wyszukanych pozycji: 17
Oxford Handbook of American Islam
ISBN: 9780199862634 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Islam has been part of the increasingly complex American religious scene for well over a century, and was brought into more dramatic focus by the attacks of September 11, 2001. American Islam is practiced by a unique blend of immigrants and American-born Muslims. The immigrants have come from all corners of the world; they include rich and poor, well-educated and illiterate, those from upper and lower classes as well as economic and political refugees. The community's diversity has been enhanced by the conversion of African Americans, Latina/os, and others, making it the most heterogeneous...
Islam has been part of the increasingly complex American religious scene for well over a century, and was brought into more dramatic focus by the atta...
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720,21 zł |
The Muslims of America
ISBN: 9780195085594 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This collection brings together sixteen previously unpublished essays about the history, organization, challenges, responses, outstanding thinkers, and future prospects of the Muslim community in the United States and Canada. Both Muslims and non-Muslims are represented among the contributors, who include such leading Islamic scholars as John Esposito, Frederick Denny, Jane Smith, and John Voll. Focusing on the manner in which American Muslims adapt their institutions as they become increasingly an indigenous part of America, the essays discuss American Muslim self-images, perceptions of...
This collection brings together sixteen previously unpublished essays about the history, organization, challenges, responses, outstanding thinkers, an...
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153,95 zł |
Christian-Muslim Encounters
ISBN: 9780813013596 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "The reader is led through the centuries, and through the varieties of regional diversity, to a serious appreciation of the richness and importance of the subject."--Sheila McDonough, Concordia University, Montreal "This volume far surpasses others of its kind in quality and breadth. It examines the critical issues surrounding the legitimacy, efficacy and, in some scholars' views, the very possibility of dialogue."--Tamara Sonn, University of South Florida The authors of these essays examine the ways in which Muslims and Christians worldwide have encountered one another over... "The reader is led through the centuries, and through the varieties of regional diversity, to a serious appreciation of the richness and importance... |
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184,17 zł |
Muslims in the West: From Sojourners to Citizens
ISBN: 9780195148060 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Today, Muslims are the second largest religious group in much of Europe and North America. The essays in this collection look both at the impact of the growing Muslim population on Western societies, and how Muslims are adapting to life in the West. Part I looks at the Muslim diaspora in Europe, comprising essays on Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, and the Netherlands. Part II turns to the Western Hemisphere and Muslims in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Throughout, the authors contend with such questions as: Can Muslims retain their faith and identity and...
Today, Muslims are the second largest religious group in much of Europe and North America. The essays in this collection look both at the impact of th...
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173,65 zł |
Contemporary Islam and the Challenge of History
ISBN: 9780873955447 / Angielski / Miękka / 1982 / 257 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The economic, social, political, military, and intellectual aspects of the Muslims' concern for history reveal the general structure of their perception of reality.
The economic, social, political, military, and intellectual aspects of the Muslims' concern for history reveal the general structure of their perce...
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139,56 zł |
Muslim Minorities in the West: Visible and Invisible
ISBN: 9780759102187 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Although they are typically portrayed by the media as dangerous extremists in distant lands, Muslims in fact form a permanent, peaceful and growing population in nearly every Western country. While Westerners are now more commonly seeing mosques in their neighborhoods or scarved Muslim women in their streets, misperceptions and stereotypes remain. With expanding numbers and desires to protect their rights and identities, Muslims are coming into more and more into the public view. In Muslim Minorites in the West noted scholars Haddad and Smith bring together outstanding essays on the distinct...
Although they are typically portrayed by the media as dangerous extremists in distant lands, Muslims in fact form a permanent, peaceful and growing po...
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332,93 zł |
Muslim Women in America: The Challenge of Islamic Identity Today
ISBN: 9780199793341 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The treatment and role of women is one of the most discussed and controversial aspects of Islam. In this volume, three respected scholars of Islam survey the situation of women in Islam, focusing on how Muslim views about and experiences of gender are changing in the Western diaspora. It offers an overview of the teachings of the Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad on gender, analyzes the ways in which the West has historically viewed Muslim women, and examines how the Muslim world has changed in response to Western critiques. The volume then centers on the Muslim experience in America, examining...
The treatment and role of women is one of the most discussed and controversial aspects of Islam. In this volume, three respected scholars of Islam sur...
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126,87 zł |
Becoming American?: The Forging of Arab and Muslim Identity in Pluralist America
ISBN: 9781481319287 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 277 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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154,71 zł |
Daughters of Abraham: Feminist Thought in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
ISBN: 9780813025940 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Important for a general audience interested in women and religion, this book should be especially valuable to scholars in the fields of feminist theology, comparative religion and interfaith studies.
Important for a general audience interested in women and religion, this book should be especially valuable to scholars in the fields of feminist theol...
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105,84 zł |
Islamic Values in the United States: A Comparative Study
ISBN: 9780195041132 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The religion of Islam is now an American phenomenon. Once thought to be primarily a way of life of the Arabs and a faith alien to the Judeo-Christian heritage of this country, it has grown to be one of the most prominent and rapidly-growing religious movements in America. This ethnography of immigrant Muslims considers five Northeastern communities in detail. Including numerous interviews with members of these communities, this investigation provides a highly personal look at what it means to be a believing, practicing Muslim in America at a time when Islam is under the critical scrutiny of...
The religion of Islam is now an American phenomenon. Once thought to be primarily a way of life of the Arabs and a faith alien to the Judeo-Christian ...
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356,63 zł |
Muslims in the West: From Sojourners to Citizens
ISBN: 9780195148053 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Today, Muslims are the second largest religious group in much of Europe and North America. The essays in this collection look both at the impact of the growing Muslim population on Western societies, and how Muslims are adapting to life in the West. Part I looks at the Muslim diaspora in Europe, comprising essays on Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, and the Netherlands. Part II turns to the Western Hemisphere and Muslims in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Throughout, the authors contend with such questions as: Can Muslims retain their faith and identity and...
Today, Muslims are the second largest religious group in much of Europe and North America. The essays in this collection look both at the impact of th...
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286,93 zł |
Muslim Women in America: The Challenge of Islamic Identity Today
ISBN: 9780195177831 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The treatment and role of women are among the most discussed and controversial aspects of Islam. The rights of Muslim women have become part of the Western political agenda, often perpetuating a stereotype of universal oppression. Muslim women living in America continue to be marginalized and misunderstood since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Yet their contributions are changing the face of Islam as it is seen both within Muslim communities in the West and by non-Muslims. In their public and private lives, Muslim women are actively negotiating what it means to be a woman and a Muslim in an...
The treatment and role of women are among the most discussed and controversial aspects of Islam. The rights of Muslim women have become part of the We...
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272,17 zł |
Muslims on the Americanization Path?
ISBN: 9780195135268 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States. There are more Muslims in America than in Kuwait, Qatar, and Libya together. Leaving aside immigration and conversion, birthrate alone ensures that in the first part of the twenty-first century Islam will replace Judaism as the nation's second largest religion.
Like all religious minorities in America, Muslims must confront a host of difficult questions concerning faith and national identity. Can they become part of a pluralistic American society without sacrificing their identity? Can Muslims be Muslims in a state that is not... Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States. There are more Muslims in America than in Kuwait, Qatar, and Libya together. Leaving aside...
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173,65 zł |
Islamic Law and the Challenges of Modernity
ISBN: 9780759106710 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From different geographical and ideological points across the contemporary Arab world, this book demonstrates the range of views on just what Islam's legal heritage in the region should be.
From different geographical and ideological points across the contemporary Arab world, this book demonstrates the range of views on just what Islam's ...
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321,06 zł |
Islam, Gender, and Social Change
ISBN: 9780195113570 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. For several decades, the Muslim world has experienced a religious resurgence. The reassertion of Islam in personal and political life has taken many forms, from greater attention to religious practice to the emergence of Islamic organizations, movements, and institutions. One of the most controversial and emotionally charged aspects of this revival has been its effect on women in Muslim societies.
The essays collected in this book place this issue in its historical context and offer case studies of Muslim societies from North Africa to Southeast Asia. These fascinating studies shed light... For several decades, the Muslim world has experienced a religious resurgence. The reassertion of Islam in personal and political life has taken many f...
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242,58 zł |
Educating the Muslims of America
ISBN: 9780195375206 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. As the U.S. Muslim population continues to grow, Islamic schools are springing up across the American landscape. Especially since the events of 9/11, many have become concerned about what kind of teaching is going on behind the walls of these schools, and whether it might serve to foster the seditious purposes of Islamist extremism. The essays collected in this volume look behind those walls and discover both efforts to provide excellent instruction following national educational standards and attempts to inculcate Islamic values and protect students from what are seen as the dangers of...
As the U.S. Muslim population continues to grow, Islamic schools are springing up across the American landscape. Especially since the events of 9/11, ...
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190,88 zł |
Islamic Law and the Challenges of Modernity
ISBN: 9780759106703 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From different geographical and ideological points across the contemporary Arab world, this book demonstrates the range of views on just what Islam's legal heritage in the region should be.
From different geographical and ideological points across the contemporary Arab world, this book demonstrates the range of views on just what Islam's ...
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754,59 zł |