C: Patronage; 11. 'The Pen Has Extolled Her Virtues': Gender and Power within the Visual Legacy of Shajar al-Durr in Cairo, Caroline Olivia M. Wolf; 12. Sovereign Epigraphy in Location: Politics, Devotion and Legitimisation around the Qusb Minar, Delhi, Johanna Blayac; 13. Archival Evidence on the Commissioning of Architectural Calligraphy in the Ottoman Empire, Talip Mert; 14. On the Renewal of the Calligraphy at the Mosque of the Prophet (al-Masjid al-Nabawi) under the Reign of Sultan Abdulmecid, Hilal Kazan; 15. Fasimid Kufi Epigraphy on the Gates of Cairo: Between Royal Patronage and Civil Utility, Bahia Shehab; Part D: Artists; 16. An Art Ambassador: The Inscriptions of 'Ali Reza' Abbasi, Saeid Khaghani; 17. Mustafa Rakim Efendi's Architectural Calligraphy, Suleyman Berk; 18. Yesarizade Mustafa Izzet Efendi and his Contributions to Ottoman Architectural Calligraphy, M. Ugur Derman; 19. The Visual Interpretation of Nasta'liq in Architecture: Mirza Gholam Reza's Monumental Inscriptions for the Sepahsalar Mosque in Tehran, Sina Goudarzi; Part E: Regional; 20. Ma'qili Inscriptions on the Great Mosque of Mardin: Stylistic and Epigraphic Contexts, Tehnyat Majeed; 21. The Composition of Kufi Inscriptions in Transitional and Early-Islamic Architecture of North Khurasan, Nasiba S. Baimatowa; 22. Space and Calligraphy in the Chinese Mosque, Sadiq Javer; 23. Medium and Message in the Monumental Epigraphy of Medieval Cairo, Bernard O'Kane; 24. Allegiance, Praise and Space: Monumental Inscriptions in Thirteenth-Century Anatolia as Architectural Guides, Patricia Blessing; 25. Symmetrical Compositions in Pre-Ottoman and Ottoman Architectural Inscriptions in Asia Minor, Abdulhamit Tufekcioglu; Part F: Modernity; 26. Writing Less, Saying More: Calligraphy and Modernisation in the Last Ottoman Century, Edhem Eldem; 27. The Absence and Emergence of Calligraphy in Najd: Calligraphy as a Modernist Component of Architecture in Riyadh, Sumayah Al-Solaiman; 28. Cairo to Canton and Back: Tradition in the Islamic Vernacular, Ann Shafer; Bibliography; List of Figures; About the Contributors.

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Book SynopsisExplains the exchange economics behind the Shari''ah compliance conditions of Islamic financeDrawing on received sources of ''maqasid'' (Shari''ah''s practical objectives), this book demonstrates how the principles of market economics affect how markets and financial instititions actually operate under Shari''ah law. It shows where Islamic economics converges with and differs from conventional economics through the banning of usury and other Shari''ah-prohibited trade practices.Islamic finance rests on the principles of free market exchange of Islamic economics. But the latter has failed to keep pace with the rapid developments of the former. Much work published about Islamic economics is at least idealistic if not radically ideological, with little relevance to the Islamic financial industry. This book provides the coherent body of economic theory that students and practitioners of Islamic finance need in order to understand how the maqasid gives a sense of direction to developments in the industry.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Methodology of economics from the maqasid perspective; 1. Economics of maqasid; 2. Economic exchange and utility theory; 3. Non-market economics and maqasid equitable public policy; Part II. Legitimate economic exchange and productive organisation; 4. Trade versus usury; 5. Principles of economic exchange and the nature of money; 6. Economic organisation and factor productivity; Part III. Market imperfections; 7. Sources and treatment of market imperfection; 8. Lessons from sales usury on market imperfection; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisAn integrated risk management framework for Islamic banks. It shows students and professionals how to identify, measure and mitigate risk in Shari'ah-compliant banks. It provides a risk coding system that facilitates risk management and reporting systems.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Integrated risk management framework; 2.1. Risk management framework; 2.2. Risk management challenges in Islamic banks; 2.3. Integrated risk management in Islamic banks; 3. Risk Identification; 3.1. Overall bank risks; 3.2. Specific risks to Islamic bank; 3.3. Risks in Islamic financial contracts; 4. Risk assessment; 4.1. Widely practised models; 4.2. Current practices in Islamic banks; 4.3. Developing risk assessment in Islamic banks; 5. Risk mitigation; 5.1. Mitigating overall risks; 5.2. Mitigating risks in contracts; 5.3. Other risk mitigation methods; 6. An Application of risk management to Islamic banks; 6.1. The Islamic bank model; 6.2. Risk analysis; 6.3. Scenario analysis; 6.4. Risk mitigation; 7. Prospects for risk regulation in Islamic banks; 7.1. Risk management regulation; 7.2. Risk management regulation status quo; 8. Conclusion; Glossary of Arabic terms; List of abbreviations.

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Book SynopsisAn integrated risk management framework for Islamic banks. It shows students and professionals how to identify, measure and mitigate risk in Shari'ah-compliant banks. It provides a risk coding system that facilitates risk management and reporting systems.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Integrated risk management framework; 2.1. Risk management framework; 2.2. Risk management challenges in Islamic banks; 2.3. Integrated risk management in Islamic banks; 3. Risk Identification; 3.1. Overall bank risks; 3.2. Specific risks to Islamic bank; 3.3. Risks in Islamic financial contracts; 4. Risk assessment; 4.1. Widely practised models; 4.2. Current practices in Islamic banks; 4.3. Developing risk assessment in Islamic banks; 5. Risk mitigation; 5.1. Mitigating overall risks; 5.2. Mitigating risks in contracts; 5.3. Other risk mitigation methods; 6. An Application of risk management to Islamic banks; 6.1. The Islamic bank model; 6.2. Risk analysis; 6.3. Scenario analysis; 6.4. Risk mitigation; 7. Prospects for risk regulation in Islamic banks; 7.1. Risk management regulation; 7.2. Risk management regulation status quo; 8. Conclusion; Glossary of Arabic terms; List of abbreviations.

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Book SynopsisIslam is stereotypically presented as a monolithic civilisation that has stifled the emergence of cultural pluralism and individual freedom. In contrast, this volume showcases the diversity and plurality of Muslim societies. It includes case studies on rituals and symbols in Syria, Tunisia, Damascus, Algeria, Britain, Pakistan, Brazil and Lebanon.Table of ContentsIntroduction, Baudouin Dupret, Thomas Pierret, Paulo G. Pinto and Kathryn Spellman-Poots; Part One: Rituals and Symbols:; 1. Black Magic, Divination and Remedial Reproductive Agency in Northern Pakistan, Emma Varley; 2. Preparing for the Hajj in Contemporary Tunisia: Between Religious and Administrative Ritual, Katia Boissevain; 3. 'There Used To Be Terrible Disbelief': Mourning and Social Change in Northern Syria, Katharina Lange; 4. Manifestations of Ashura among Young British Shi'is, Kathryn Spellman-Poots; 5. The Ma'ruf: An Ethnography of Ritual (South Algeria), Yazid Ben Hounet; 6. The Sufi Ritual of the Darb al-Shish and the Ethnography of Religious Experience, Paulo G. Pinto; 7. Preaching for Converts: Knowledge and Power in the Sunni Community in Rio de Janeiro, Gisele Fonseca Chagas; 8. Worshipping the Martyr President: The Darih of Rafiq Hariri in Beirut, Ward Vloerberghs; 9. Staging the Authority of the Ulama: The Celebration of the Mawlid in Urban Syria, Thomas Pierret; Part Two: Practices and Actions, Cedric Baylocq and Akila Drici-Bechikh; 10. The Salafi and the Others: An Ethnography of Intracommunal Relations in French Islam, Cedric Baylocq and Akila Drici-Bechiki; 11. Describing Religious Practices among University Students: A Case Study from the University of Jordan, Amman, Daniele Cantini; 12. Referring to Islam in Mutual Teasing: Notes on an Encounter between Two Tanzanian Revivalists, Sigurd D'hondt; 13. Salafis as Shaykhs: Othering the Pious in Cairo, Aymon Kreil; 14. Ethics of Care, Politics of Solidarity: Islamic Charitable Organisations in Turkey, Hilal Alkan-Zeybek; 15. Making Shari'a Alive: Court Practice under an Ethnographic Lens, Susanne Dahlgren; 16. Referring to Islam as a Practice: Audiences, Relevancies and Language Games within the Egyptian Parliament, Enrique Klaus and Baudouin Dupret; 17. Contesting Public Images of 'Abd al-Halim Mahmud (1910-78): Who is an Authentic Scholar?, Hatsuki Aishima; Part Three: The Ethnography of History; 18. Possessed of Documents: Hybrid Laws and Translated Texts in the Hadhrami Diaspora, Michael Gilsenan; About the Contributors; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis collection of 9 essays focuses on instances in world history when cosmopolitan ideas and actions pervaded specific Muslim societies and cultures. The contributors explore the tensions between regional cultures, isolated enclaves and modern nation-states.Cosmopolitanism is a key concept in social and political thought, standing in opposition to closed human group ideologies such as tribalism, nationalism and fundamentalism. Recent discussions of it have been situated within Western self-perceptions. Now, this volume explores it from Muslim perspectives.

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Book SynopsisCombining political theory and sociological interviews spanning four countries, Ilan Zvi Baron explores the Jewish Diaspora/Israel relationship and suggests that instead of looking at Diaspora Jews'' relationship with Israel as a matter of loyalty, it is one of obligation. Baron develops an outline for a theory of transnational political obligation and, in the process, provides an alternative way to understand and explore the Diaspora/Israel relationship than one mired in partisan debates about whether or not being a good Jew means supporting Israel. He concludes by arguing that critique of Israel is not just about Israeli policy, but about what it means to be a Diaspora Jew.Trade Review"The book presents an impressive multidisciplinary approach which includes, among others, a critical reading of the philosophical literature on political obligation, an analysis of Arendt and Foucault on power and identity, an engagement with the burgeoning transnationalism literature in international relations (IR) and ethnographic interviews with Jews in North America, Europe and Israel." --Lior Erez, University of Cambridge, Political Studies Review

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Book SynopsisThe Islamic finance industry faces the challenging task of attempting to reconcile the risk management demands of business entities with the difficulties posed by the seemingly rigid stance taken by some Shari''ah scholars over hedging practices.Offering a fresh perspective, Sherif Ayoub confronts the challenge by reformulating how we might think about the theorisation of economic matters in the Islamic faith. He also considers the associated perceptions of permissibility that have until now been confined to the legal sphere, with a focus on contractual elements.Ayoub sheds light on the way the Islamic finance industry conceptualises the role of financial instruments. Paying particular attention to derivatives in a market risk management framework that adheres to the objectives of Islamic jurisprudence, readers will come to understand the issues surrounding the avoidance of Riba (usury), Gharar (excessive uncertainty) and Maysir (gambling).Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Truth Formation in Mua'amalat; a. The Path to the Truth: The Role of Maslaha, Qiyas, an Igma'a; b. Truth-seeking in the Scripture: The Reality Imposed by Critical Rationalism and Hermeneutics; 3. Market Risks and Their Management; a. Risk and its Management; b. Risk Identification; c. Risk Measurement; d. Risk Strategy; e. Rationale for Hedging; 4. Conventional Derivatives: Theory and Practice; a. Economics of Derivatives; b. Conventional Derivative Instruments; 5. Derivatives in Islamic Finance; a. Resolutions by Standard-setting Bodies in Islamic Jurisprudence; b. Theoretical Shari'a Issues; c. Contractual Shari'a Issues; d. Contemporary Derivatives in Islamic finance; 6. Permissibility of the Underlying Variables and the Recognition of the Contract; a. Permissibility of the Underlying Variables: Interest Rate Benchmarks; b. Permissibility of the Underlying Variables: Currency Benchmarks; c. The Nature of Money in Islam; d. The Recognition of the Derivatives Contract; 7. Maysir, Hedging, Derivatives; a. A Conceptualization of Maysir in Islamic and Western Thought; b. Maysir, Gharar, and the Indeterminacy of the Zero-sum Prohibition; c. Investment, Speculation, and Gambling: The Environment of Risk Management; d. The Role of Financial Intermediaries as Speculators; 8. Conclusion and Ending Remarks.

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Book SynopsisTo what extent are Muslims in Europe integrated?Muslims are increasingly making themselves noticed in the political process of Europe. But what is happening behind the often sensational headlines? This book looks at the processes and realities of Muslim participation in local and national politics in a range of Eastern and Western European countries: voting patterns in local and national assemblies, membership of elected councils and national parliaments, and the tensions between ethnic, political and religious identities. It also asks how political participation and wider integration issues interrelate and considers how Muslims - as ethnic groups, or through specific institutions - seek to locate themselves within European political society.

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Book SynopsisNegotiating Dissidence traces the very beginnings of Arab women making documentaries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), from the 1970s and 1980s in Egypt and Lebanon, to the 1990s and 2000s in Morocco and Syria. Supporting a historical overview of the documentary form in the Arab world with a series of in-depth case studies.

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Book SynopsisFeatures a study of a little known Muslim presence in Europe. This book is suitable for anyone who wants to understand the diversity of Muslim presences across Europe. It provides insights into the dynamics of interaction between Muslims and state and society in one of the least secular societies in Europe.

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Book SynopsisNo crime in the twentieth century has so deeply shocked mankind as the Holocaust. And none has so stubbornly resisted every attempt to explain it. More than six million people were murdered, and countless more endured horrific suffering. Guido Knopp''s disturbing account is the most complete history of the Holocaust to date.It reveals the appalling truth using the most recent historical research, including minutes of daily briefings by Joseph Goebbels, private papers of the SS Einsatzgruppen in charge of mass murder, and East German State Security documents detailing the deportation of Jews. The book relives the agony of the victims and investigates the motives of the perpetrators. Survivors talk for the first time about their horrifying torture and their eventual escape from Nazi persecution. The persecutors now at last confront the atrocities they committed.This is not an attempt to rewrite the history of the Holocaust, but a searing account of the greatest crime of the twentieth century - if not of all time - using the latest research on the subject.

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Book SynopsisThe first Jews settled in Golders Green just before the First World War, and by 1930 the suburb had been recognised for its significant Jewish community. By 1960 the Jewish population of Golders Green had tripled. Golders Green is now the most Jewishly populous neighbourhood in the country.

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Book SynopsisThe first book to tell the complete story of Adolf Eichmann’s plan to deceive the last Jews of EuropeTrade ReviewHale takes the reader through the myriad connections which make this story so compelling. This impressive study is a surefire addition to the literature of contemporary Holocaust History and Memory Studies. -- Dr Paul A. LevineHale offers a compelling mix of micro detail, combing the records, piecing together a shattered narrative, alongside a masterful overview of the Holocaust as a whole … Superb and very chastening. -- Martin Davidson

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Book SynopsisThe sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw the establishment of the new Safavid regime in Iran. Along with reuniting the Persian lands under one rule, the Safavids initiated the radical transformation of the religious landscape by introducing Imami Shiism as the official state faith and in this as in other ways, laying the foundations of Iran's modern identity. In this book, leading scholars of Iranian history, culture and politics examine the meaning of the idea of Iran in the Safavid period by examining contemporary experiences of both insiders and outsiders, asking how modern scholarship defines the distinctive features of the age. While sometimes viewed as a period of decline from the high points of classical Persian literature and the visual arts of preceding centuries, the chapters of this book demonstrate that the Safavid era was nevertheless a period of great literary and artistic activity in the realms of both secular and theological endeavour. With the establishment of cTable of ContentsIntroduction, Charles Melville 1. The Body Politic and the Rise of the Safavids - Ali Anooshahr, University of California, Davis, USA 2. The Qazvin Period and the Idea of the Safavids - Gregory Aldous, University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg, USA 3. Man of the Pen, Pillar of the State: Hatem Beg Ordubadi and the Safavid Empire - Colin Mitchell, Dalhousie University, Canada 4. The Idea of Iran in the Safavid Period: Dynastic Pre-eminence and Urban Pride - Rudi Matthee, University of Delaware, USA 5. Safavid Town Planning - Sussan Babaie, The Courtauld Institute of Art, UK 6. From Absolute Prince to Despot: The Political Representations of Safavid Iran in Seventeenth-Century France - Aurélie Salesse-Chabrier, Université de Lyon, France 7. The Idea of Baqer al-Majlesi as ‘The Idea of Iran: The Safavid Era’ - Andrew J. Newman, University of Edinburgh, UK 8. Practising Philosophy, Imagining Iran in the Safavid Period- Sajjad Rizvi, University of Exeter, UK 9. Popular Religiosity and Vernacular Turkic: A Qezelbash Catechism from Safavid Iran - Ferenc Csirkés, Sabanci University, Turkey 10. ‘O Muhibbi! You’ve Lit Your Lamp with Khosrow’s Burning Passion’: Persian Poetry as Perceived by Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Authors - Benedek Péri, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary 11. Commercial Relations between Safavid Persia and Western Europe Willem Floor, Independent scholar 12. ‘The World is an Oyster and Iran, the Pearl’: Representations of Iran in Safavid Persian Travel Literature - Maryam Ala Amjadi, Independent scholar 13. Local and Transregional Places in the Works of Safavid Men of Letters - Sunil Sharma, Boston University, USA 14. Shi‘i Rulers, Safavid Alliance and the Religio-Political Landscape of the Deccan - Roy S. Fischel 15. Safavids and Ozbeks - Florian Schwarz, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria 16. The Evolution of the Safavid Policy towards Eastern Georgia - George Sanikidze, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia 17. Flora in Safavid Paintings from Shah Tahmasp’s Shahnama and Later Works - Sheila R. Canby, Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA 18. The Making of New Art: From the Khazana to its Audience at the Court of Shah Soleyman - Negar Habibi, Geneva

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Book SynopsisRobina Yasmin is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pakistan Studies at Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan. She previously worked as Assistant Professor at the University of Punjab, Pakistan, where she also received her PhD.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Sikh-Muslim Relations: A Historical Perspective 2. Conquests of Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Treatment of the Fallen Rulers & Population 3. State Policies towards Muslims: Reality or a Farce 4. Sarkar-e-Khalsa: Status and the Role of Hindu, Muslim and European Courtiers 5. Sikh-Muslim Relations in Post Ranjit Singh Period Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisJuan Cole is a public intellectual, prominent blogger and essayist, and the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan, USA. He is the translator of Broken Wings and The Vision by Khalil Gibran.Trade ReviewA bold yet singular addition to the discourse on pacifist streams in Islam where there are resources galore on militant Islam. * The Muslim World Book Review *This collection of essays is a needed book. It mirrors the richness of what goes on in the Muslim world: groundbreaking theological work with clear political implications and peace practices and humanitarian work which are not new and not unknown in the history of Islam. The articles dealing with history, in particular, demonstrate how persons of Muslim faith have made important contributions towards peace – although, like so many others, they have not always succeeded. * Journal of Peace Research *"Peace Movements in Islam: History, Religion and Politics, edited by Juan Cole is a “must read,” an antidote to media and polemicists’ portrayal of Islam as a religion of war and to former President Donald Trump’s declaration that “Islam hates us.” An excellent collection of scholars take the reader on a journey from the time of the Prophet Muhammad to today, underscoring the long tradition of peace that exists in contrast to the rhetoric and actions of militant movements." * John L. Esposito, Georgetown University, USA *Nowhere has the charged topic of Islam and peace been as deftly and broadly addressed as in this collection of essays edited by the maestro of public scholarship on Islam, Juan Cole. From Qur’anic dicta to historical exemplars to modern day perspectives on fundamentalism, women and Trump, the contributors eschew easy platitudes or apologia, providing a kaleidoscope of insight that will attract the general reader as also the academic specialist. * Bruce B. Lawrence, Duke University, USA *This is an especially timely volume given the high levels of Islamophobia and the racialization of Muslims globally that continue to put Muslims at risk through being conceptualized as inherently violent. * Zayn Kassam, John Knox McLean Professor and Chair of Religious Studies, Pomona College, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Between Compassion and Justice: Locating an Islamic Definition of Peace, A. Rashied Omar 2. The Qur’an on doing Good to Enemies, Juan Cole 3. A Different Kind of Striving: Jihad as Peacemaking, Asma Afsaruddin 4. Internal Peace versus Being in Society: Sufi Dilemmas, Alexander D. Knysh 5. Principled Pacifism in Islamic West Africa, Rudolph Ware 6. Rashid Rida and the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, Elizabeth F. Thompson 7. Paradise Bound: Righteous Others in the Writings of Rashid Rida, Mohammad Hassan Khalil 8. Abdul Ghaffar Khan: An Islamic Ghandi, James L. Rowell 9. Islam and Peace: A Muslim Fundamentalist Perspective, Sherman A. Jackson 10. Women, Religion, and Peace Leadership in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zilka Spahic Šiljak 11. Muslim American Activism in the Age of Trump, Grace Yukich Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisWhy Canadians started to walk away from organized Christianity in the 1960s and how that defection became an exodus.Trade Review"Leaving Christianity develops the first coherent historical analysis of the postwar secularization of Canadian society deploying statistical evidence in abundance. It also brings the state of the historiography on Canada in this period up to the levels of Europe and the US. It offers a detailed analysis of a great deal of statistical data with a keen understanding of the trends in demographic, eccliesiastical, and religious change." Callum Brown, University of Glasgow“A major, original, and important contribution to scholarship and a groundbreaking and important contribution to our understanding of the evolution of Canadian identity.” David Seljak, University of Waterloo"This book is a must-read for anyone interested in religion in Canada, and brings much to the table. First and foremost, the authors are part of only a very small handful of researchers analyzing the extensive quantitative data on church membership, Sunday School participation, rites of passage, and more collected and archived by Canadian churches. This data has been severely underutilized by those studying religious trends in the country, and nowhere will you find a more comprehensive analysis of this data spanning eight decades and over a dozen denominations and groups than in Leaving Christianity." Reading Religion"Leaving Christianity is a book long overdue. Rather than dealing in fantasies of Christian revival, Brian Clarke and Stuart Macdonald take a detailed and realistic look at statistical data from a range of sources to analyze the present status of Christia"A serious, no-holds-barred report on the eclipse of the Christian churches in Canada, plummeting enrollments and institutional marginalization ... ." Literary Review of Canada

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Book SynopsisDemonstrates how circumcision - the fetishized signifier of Jewish difference and source of knowledge about Jewish identity - is central to Freud's construction of psychoanalysis. This work depicts Freud as an ordinary Viennese Jew making extraordinary attempts to mitigate the trauma of everyday antisemitism.Trade Review"In a series of quite stunning essays Geller pursues an important train of thought regarding the question of how Freud's analysis was materially generated out of the context of European anti-semitism." -- -Daniel Boyarin University of California, Berkeley "Jay Geller's study of Freud's Jewish body provides a range of extraordinary insights into being Jewish in Freud's Vienna - it is a solid and innovative introduction to the situation of being Jewish or being imagined to be Jewish in Freud's intellectual and psychological world." -- -Sander L. Gilman Emory University "Meticulously researched and elegantly written, Freud's Jewish Body uncovers the corporealization of identity in, beneath, and through Freud's texts. Focusing on circumcision, castration, and the nose, Geller exposes both body and culture in a brilliant analysis of the psychoanalytic corpus. This is an insightful, original, and important new reading of Jewishness, gender, sexuality, and psychoanalysis in fln de siecle Vienna." -- -Diane Jonte-Pace Santa Clara University "[The Other Jewish Question] portrays how Jewish-identified individuals moved beyond introjection and disavowal to appropriate and transform this epidemic of signification to make sense of their worlds and our modernity," -The Wesleyan Connection "A long-awaited and vital contribution to Jewish Cultural Studies, the history of psychoanalysis, and critical studies of religion." -- -Ann Pellegrini New York University "The fruit of a quarter century's worth of careful research and (self-)reflection, it [i.e., On Freud's Jewish Body] offers a wealth of unusually perceptive and ingenious close readings of Freud texts and easily the most sophisticated discussion of Freud's 'Jewish identity' to date. By showing 'how Jewish identity is thoroughly interwoven with sexual, gender, corporeal, ethnic, and racial identities,' Geller not only helps 'bring our understanding of Freud the Jew more in line with other contemporary understandings of identity construction' (42) but also makes an extremely important contribution to our general understanding of Jewish identity formation and the complex dynamics at play between the Non-Jewish Question and various other "Jewish Questions." -The Journal of Modern History "Geller has written a compelling study of the meaning of Jewishness and the Jewish body in the context of the Freudian psychoanalytic tradition." -Choice

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Book SynopsisAs al-Qa'ida enters its third decade, journalist Abdel Bari Atwan investigates how it has survived all attempts to destroy it; evolving, instead, into a global actor with a rapidly expanding portfolio of franchises and a variety of, sometimes unexpected, alliances.Trade ReviewOne of the sharpest commentators about al-Qa'ida and the Middle East - Atwan's sobering assessment deserves a wide audience.' Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: from 9/11 to Abbottabad, The Ten-Year Search for Osama bin Laden 'Atwan captures the essence of Osama bin Laden, the man, his leadership, and why we will never be free of the legacy he left behind. Intelligent and fascinatingly readable' Pat Lancaster, Editor-in-Chief, Middle East Magazine 'An extraordinarily gifted, experienced and knowledgeable analyst of Arab affairs - this is essential reading.' Dame Ann Leslie DBE Thank heavens that we have Arab writers such as Abdel Bari Atwan - who knew the real Bin Laden better than any other journalist - with his volume After Bin Laden: Al-Qa'ida, the Next Generation.' Robert Fisk, The IndependentTable of ContentsContents Abbreviations 7 Introduction: After bin Laden 9 The Arab Spring and al-Qa'ida 35 Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula 76 Somalia's al-Shabaab 102 The Taliban - al-Qa'ida nexus: Afghanistan 123 The Taliban - al-Qa'ida Nexus: Pakistan 145 Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and the Sahel 163 Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb: Libya 190 Ongoing and New Alliances 208 The Digital Battleground 234 Conclusion: The Next Generation 253 Notes 267 Select Bibliography 281

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Book SynopsisOffers an overview of the evolution of Shi'i opposition in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, from the Iranian Revolution in 1979 to the ascension of Abdullah to the throne in August 2005. This book also assesses the Shi'i leaders' efforts to formulate a fresh discourse, participating in activities aimed at bringing about political change.

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Book SynopsisRepair of the Soul examines transformation from the perspective of Jewish mysticism and psychoanalysis, addressing the question of how one achieves self-understanding that leads not only to insight but also to meaningful change. In this beautifully written and thought-provoking book, Karen Starr draws upon a contemporary relational approach to psychoanalysis to explore the spiritual dimension of psychic change within the context of the psychoanalytic relationship. Influenced by the work of Lewis Aron, Steven Mitchell and other relational theorists, and drawing upon contemporary scholarship in the field of Jewish studies, Starr brings the ideas of the Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition, into dialogue with modern psychoanalytic thought. Repair of the Soul provides a scholarly integration of several kabbalistic and psychoanalytic themes relating to transformation, including faith, surrender, authenticity, and mutuality, as well as a unique exploration of the relationship of the individual to the universal. Starr uses the Kabbalahâs metaphors as a vivid framework with which to illuminate the experience of transformation in psychoanalytic process, and to explore the evolving view of the psychoanalytic relationship as one in which both parties - the analyst as well as the patient - are transformed.Trade Review"In Repair of the Soul, Karen Starr has provided us with a sophisticated and well-informed discussion of the ways in which kabbalistic metaphors of transformation can be related to the work of psychic change in psychoanalysis. Writing with intelligence, passion, and a rigorously imaginative grasp of her two fields of discourse, she succeeds in delineating areas of vital conversation between them. Not the least of her achievements is a writing style in which the kabbalistic and the analytic encounter each other without strain. Starr's book makes a valuable contribution to the contemporary awareness of issues of faith, of the ineffable other, and of the 'transcendent Third,' in analytic work." - Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg, Ph.D., author, The Beginning of Desire: Reflections on Genesis"An exciting interaction of sparks between psychoanalysis and Kabbalah, showing how fruitful it is when diverse dimensions of psyche and spirit meet."- Michael Eigen, Ph.D., author, Feeling Matters"Repair of the Soul marks a milestone in the ongoing and often troubled dialogue between psychoanalysis and religion. Karen Starr offers a deep and serious reading of both Kabbalah and psychoanalytic thought. Her consideration of the roles of faith, interpretation, and multi-leveled truth in both traditions will open many doors for the therapeutic community, to whom her work is primarily addressed. Thoughtful therapists should find both challenge and inspiration in this most interesting and truly barrier-breaking work."- Rabbi Arthur Green, Ph.D., Hebrew College"This is a challenging interdisciplinary dialogue, which is likely to be meaningful for specialists."- David J. Zucker, Journal of Pastoral Theology"Starr repositions one of the most essential psychological considerations: How do people change? A beautifully written and thought-provoking book providing a vivid framework for exploring the relationship of the individual to the universal. By bringing the esoteric principles of the ancient Kabbalah into dialogue with contemporary psychoanalytic theory - in particular, the relational model - Starr examines the question of how one may achieve transformation that leads not only to insight but also to meaningful change." - Sirreadalot.org, July 2009, Issue # 123Table of ContentsAron, Foreword. Introduction: The Kabbalah. Transformation. The Interpretive Encounter. Faith as the Fulcrum of Change. The Transformation of Evil. Epilogue: Jacob's Ladder

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Book SynopsisFEW BRITISH EXPLORERS IN ARABIA have produced books whose importance as travelogues is trans-cended by their literary quality. One such is The Holy Cities of Arabia, published to critical acclaim in 1928, with its author hailed as a worthy successor to Burckhardt, Burton and Doughty. Unrivalled among works by Western travellers to Islam's holy cities, this account of a pilgrimage to Makkah in 192526 is made all the more remark-able by its author's timing. In 1925 Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud brought to an end centuries of rule over the Hijaz by the Hashimite sharifs and their Ottoman overlords. Rutter, living as a learned Muslim Arab in a Makkan household, had a ringside seat as Riyadh imposed its writ on Islam's holy cities. As striking as his account of life in Makkah before modernization are his interviews with Ibn Saud, and his journeys to al-Ta'if and to the City of the Prophet, al-Madinah. The Holy Cities of Arabia proved to be its author's only full-length work. After a brief career a

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Book SynopsisThis major works collection surveys the nature of Muslim Diasporas in the west from a sociological perspective, exploring the issues of migration, integration, identity, politics, Islamophobia and radicalisation.This four-volume collected works is the state of the art on the research and scholarship on Muslim Diasporas in the West. From canonical works to the latest trends in research, these volumes added to the understanding of ethnicity, equality and diversity in relation to Muslims in the west. The articles explore the philosophies of multiculturalism, integration and interculturalism. They also analyse issues of identity politics, Islamophobia and radicalisation. This major works collection suitably captures the significance of past research and its importance for further scholarship in relation to Muslims and Islam across Europe, North America and Australia.

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Book SynopsisA Story of YHWH investigates the ancient Israelite expression of their deity, and tracks why variation occurred in that expression, from the early Iron Age to the Persian period. Through this text, readers will gain a better appreciation for the complexities and contexts in the development of YHWH, from its earliest origins to the Persian period. Two interpretive frameworkscultural translation and subversive receptionare offered for filtering through the textual data and contexts. Comparative study with ancient Near Eastern deities and select biblical texts lead readers through early YHWHism, YHWH's original outsider status, and the eventual impact of urbanization on the expression. Perceived and real pressures then challenge urbanite YHWHism and invite new directions for forming a unique expression of divinity in the ancient world. This book is intended for those interested in the study of ancient divinity broadly as well as those who study anciTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1: Purpose and scope; Chapter 2: Competing narratives of early origins; Chapter 3: The rise of YHWH and Jerusalem on the international stage; Chapter 4: YHWH as Israel’s only God: YHWH in the exilic period; Chapter 5: Persian period: the afterlives of YHWHism; Chapter 6: Conclusion and assessment; Bibliography; Index

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