Sufism, the mystical path of Islam, is a key feature of the complex Islamic culture of South Asia today. In this work, Pakistani artist and educator Samina Quraeshi provides a locally inflected vision of Islam in South Asia that is enriched by art and by a female perspective on the diversity of Islamic expressions of faith.
Sufism, the mystical path of Islam, is a key feature of the complex Islamic culture of South Asia today. In this work, Pakistani artist and educator S...
Let's Study Urdu is a comprehensive introduction to the Urdu language that draws on a range of real-life contexts, popular film songs, and prized works of Urdu literature. A variety of effective aural, oral, and written drills will help students master the language while keeping them entertained. Let's Study Urdu provides students of diverse backgrounds, including heritage speakers, the opportunity to enhance their competency over basic grammatical structures so that they can comfortably use the language in Urdu-speaking milieus from South Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and...
Let's Study Urdu is a comprehensive introduction to the Urdu language that draws on a range of real-life contexts, popular film songs, and pri...
Tracing the connections between music making and built space in both historical and contemporary times, Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam brings together domains of intellectual reflection that have rarely been in dialogue to promote a greater understanding of the centrality of sound production in constructed environments in Muslim religious and cultural expression.
Representing the fields of ethnomusicology, anthropology, art history, architecture, history of architecture, religious studies, and Islamic studies, the volume's contributors consider sonic performances...
Tracing the connections between music making and built space in both historical and contemporary times, Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam...
