wyszukanych pozycji: 54
Aliens R Us: The Other In Science Fiction Cinema
ISBN: 9780745315393 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "Aliens R Us" explores the global culture of science fiction cinema, and in particular its presentation of contemporary images of the Other. Taking as a starting point the popularity of international forms such as Japanese Manga and Hong Kong sci-fi, in addition to the success of films such as The Matrix and television series such as Deep Space Nine, the contributors examine the science fiction genre as an international, populist form of social analysis. In doing so, they discuss issues such as Orientalism, technology, apocalyptic futures, xenophobia, militarism and the role of women. Most...
"Aliens R Us" explores the global culture of science fiction cinema, and in particular its presentation of contemporary images of the Other. Taking as...
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165,64 zł |
Critical Muslim 06: Reclaiming Al-Andalus
ISBN: 9781849043168 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Ziauddin Sardar sides with the philosophers of al-Andalus in their struggle with orthodox theologians, Robin Yassin-Kassab goes on a poetic journey, Nazry Bahrawi reveals how the Andalusi philosophers tamed the secular, Gema Martin Munoz is dismayed by the works of the Spanish Orientalists, Emilio Gonzalez-Ferrin argues that al-Andalus is not just a time past also a time present, Matthew Carr explores the plight of Muslims who were forced to convert to Christianity, David Shasha describes the achievements of Sephardic Jews, Cherif Abderrahman Jah tunes into the musical legacy of al-Andalus,...
Ziauddin Sardar sides with the philosophers of al-Andalus in their struggle with orthodox theologians, Robin Yassin-Kassab goes on a poetic journey, N...
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110,41 zł |
Critical Muslim 27: Beauty
ISBN: 9781787380202 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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110,41 zł |
Introducing Islam: A Graphic Guide
ISBN: 9781848310841 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Islamic culture has produced some of the finest achievements of humanity. "Introducing Islam" is a fascinating look into a sometimes misunderstood faith.
Islamic culture has produced some of the finest achievements of humanity. "Introducing Islam" is a fascinating look into a sometimes misunderstood fai...
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46,53 zł |
Critical Muslim 24: Populism
ISBN: 9781849048996 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Critical Muslim is a quarterly magazine of ideas and issues showcasing ground breaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Subscribe at criticalmuslim.io
Critical Muslim is a quarterly magazine of ideas and issues showcasing ground breaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly...
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77,56 zł |
Reading the Qur'an
ISBN: 9781849043670 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Reads the Qur'an in the context in which the verses were revealed, and, in doing so, highlights the relevance of its teachings today
Reads the Qur'an in the context in which the verses were revealed, and, in doing so, highlights the relevance of its teachings today
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71,75 zł |
A Person of Pakistani Origins
ISBN: 9781849049870 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A delightful memoir of a life lived in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Britain, brimming with poignancy, poetry and absurdity.
A delightful memoir of a life lived in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Britain, brimming with poignancy, poetry and absurdity.
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88,32 zł |
Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys Of A Sceptical Muslim
ISBN: 9781862077553 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Raised in Pakistan, Ziauddin Sardar learned the Koran at his mother's knee. As a young student in London, he embarked on a quest to grasp the meaning and contemporary relevance of his religion and, hopefully, to find "paradise." After experimenting with the mystical branch of Islam, Sufism, and with classical Islam, he set off on extensive travels through the Muslim world. Along the way, he came to accept that he might never reach paradise, realizing that it's the journey that's important. At a time when the Western view of Islam is so often distorted and over-simplified, "Desperately Seeking...
Raised in Pakistan, Ziauddin Sardar learned the Koran at his mother's knee. As a young student in London, he embarked on a quest to grasp the meaning ...
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46,53 zł |
Mecca: The Sacred City
ISBN: 9781408835609 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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87,92 zł |
Critical Muslim 43: Ignorance
ISBN: 9781787388185 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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110,41 zł |
Critical Muslim 25: Values
ISBN: 9781849049719 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. What are values and how do we define them? Are there specific Islamic values? Do universal core values exist? How do we pass on appropriate values to future generations? This issue of Critical Muslim tackles these questions.
What are values and how do we define them? Are there specific Islamic values? Do universal core values exist? How do we pass on appropriate values to ...
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Critical Muslim 08: Men in Islam
ISBN: 9781849043175 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A great deal has been said and written about 'women in Islam' - from how they should behave and dress to their 'duties' and position in society. Muslim men, on the other hand, have escaped all scrutiny. With contributions from leading Muslim women scholars and writers, including Amina Wadud, Kecia Ali, Sheikhah Halima Krausen, Ziba Mir Hosseini, Asma Afsaruddin, Mohja Kahf, Alev Adil and Leyla Jagiella, this issue of Critical Muslim balances the equation. There are essays too from men on their role in the plight of women, including Amanullah De Sondy, Shanon Shah and Mark Gonzales. Plus Canon...
A great deal has been said and written about 'women in Islam' - from how they should behave and dress to their 'duties' and position in society. Musli...
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139,14 zł |
Cyberfutures: Culture and Politics on the Information Superhighway
ISBN: 9780745311210 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The colonization of cyberspace has been accompanied by the expected flood of travelogues and theme-park literature. The urgent need for a reflective, critical perspective is met by this volume of essays, contributed by authors from many countries and with a variety of viewpoints. The unifying theme is awareness of the complexity and unpredictability of the evoution of cyberspace, where radical innovations in technique and consciousness will occur within a framework of ongoing relations of power and domination.
The colonization of cyberspace has been accompanied by the expected flood of travelogues and theme-park literature. The urgent need for a reflective, ...
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562,60 zł |
Science, Technology and Development in the Muslim World
ISBN: 9781138219786 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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173,09 zł |
Reading the Quran: The Contemporary Relevance of the Sacred Text of Islam
ISBN: 9780190657840 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "I grew up reading the Qur'an on my mother's lap," writes Ziauddin Sardar. "It's an experience I share with most Muslim children. And so it is that our connection to the Qur'an is infused with associations of the warmest and most enduring of human bonds."
In Reading the Qur'an, Sardar--one of Europe's leading public intellectuals--laments that for far too many Muslims, the Qur'an he had learned in his mother's lap has become a stick used for ensuring conformity and suppressing dissenting views. Indeed, some find in the Qur'an justification for misogyny, validation for hatred of... "I grew up reading the Qur'an on my mother's lap," writes Ziauddin Sardar. "It's an experience I share with most Muslim children. And so it is that ou...
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Critical Muslim 19: Nature
ISBN: 9781849046749 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Jeremy Henzell-Thomas goes for a long walk in the woods; Hester Koning argues that it is time we cherished nature; J. E. Montgomery reads Al-Jahiz's Book of Animals; Laura Hassan examines the concept of nature in Muslim philosophy; Mohammed Hashas explores the geopoetics of nature; Munjed M. Murad investigates Ibn Arabi's thoughts on nature; Michael Wolfe visits St Francis of Assisi; Charles Upton looks at nature as symbol; Robert Crane suggests natural law is the way of Allah; Naomi Foyle discovers nature in Palestine; Shanon Shah is excited by nature and sexuality; Emma Clark is delighted...
Jeremy Henzell-Thomas goes for a long walk in the woods; Hester Koning argues that it is time we cherished nature; J. E. Montgomery reads Al-Jahiz's B...
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Critical Muslim 26: Gastronomy
ISBN: 9781849049726 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) What is halal? Does Islam have a particular flavour? Is culture transferred through gastronomy? In this issue we resist intoxication by wine and soberly sample the culinary delights of the Muslim world-then and now.
What is halal? Does Islam have a particular flavour? Is culture transferred through gastronomy? In this issue we resist intoxication by wine and sober...
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Cyberfutures: Culture and Politics on the Information Superhighway
ISBN: 9780814780589 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The World Wide Web exploded into public consciousness in 1995, a year which saw the coming of age of the Internet. People are communicating, working, shopping, learning, and entertaining themselves, as well as satisfying carnal desires and even finding God through the simple act of connecting their computers to the wide universe of cyberspace. We are assured, at the same time, that this progress will have profound effects on work, culture, leisure--everything, including the ways in which we interact with each other. Yet just what these effects will be, how power will be distributed,... The World Wide Web exploded into public consciousness in 1995, a year which saw the coming of age of the Internet. People are communicating, workin... |
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Cyberfutures: Culture and Politics on the Information Superhighway
ISBN: 9780814780596 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The World Wide Web exploded into public consciousness in 1995, a year which saw the coming of age of the Internet. People are communicating, working, shopping, learning, and entertaining themselves, as well as satisfying carnal desires and even finding God through the simple act of connecting their computers to the wide universe of cyberspace. We are assured, at the same time, that this progress will have profound effects on work, culture, leisure--everything, including the ways in which we interact with each other. Yet just what these effects will be, how power will be distributed,... The World Wide Web exploded into public consciousness in 1995, a year which saw the coming of age of the Internet. People are communicating, workin... |
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550,56 zł |
Critical Muslim 17: Extreme
ISBN: 9781849046251 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Samia Rahman argues there is more to the Muslim world than extremism, Anne Alexander wonders at the rise and rise of ISIS, John Sweeney suggests we are living in an age of extremes, Raza Ali struggles with reactionary love for the Prophet, Andrew Brown takes a sledge hammer to the New Atheists, Elma Bahira learns to talk to idolatrous statues, Deena Dajani examines the ironies of a rational defence of satire, Sunny Hundal exposes the fanatics hijacking Sikhism, Benedikt Koehler thinks early Islam gave birth to capitalism that spawned wealth inequality, Farouk Peru asks Muslims to confront the...
Samia Rahman argues there is more to the Muslim world than extremism, Anne Alexander wonders at the rise and rise of ISIS, John Sweeney suggests we ar...
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110,41 zł |