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Early Philosophical Shiism: The Ismaʿili Neoplatonism of Abū Yaʿqūb al-Sijistānī

Early Philosophical Shiism: The Ismaʿili Neoplatonism of Abū Yaʿqūb al-Sijistānī


Paul E. Walker



Book Description This is the first book-length study of the ideas and teachings of the leading tenth-century Ismaili theo...
Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition : Essays by Western Muslim Scholars, Revised and Expanded Ed.

Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition : Essays by Western Muslim Scholars, Revised and Expanded Ed.


Joseph E. B. Lumbard



Review "This book capably argues for a return to the true spirit of classical Islamic intellectualism, disregarding the d...
Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution

Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution


Michael M. J. Fischer



Review "This book, the best I have read in a long time, provides us with a key to understanding not only the recent revol...
The workshop for morality: the Islamic creativity of Pesantren Daarut Tauhid in Bandung, Java

The workshop for morality: the Islamic creativity of Pesantren Daarut Tauhid in Bandung, Java


Dindin Solahudin



The workshop for morality: the Islamic creativity of Pesantren Daarut Tauhid in Bandung, Java...
Rituals of Islamic Spirituality: A Study of Majils Dhikr Groups in East Java

Rituals of Islamic Spirituality: A Study of Majils Dhikr Groups in East Java


Arif Zamhari



Rituals of Islamic Spirituality: A Study of Majils Dhikr Groups in East Java...
An Anthology of Ismaili Literature: A Shi'i Vision of Islam

An Anthology of Ismaili Literature: A Shi'i Vision of Islam


Hermann Landolt, Kutub Kassam, Samira Sheikh



About the Author Samira Sheikh holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford, and is currently a Research Associate at th...
The Other Muslims: Moderate and Secular

The Other Muslims: Moderate and Secular


Zeyno Baran



Review "With another French Muslim, Ghaleb Bencheikh, and a host of Europeans, Samia Labidi tells her story in an edited vo...
A Dictionary of Islam

A Dictionary of Islam


Thomas Patrick Hughes



A Dictionary of Islam...
Logic, Rhetoric and Legal Reasoning in the Qur'an: God's Arguments

Logic, Rhetoric and Legal Reasoning in the Qur'an: God's Arguments


Rosalind Ward Gwynne



Review A study of the forms and content of the Qurans argument and how it pertains to religion is very welcome indeed and G...
Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad

Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad




Review "...a well-regarded, logically constructed, and considered --if perphaps somewhat sympathetic-analysis of Abd al-W...
Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for Identity in Saudi Arabia

Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for Identity in Saudi Arabia


Mai Yamani



Review "A vivid and vibrant picture of Hijazi society and its transformations in the twentieth century, from intimate dom...
The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam

The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam


Yusuf Al Qaradawi



The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam...
Towards Understanding Islam

Towards Understanding Islam


A. A. Mawdudi



Towards Understanding Islam...
Political Islam in Turkey: Running West, Heading East?

Political Islam in Turkey: Running West, Heading East?


Gareth Jenkins



About the Author Gareth Jenkins is a Senior Consulting Fellow at the International Institute of Strategic Studies. ...
God and Logic in Islam: The Caliphate of Reason

God and Logic in Islam: The Caliphate of Reason


John Walbridge



Review 'This is a daring attempt to understand the role of reason in the Islamic intellectual tradition and to explain it...
Hajj & Umrah From A to Z

Hajj & Umrah From A to Z


Maouh N. Mohamed



Language Notes Text: English, Arabic --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ...
The Mosque: The Heart of Submission (Abrahamic Dialogues)

The Mosque: The Heart of Submission (Abrahamic Dialogues)


Rusmir Mahmutcehajic



Review "...a 'must' for any who would understand modern Islamic sentiments." -- Midwest Book Review "a beautiful, mystica...
Forgotten Queens Of Islam

Forgotten Queens Of Islam


Fatima Mernissi



Review 'A brilliant achievement of feminist historical archaeology! ... an outstanding work of feminist cultural history ...
New Faiths, Old Fears: Muslims and Other Asian Immigrants in American Religious Life

New Faiths, Old Fears: Muslims and Other Asian Immigrants in American Religious Life


Bruce B. Lawrence



Review [Lawrence] speaks at length on the social, political, and religious tensions within American culture today... recomm...
Muslim Society

Muslim Society


Ernest Gellner



Review 'The boldest and most ingenious ... attempt in recent years to present a general account of the fundamental featur...
Muslim Networks from Hajj to Hip Hop

Muslim Networks from Hajj to Hip Hop


Miriam Cooke, Bruce B. Lawrence



Review "A fascinating read and will inform as much as it generates discussion, both within and outside the classroom." &#...
Method and Theory in the Study of Islamic Origins

Method and Theory in the Study of Islamic Origins


Herbert Berg



About the Author Herbert Berg, Ph.D. (1996) in the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, is an Associate Professor at...
What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam

What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam


John L. Esposito



From Publishers Weekly Georgetown professor Esposito has written an excellent primer on all aspects of Islam. The questio...
The Islamic World and the West: An Introduction to Political Cultures and International Relations

The Islamic World and the West: An Introduction to Political Cultures and International Relations


Kai Hafez, Mary Ann Kenny, Mohammed Arkoun, Udo Steinbach



Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: German ...
Evolution: Science Or Ideology?

Evolution: Science Or Ideology?


Irfan Yilmaz



Evolution: Science Or Ideology?...
Muslim Networks from Hajj to Hip Hop

Muslim Networks from Hajj to Hip Hop


Miriam Cooke, Bruce B. Lawrence



Review "A fascinating read and will inform as much as it generates discussion, both within and outside the classroom." &#...
Christianity Under Islam in Jerusalem: The Question of the Holy Sites in Early Ottoman Times (Ottoman Empire & Its Heritage)

Christianity Under Islam in Jerusalem: The Question of the Holy Sites in Early Ottoman Times (Ottoman Empire & Its Heritage)


Oded Peri



Review '..".thoughtful and admirable study...'Caroline Finkel, "School of Oriental and African Studies, 2002. ...
The Other Muslims: Moderate and Secular

The Other Muslims: Moderate and Secular


Zeyno Baran



Review "With another French Muslim, Ghaleb Bencheikh, and a host of Europeans, Samia Labidi tells her story in an edited vo...
Capital Cities of Arab Islam

Capital Cities of Arab Islam


Philip Hitti



About the Author Philip K. Hitti was a professor emeritus of Semitic literature at Princeton University and the author of...
Martin Luther and Islam: A Study in Sixteenth-Century Polemics and Apologetics (The History of Christian-Muslim Relations)

Martin Luther and Islam: A Study in Sixteenth-Century Polemics and Apologetics (The History of Christian-Muslim Relations)


Adam S. Francisco



About the Author Adam S. Francisco, D.Phil. (2006) in Historical Theology, University of Oxford, is Guest Professor of Th...
The Culture of Letter-Writing in Pre-Modern Islamic Society

The Culture of Letter-Writing in Pre-Modern Islamic Society


Adrian Gully



About the Author Ayman Shihadeh is a Lecturer in Islamic Studies and Arabic at the University of Edinburgh. Adrian Gully is...
The Qur'an, Morality and Critical Reason: The Essential Muhammad Shahrur

The Qur'an, Morality and Critical Reason: The Essential Muhammad Shahrur


Muhammad Shahrur, Reas Christmann



The Qur'an, Morality and Critical Reason: The Essential Muhammad Shahrur...
Imagining Arab Womanhood: The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S.

Imagining Arab Womanhood: The Cultural Mythology of Veils, Harems, and Belly Dancers in the U.S.


Amira Jarmakani



Review "This is an outstanding, truly innovative, and very timely project that explores predominant images of Arab women in...
Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America after 9 11

Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America after 9 11


Geneive Abdo



Review "Geneive Abdo's work captures in great detail the immense hardships Muslim face in the post-September-11th world a...
Islamic Political Ethics: Civil Society, Pluralism, and Conflict (Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics)

Islamic Political Ethics: Civil Society, Pluralism, and Conflict (Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics)


Jack Miles, Sohail H. Hashmi



Review It is convenient to have . . . discussions [of jihad and civil society] brought together in one volume. (Omid Safi...
The Public Sphere: Liberal Modernity, Catholicism, Islam (Culture and Religion in International Relations)

The Public Sphere: Liberal Modernity, Catholicism, Islam (Culture and Religion in International Relations)


Armando Salvatore



Review "This is an ambitious, original and sophisticated work that breaks new ground in several fields. Salvatore’s...
The Road To Al-Qaeda: The Story of Bin Laden's Right-Hand Man (Critical Studies on Islam)

The Road To Al-Qaeda: The Story of Bin Laden's Right-Hand Man (Critical Studies on Islam)




Review It goes a long way towards explaining how complex things are among his undifferentiated 'Arabs', with an excellent...
Bible and Qur'an: Essays in Scriptural Intertextuality (Symposium Series (Society of Biblical Literature), No. 24.)

Bible and Qur'an: Essays in Scriptural Intertextuality (Symposium Series (Society of Biblical Literature), No. 24.)


John C. Reeves



About the Author John C. Reeves, Ph.D. (1989)in Hebraic and Cognate Studies, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Rel...
An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia, Volume 1: From Zoroaster to Omar Khayyam

An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia, Volume 1: From Zoroaster to Omar Khayyam


Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Mehdi Aminrazavi



About the Author Seyyed Hossein Nasr is University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University. He is th...
Women in Classical Islamic Law: A Survey of the Sources

Women in Classical Islamic Law: A Survey of the Sources


Susan A. Spectorsky



Women in Classical Islamic Law: A Survey of the Sources...
Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam

Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam


Annemarie Schimmel



Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam...
Quran: A Reformist Translation

Quran: A Reformist Translation




About the Author EDIP YUKSEL is an American-Turkish-Kurdish author and activist who spent four years in Turkish prisons i...
Justice and Rights: Christian and Muslim Perspectives

Justice and Rights: Christian and Muslim Perspectives


Michael Ipgrave



Review "Astute commentary from philosophers, theologians, and jurists turns this stunning compilation of Muslim and Christi...
An Introduction to Classical Islamic Philosophy

An Introduction to Classical Islamic Philosophy


Oliver Leaman



Book Description Although Islamic philosophy represents one of the most important philosophical traditions in the world, ...
Ahmad Riza Khan (Makers of the Muslim World)

Ahmad Riza Khan (Makers of the Muslim World)


Usha Sanyal



About the Author Usha Sanyal is Adjuct Lecturer at Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. ...
The Basic Concepts in the Quran

The Basic Concepts in the Quran


Harun Yahya



The Basic Concepts in the Quran...
The Devil's Deception

The Devil's Deception




The Devil's Deception...
Alevi Identity: Cultural, Religious and Social Perspectives (Transactions (Svenska Forskningsinstitutet I Istanbul), V. 8.)

Alevi Identity: Cultural, Religious and Social Perspectives (Transactions (Svenska Forskningsinstitutet I Istanbul), V. 8.)


Tord Olsson



Review 'As no one with a serious interest in modern Turkey can afford to ignore the Alevi, this book, with its numerous i...