wyszukanych pozycji: 9
Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi'ism
ISBN: 9781845119812 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Interest in Shi'i Islam is running at unprecedented levels. International tensions over Iran, where the largest number of Shi'i Muslims live, as well as the political resurgence of the Shi'i in Iraq and Lebanon, have created an urgent need to understand the background, beliefs and motivations of this dynamic vision of Islam. Abbas Amanat is one of the leading scholars of Shi'ism. And in this powerful book, a showcase for some of his most influential writing in the field, he addresses the colorful and diverse history of Shi' Islam in both premodern and contemporary times. Focusing... Interest in Shi'i Islam is running at unprecedented levels. International tensions over Iran, where the largest number of Shi'i Muslims live, as we... |
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130,13 zł |
Shariaa: Islamic Law in the Contemporary Context
ISBN: 9780804769303 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This volume presents ten leading scholars' writings on contemporary Islamic law and Muslim thought. The essays examine a range of issues, from modern Muslim discourses on justice, natural law, and the common good, to democracy, the social contract, and -the authority of the preeminent jurist.- Changes in how Shari'a has been understood over the centuries are explored, as well as how it has been applied in both Sunni and Shi'i Islam. Debates on the nature, interpretation, reform, and application of Shari'a lie at the core of all Islamist revivalist ideologies and movements of the past two...
This volume presents ten leading scholars' writings on contemporary Islamic law and Muslim thought. The essays examine a range of issues, from modern ...
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124,92 zł |
The Pivot of the Universe : Nasir Al-Din Shah and the Iranian Monarchy
ISBN: 9781845118280 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 536 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. When he was assassinated in 1896, Nasir al-Din Shah had sat on the Peacock throne for nearly half a century. A colorful, complex figure, he is frequently portrayed as indolent and self-indulgent. Yet he was in many ways an effective ruler who displayed exceptional resilience in the face of dilemmas and vulnerabilities shared by most monarchs of the Islamic world in the nineteenth century. In this book--the first in English about Nasir al-Din Shah--Abbas Amanat gives us both a biography of the man and an analysis of the institution of monarchy in modern Iran. Nasir al-Din Shah... When he was assassinated in 1896, Nasir al-Din Shah had sat on the Peacock throne for nearly half a century. A colorful, complex figure, he is freq... |
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182,20 zł |
Shari'a: Islamic Law in the Contemporary Context
ISBN: 9780804756396 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This volume presents ten leading scholars' writings on contemporary Islamic law and Muslim thought. The essays examine a range of issues, from modern Muslim discourses on justice, natural law, and the common good, to democracy, the social contract, and -the authority of the preeminent jurist.- Changes in how Shari'a has been understood over the centuries are explored, as well as how it has been applied in both Sunni and Shi'i Islam. Debates on the nature, interpretation, reform, and application of Shari'a lie at the core of all Islamist revivalist ideologies and movements of the past two...
This volume presents ten leading scholars' writings on contemporary Islamic law and Muslim thought. The essays examine a range of issues, from modern ...
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515,49 zł |
Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi'ism
ISBN: 9781845111243 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Interest in Shi'i Islam is running at unprecedented levels. International tensions over Iran, where the largest number of Shi'i Muslims live, as well as the political resurgence of the Shi'i in Iraq and Lebanon, have created an urgent need to understand the background, beliefs and motivations of this dynamic vision of Islam. Abbas Amanat is one of the leading scholars of Shi'ism. And in this powerful book, a showcase for some of his most influential writing in the field, he addresses the colorful and diverse history of Shi' Islam in both premodern and contemporary times. Focusing... Interest in Shi'i Islam is running at unprecedented levels. International tensions over Iran, where the largest number of Shi'i Muslims live, as we... |
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676,90 zł |
Iran: A Modern History
ISBN: 9780300248937 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 1008 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A masterfully researched and compelling history of Iran from the sixteenth century to the twenty-first
A masterfully researched and compelling history of Iran from the sixteenth century to the twenty-first
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116,52 zł |
Pivot of The Universe: Nasir al-Din Shah and the Iranian Monarchy
ISBN: 9781860640971 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. When he was assassinated in 1896, Nasir al-Din shah had sat on the Peacock throne for nearly half a century. A complex figure, he is frequently portrayed as indolent and self-indulgent. Yet he was in many ways an effective ruler who displayed exceptional resilience in the face of dilemmas and vulnerabilities shared by most monarchs of the Islamic world in the 19th century.
When he was assassinated in 1896, Nasir al-Din shah had sat on the Peacock throne for nearly half a century. A complex figure, he is frequently portra...
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676,90 zł |
The Persianate World: Rethinking a Shared Sphere
ISBN: 9789004385627 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Persianate World: Rethinking a Shared Sphere is among the first books to explore the pre-modern and early modern historical ties among such diverse regions as Anatolia, the Iranian plateau, Central Asia, Western Xinjiang, the Indian subcontinent, and southeast Asia, as well as the circumstances that reoriented these regions and helped break up the Persianate ecumene in modern times. Essays explore the modalities of Persianate culture, the defining features of the Persianate cosmopolis, religious practice and networks, the diffusion of literature across space, subaltern social groups, and...
The Persianate World: Rethinking a Shared Sphere is among the first books to explore the pre-modern and early modern historical ties among such divers...
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493,52 zł |
Imagining the End : Visions of Apocalypse from the Ancient Middle East to Modern America
ISBN: 9781860647246 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Packed into all major monotheistic religions is a powerful theological punch: apocalypse. This provocative volume explores how apocalyptic visions have expressed themselves in different ways in Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam. The contributors also consider how Millennialism has expressed itself in a historical context, and why has it has so powerfully excited the human imagination. The essays demonstrate that the apocalyptic legacy of all four traditions has shaped major currents in human history from the rise of new religions to political revolution.
Packed into all major monotheistic religions is a powerful theological punch: apocalypse. This provocative volume explores how apocalyptic visions hav...
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676,90 zł |