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The University of North Carolina Press I Cannot Write My Life
Book SynopsisOmar ibn Said (1770-1863) was a Muslim scholar from West Africa who spent more than fifty years enslaved in the North Carolina household of James Owen, brother of Governor John Owen. Mbaye Lo and Carl Ernst here weave fresh and accurate translations of Omar's eighteen surviving writings.Trade ReviewDrawing on scrupulous close readings of Said's work, Lo and Ernst make a worthy contribution to the scholarship on slavery in America and testify to the importance of evidence left behind by enslaved people themselves. This edifies."—Publishers Weekly
£69.70
Edinburgh University Press Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World
Book SynopsisAn introduction to Islam, today the faith of more than a billion people, set in the context of world history and of religious studies.Trade ReviewA useful and thought-provoking addition by a specialist in the study of Islam. It is full of significant insights ! The book presents an interesting perspective for rethinking how contemporary Islam is taught in undergraduate level courses in the West and it is sufficiently rich in detail to provide a starting point for further reading. In seeking to restore a sense of proportion and balance to the image of Islam for his Western readers, Ernst gives proper weight to the layers of mystical humanism, philosophical speculation and hermeneutical flexibility that are no less a part of the Islamic tradition than the legacies of conquest and militancy. A major contribution to explaining the faith of Muslims to people in the West. -- Professor Francis Robinson, Royal Holloway, University of London It works splendidly as an introduction that can be used both in the classroom and for the general public. -- Professor Michael Sells, Haverford College, PA A useful and thought-provoking addition by a specialist in the study of Islam. It is full of significant insights ! The book presents an interesting perspective for rethinking how contemporary Islam is taught in undergraduate level courses in the West and it is sufficiently rich in detail to provide a starting point for further reading. In seeking to restore a sense of proportion and balance to the image of Islam for his Western readers, Ernst gives proper weight to the layers of mystical humanism, philosophical speculation and hermeneutical flexibility that are no less a part of the Islamic tradition than the legacies of conquest and militancy. A major contribution to explaining the faith of Muslims to people in the West. It works splendidly as an introduction that can be used both in the classroom and for the general public.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Islam in the Eyes of the West; 2. Approaching Islam in Terms of Religion; 3. The Sacred Sources of Islam; 4. Ethics and Life in the World; 5. Spirituality in Practice; 6. Postscript: Reimagining Islam in the 21st Century; Notes; Suggested Further Reading; Index.
£27.54
Shambhala Publications Inc Teachings of Sufism
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Shambhala Publications Inc Sufism: An Introduction to the Mystical Tradition
Book SynopsisThe classic introduction to the philosophies, practices, and history of Sufism, the mystical tradition of IslamThe Sufis are as diverse as the countries in which they''ve flourished—from Morocco to India to China—and as varied as their distinctive forms of art, music, poetry, and dance. They are said to represent the mystical heart of Islam, yet the term Sufism is notoriously difficult to define, as it means different things to different people both within and outside the tradition. With that fact in mind, Carl Ernst explores the broadest range of Sufi philosophies and practices to provide one of the most complete and comprehensive introductions to Sufism available in English. He traces the history of the movement from the earliest days of Islam to the present day, along the way examining its relationship to the larger world of Islam and its encounters with both fundamentalism and secularism in the modern world.
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Taylor & Francis Ruzbihan Baqli Mysticism and the Rhetoric of Sainthood in Persian Sufism Routledge Sufi Series
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University of North Carolina Press Following Muhammad Rethinking Islam in the
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Edinburgh University Press How to Read the Quran
Book SynopsisA compact introduction and reader's guide to the Qur'an.Trade ReviewThis will serve both as a fine teaching tool at the college or seminary level and as a useful resource for engaged nonspecialists, who will find it challenging but rewarding. -- John Jaeger, Dallas Baptist University, Library Journal
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Palgrave MacMillan Us Islamophobia in America The Anatomy of Intolerance
Book SynopsisIslamophobia in America offers new perspectives on prejudice against Muslims, which has become increasingly widespread in the USA in the past decade. The contributors document the history of anti-Islamic sentiment in American culture, the scope of organized anti-Muslim propaganda, and the institutionalization of this kind of intolerance.Trade Review"In this must-read deconstruction of the psychosis called 'Islamophobia,' editor Ernst offers readers a conversation from the diverse voices that discuss Islam in the US. Five insightful essays make up this time exchange which provides historical contextualization, [analysis of] the unexamined victimhood of women, a broader global perspective, and a case study in citizenship and belonging . . . Highly recommended." CHOICE "Islamophobia in America: The Anatomy of Intolerance is an excellent and timely addition to the growing scholarship on the academic study of Islamophobia. Professor Ernst has compiled the contributions of well-known scholars and academics in the field, providing insights on the subject that hasn't been dealt with in other works on the topic." - Edgar Hopida, Senior Consultant of the San Diego Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Diego) "No other book addresses the deep structure of Islamophobia, a feverish force of aggression against Islam, and Muslims, that blights the Euro-American public square. The contributors to this volume are all well known for their advocacy of a broad-gauged perspective on American Muslims. Not outsiders but insiders, Muslims are the woof and warp of the piebald social fabric that makes America American." - Bruce B. Lawrence, author of New Faiths, Old Fears: Muslims and Other Asian Immigrants in American Religious Life "Islamophobia in America: The Anatomy of Intolerance is paradigm-turning theorization which redirects analysis of Islamophobia from 'what is it about Islam' to 'what is it about America' that triggers fear and bigotry. The contributions provide brilliant insights into the trigger mechanism of state-building, militarism, media, race, the enmeshment of religion and national purpose, and the contested and unfinished project of making America." - Suad Joseph, University of California, Davis, USA "Fear of Islam is both quite old and quite new. In our own time and in the USA, the fear of militant Islam began to take on explicit and particular shapes in 1979, during the Iranian Revolution with the taking of American hostages, which brought nightly coverage of Islam holding American officials hostage in Tehran on the ABC News program Nightline. With the expansion of cable news networks and the Internet, Islam has been represented as hostile to Americans on a constantly increasing basis ever since. The events of 9/11 simply compounded this. Situating American Islamophobia in its historical context, this important volume contributes to our understanding of a problem so rampant today it is prevalent even in the discourse of candidates seeking public office." - Richard C. Martin, Emory University, USA, editor of Review of Middle East Studies "Carl Ernst, with his informed perspective and years of teaching Islamic studies both in the US and around the world, has provided a timely and crucial rational analysis and critically comparative study of an otherwise highly charged political issue. This book should be required reading for local, state, and national policy makers as well as anyone who claims interest in interfaith dialogue and the academic study of religion." - Brannon Wheeler, Director, Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, US Naval Academy, USATable of ContentsIntroduction: The Problem of Islamophobia; Carl W. Ernst 1. Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear: Islamophobia in the United States and British India, 1687-1947; Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg 2. Islamophobia and American History: Religious Stereotyping and Out-grouping of Muslims in the United States; Kambiz GhaneaBassiri 3. The Black Muslim Scare of the Twentieth Century: The History of State Islamophobia and Its Post-9/11 Variations; Edward E. Curtis 4. Center Stage: Gendered Islamophobia and Muslim Women; Juliane Hammer 5. Attack of the Islamophobes: Religious War (and Peace) in Arab/Muslim Detroit; Andrew J. Shryock
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The University of North Carolina Press I Cannot Write My Life
Book SynopsisOmar ibn Said (1770-1863) was a Muslim scholar from West Africa who spent more than fifty years enslaved in the North Carolina household of James Owen, brother of Governor John Owen. Mbaye Lo and Carl Ernst here weave fresh and accurate translations of Omar's eighteen surviving writings.Trade ReviewDrawing on scrupulous close readings of Said's work, Lo and Ernst make a worthy contribution to the scholarship on slavery in America and testify to the importance of evidence left behind by enslaved people themselves. This edifies."—Publishers Weekly
£18.86
Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht Mohammed Folgen: Der Islam in Der Modernen Welt
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. Sacred Spaces A Journey with the Sufis of the
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Eternal Garden Mysticism History and Politics at
Book SynopsisReveals the mystical teachings and practices of the Chishti Sufi order as taught by the ecstatic Shaykh Burhan al-Din Gharib (d. 1337) and his disciples.Ernst''s research, based on rare Persian manuscripts preserved in Sufi shrines in the medieval town of Khuldabad, a major center of pilgrimage in the Indian Deccan, reveals the mystical teachings and practices of the Chishti Sufi order as taught by the ecstatic Shaykh Burhan al-Din Gharib (d. 1337) and his disciples. The book clarifies the diverse historiographical approaches found in an array of narratives. It redefines major topics in the often emotionally charged study of religion and history in South Asia, and it raises provocative theses on much-argued topics such as the basis of Islamic political power in South Asia and the alleged roles of Sufis as warriors and missionaries.
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