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A GLOSSARY OF ISLAM
₨ 3,083This concise, accessible glossary of key Islamic terms is written by two of France’s most eminent scholars of Islam. It offers brief explanations of the core background elements required by those beginning the study of Islam and covers the following: famous historical figures; theological schools; juridical schools; Qur’anic symbols and themes; and, religious rites and institutions. Focusing primarily on classical Islam, the historical references are mainly to the Sunni, Arab and Ottoman realms. This short book is an ideal text for those new to the subject of Islamic Studies and Islamic and Middle Eastern History.
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A HISTORY OF MILITARY OCCUPATION FROM 1792 TO 1914
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AN APOCALYPTIC HISTORY OF THE EARLY FATIMID EMPIRE
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ISBN: 9780748690886
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AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH SOCIOLINGUISTICS
₨ 4,933This textbook, aimed primarily at beginning undergraduates studying for degrees in English, provides an introduction to a range of sociolinguistic theories and the insights they provide for a greater understanding of varieties of English, past and present. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative approaches to sociolinguistic variation, the book provides a systematic overview of such topics as:
English’ as a social and as a linguistic concept
The relationship between regional and social dialectology, and their application to the study of English
English historical sociolinguistics, from Old English to late Modern English
Sociolinguistics and change in English
Outcomes of contact involving varieties of English
English and language planning
English, sociolinguistics and linguistic theory.
The book contains data drawn from studies of English as it is used around the world.
Throughout, there is an emphasis on facilitating a deeper understanding of linguistic variation in English and the social, political and cultural contexts in which speakers and writers of English operate.
ISBN: 9780748623259
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AN INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY
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ART, ALLEGORY AND THE RISE OF SHI’ISM IN IRAN, 1487-1565
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CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON REVELATION AND QUR’ANIC HERMENEUTICS
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DECIPHERING THE SIGNS OF GOD
₨ 12,187The Qur’an constantly exhorts people to “look at the signs of god”, signs that are hidden “in the horizons and in themselves”. In this book, Professor Schimmel attempts to understand the mysteries of Islam using a phenomenological method, developed by Friedrich Heiler to draw closer to the true centre of Islamic belief. Beginning with the simplest “signs of god”, such as stones, plants and animals (and their survival in the religious and symbolic language), she moves on to less obvious signs, such as sacred time and space, ritual actions, forms of worship, the sacred individual, the order of the community, and finally to the human being’s response to the mystery of the Divine. Based on sources in the original languages (Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu and Sindhi) and the author’s personal experience, this book is a survey of Islamic customs and beliefs, as well as an attempt to show the place of the Islamic religion in the religious universe.
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DIASPORAS OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST
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ISBN: 9780748686100
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DIFFERENCE AND DISABILITY IN THE MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC WORLD
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DISORDERED VIOLENCE HOW GENDER, RACE AND HETERONORMATIVITY STRUCTURE TERRORISM – ADVANCES IN CRITICAL MILITARY STUDIES
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FEAR AND THE MAKING OF FOREIGN POLICY
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HEROES AND SARACENSAN INTERPRETATION OF THE CHANSONS DE GESTE
₨ 10,797
ISBN: 0852244304
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HIKAYAT ABI AL-QASIMA LITERARY BANQUET – EDINBURGH STUDIES IN CLASSICAL ARABIC LITERATURE
₨ 8,077
ISBN: 9781474426381
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INTELLIGENCE STUDIES IN BRITAIN AND THE US
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ISBN: 9780748646272
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ISLAM
₨ 5,859This is the second edition of the thoughtful and concise account of all aspects of Islam. Following an appraisal of the study of Islam, Gerhard Endress guides the reader through key elements, including religion, the legal system and the social and economic aspects of medieval life.
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ISLAM AND THE PRAYER ECONOMY
₨ 15,426At a time when so-called fundamentalism has become the privileged analytical frame for understanding Muslim societies past and present, this study offers another way of looking at Islam. In an innovative combination of anthropology, history, and social theory, Benjamin Soares explores Islam and Muslim practice in an important Islamic religious centre in West Africa from the late nineteenth century to the present.
Drawing on extensive ethnography, archival research, and written sources, he provides a richly detailed discussion of Muslim religious practice—Sufism, Islamic reform, and other contemporary ways of being Muslim in western Mali and more broadly in the country.
This book provides a major contribution to the study of Islam in Africa and will be welcomed by scholars and students in history, religion, and the social sciences, particularly those interested in anthropology, Islam, colonialism and the public sphere.
ISBN: 0748622853
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ISLAMIC FINANCE IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY
₨ 12,920In the past decade, Islamic finance has grown at rates exceeding 20% a year. It is now a $200 billion industry, with operations in over 70 countries. This book explains the paradox of a system rooted in the medieval era thriving in the global economy. It traces the evolution of Islamic finance, explores its significance from a historical and comparative perspective, and considers the strategic, marketing, managerial, political, economic, regulatory and cultural challenges faced by Islamic institutions. Based on rigorous academic research as well as considerable empirical work, this authoritative book is set to become an invaluable reference work for all those with an interest in Islamic and Middle Eastern economics, business and finance. Seeking to explain the paradox of a system rooted in the mediaeval era thriving in the global economy, this book traces its evolution, explores its significance from a historical and comparative perspective, and considers the challenges faced by Islamic institutions.
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ISLAMIC ORNAMENT
₨ 9,874Using examples of Islamic ornament, this work surveys how motifs developed and became integrated into patterns. The volume covers the period 700-1600 AD, and an area stretching from Syria and Asia Minor in the west, to Afghanistan and India in the east.
ISBN: 0748609865
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ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY A-Z
₨ 4,006Islamic Philosophy A-Z comprises over a hundred concise entries, alphabetically ordered and cross-referenced for easy access. All the essential aspects of Islamic philosophy are covered here: key figures, schools, concepts, topics, and issues. Articles on the Peripatetic’s, Isma’ilis, Illuminationists, Sufis, Kalam theologians and later modern thinkers are supplemented by entries on classical Greek influences as well as Jewish philosophers who lived and worked in the Islamic world. Topical entries cover various issues and key positions in all the major areas of philosophy, making clear why the central problems of Islamic philosophy have been, and remain, matters of rational disputation.
This book will prove an indispensable resource to anyone who wishes to gain a better understanding of this fascinating intellectual tradition.
ISBN: 0748620890
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ISLAMIC POLITICAL RADICALISM
₨ 6,169Islamic political radicalism in Europe has seen dramatic growth in recent times. This book offers a sociological, anthropological, psychological and political science analysis of the causes and consequences of this phenomenon. Authors explore the motivations behind such radicalism, focusing on an array of different factors. These include economic and social alienation, political and cultural marginalisation, gender and masculinity, and psychological issues, both at an individual and community level. Other issues discussed are the state responses, national and international, to the ‘War on Terror’ which came about after the attacks on America in September 2001; and the role of Islamic political organisations and their impact on changing ethno-religious identities. This is considered particularly in relation to concept of the Ummah and its influence on the position of Islam and Muslims in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine, as well as Bosnia, Chechnya, and Kashmir. The authors provide an analysis of events and experiences in different European nation states, with a detailed focus on Britain.
This book is particularly relevant in the current climate as an attempt to understand the factors that shape Islamic political radicalism in Europe. Key Features: *Written for academics as well as activists and practitioners *Explores major new and emerging issues, particularly in the aftermath of the July 2005 London bombings
ISBN: 0748625284
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