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The Expansion of Prophetic Experience: Essays on Historicity, Contingency and Plurality in Religion
ISBN: 9789004171053 / Angielski / Twarda / 355 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Abdulkarim Soroush is known primarily for his epistemological/hermeneutical theory, the "Contraction and Expansion of Religious Knowledge," and its application to Islamic political theory and religious pluralism. While his Reason, Freedom and Democracy in Islam applies that theory to plurality and the historicity of understanding and interpretation of religion, this book captures some of his original theories about religion itself. The Expansion of Prophetic Experience treats the historicity of the Prophet Muhammad's revelatory experience, including human and contextual...
Abdulkarim Soroush is known primarily for his epistemological/hermeneutical theory, the "Contraction and Expansion of Religious Knowledge," and its ap...
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658,65 |
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Truth Is: 'The Word'
ISBN: 9780761843894 / Angielski / Miękka / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book, a continuation of the concepts explored in Truth Eternal and the Adversity of Diversity Law, is all about the truth which underlies everything. This volume, Truth is "The Word," takes its name from the phrase: truth is simply that which is true.
This book, a continuation of the concepts explored in Truth Eternal and the Adversity of Diversity Law, is all about the truth which underlies everyth...
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287,20 |
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Piety and Politics
ISBN: 9783639083149 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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353,37 |
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Political Thought in Medieval Islam: An Introductory Outline
ISBN: 9780313250941 / Angielski / Twarda / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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358,68 |
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The Al Qaeda Reader: The Essential Texts of Osama Bin Laden's Terrorist Organization
ISBN: 9780767922623 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What do our enemies believe? What motivates their war against the West? What is their vision of the ideal Islamic society? Surprisingly, more than five years after 9/11, there is very little understanding of these questions.
Despite our tendency to dismiss Islamic extremism as profoundly irrational, al-Qaeda is not without a coherent body of beliefs. Like other totalitarian movements, the movement s leaders have rationalized their brutality in a number of published treatises. Now, for the first time, The Al Qaeda Reader gathers together the essential texts and documents that trace... What do our enemies believe? What motivates their war against the West? What is their vision of the ideal Islamic society? Surprisingly, more than fiv...
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76,02 |
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The Turning Point: Islam & Jesus Salvation
ISBN: 9781434393050 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Turning Point- Islam and Jesus' salvation," is written in simple English for a reader to understand the complicated issues that compel a Muslim believer to kill himself and hurt others in the name of Allah. In the first part of his book, the author takes the reader into a short journey through the past history of Islam, reviewing its civilization, culture and art. In the second Part, he presents the Islamic Ideology, morals, and life of the Prophet Muhammad. In the third part, the author discusses the Islamic Jihad and the recent radical events. The fourth part brings Islamic and...
The Turning Point- Islam and Jesus' salvation," is written in simple English for a reader to understand the complicated issues that compel a Muslim be...
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Classical Islamic Theology: The Ash`arites: Texts and Studies on the Development and History of Kalam, Vol. III
ISBN: 9780860789796 / Angielski / Twarda / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the third of three volumes reprinting the collected papers on Islamic subjects by Richard M. Frank, Professor Emeritus at the Catholic University of America, and completes the set. The present volume on the Asharites and the classical Asharite tradition brings together articles written in the last two decades of Richard Frank's scholarly activity which represent his mature thought on the main philosophical and doctrinal elements of that tradition. The volume opens with two more general studies, one on the science of kalam, presenting Frank's most profound insights on its very nature...
This is the third of three volumes reprinting the collected papers on Islamic subjects by Richard M. Frank, Professor Emeritus at the Catholic Univers...
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876,20 |
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Records of the Hajj 10 Volume Hardback Set Including Boxed Maps and Other Printed Items: A Documentary History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca
ISBN: 9781852074302 / Angielski / Twarda / 6000 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The contents of this publication have, almost without exception, been selected from primary sources, such as the correspondence of rulers, diplomats and leading authorities on Islamic history and philosophy. On the one hand there are extracts from Varthema, Burckhardt, Richard Burton and other travellers; on the other, huge quantities of highly interesting despatches and memoranda prepared by diplomats and agents sent to the area to monitor events and promote their Government's interests. Of outstanding value are the lengthy comprehensive Pilgrimage Reports that were, until the 1950s,...
The contents of this publication have, almost without exception, been selected from primary sources, such as the correspondence of rulers, diplomats a...
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16151,51 |
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The Enlightenment Qur'an: The Politics of Translation and the Construction of Islam
ISBN: 9781851686520 / Angielski / Miękka / 269 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Iconoclastic and fiercely rational, the European Enlightenment witnessed the birth of modern Western society and thought. Reason was sacrosanct and for the first time, religious belief and institutions were open to widespread criticism. In this groundbreaking book, Ziad Elmarsafy challenges this accepted wisdom to argue that religion was still hugely influential in the era. But the religion in question wasn t Christianity it was Islam. Charting the history of Qur anic translations in Europe during the 18th and early 19th Centuries, Elmarsafy shows that a number of key enlightenment figures...
Iconoclastic and fiercely rational, the European Enlightenment witnessed the birth of modern Western society and thought. Reason was sacrosanct and fo...
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128,10 |
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Encyclopaedia of Islam - Three 2008-2
ISBN: 9789004171374 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam appears in four substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world. This Part 2008-2 of the Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam contains 88 new articles, reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship in the fields of Islamic Studies.
The Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam appears in four substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes c...
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Jacob of Edessa and the Syriac Culture of His Day
ISBN: 9789004173477 / Angielski / Twarda / 311 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jacob of Edessa (c.640-708) is considered the most learned Christian of the early days of Islam. In all fifteen contributions to this volume, written by prominent specialists, the interaction between Christianity, Judaism, and the new religion is an important issue. The articles discuss Jacob's biography as well as his position in early Islamic Edessa, and give a full picture of the various aspects of Jacob of Edessa's life and work as a scholar and clergyman. Attention is paid to his efforts in the fields of historiography, correspondence, canon law, text and interpretation of the Bible,...
Jacob of Edessa (c.640-708) is considered the most learned Christian of the early days of Islam. In all fifteen contributions to this volume, written ...
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Islam and Science
ISBN: 9781856490252 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Eloquently draws attention to the plight of science and technology in the Muslim world.
Eloquently draws attention to the plight of science and technology in the Muslim world.
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112,68 |
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Islam's Jesus
ISBN: 9780813049403 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Accessible and readable. Spotlights an important theological theme in a way that both illuminates its internal development in Islamic thought and presents it as a helpful basis for interreligious discussion. The topic is very much in need of teaching and discussion and is a fine example of common ground. John Renard, author of Islam and Christianity Contains valuable and fascinating material about how classical Muslim theologians treated various aspects of Jesus and, in particular, the role of Jesus in Islamic eschatology. Saritoprak brings new insights from contemporary...
Accessible and readable. Spotlights an important theological theme in a way that both illuminates its internal development in Islamic thought and pres...
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301,80 |
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GCSE OCR Religious Studies A: Islam Student Book
ISBN: 9780435501341 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Offers comprehensive support for this faith-based course, with a focus on improving performance. This book features Grade Studio that offers level-specific advice to show students where they can improve, and Exam Cafe that enables exam preparation through a range of revision activities to help students get the most out of their revision.
Offers comprehensive support for this faith-based course, with a focus on improving performance. This book features Grade Studio that offers level-spe...
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135,87 |
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Islam
ISBN: 9781436365734 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam
ISBN: 9780195154948 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviors appear already among Muslims during the first generation. This book focuses on why and how such a seemingly radical development took place. Basing his hypothesis on evidence from the Qur'an and early Islamic literary sources, Firestone locates the origin of Islamic holy war and traces its evolution as a response to the changes affecting the new community of Muslims in its transition from ancient Arabian culture to the religious civilization of...
While there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviors appear ...
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172,27 |
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Producing Islamic Knowledge: Transmission and Dissemination in Western Europe
ISBN: 9780415355926 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do Muslims in Europe acquire discursive and practical knowledge of Islam? How are conceptions of Islamic beliefs, values and practices transmitted and how do they change? Who are the authorities on these issues that Muslims listen to? How do new Muslim discourses emerge in response to the European context? This book addresses the broader question of how Islamic knowledge (defined as what Muslims hold to be correct Islamic beliefs and practices) is being produced and reproduced in West European contexts by looking at specific settings, institutions and religious authorities.... How do Muslims in Europe acquire discursive and practical knowledge of Islam? How are conceptions of Islamic beliefs, values and practices transmit... |
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Islam and Democracy: What Is the Real Question?
ISBN: 9789053569832 / Angielski / Miękka / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Can islam and democracy exist side by side? Is Islam compatible with democracy? The text examines one of the most frequently-asked and yet misguided questions. Democratic ethos should not and cannot be deduced from some essence of religions supposedly inscribed in the scriptures. Rather, they are the outcome of political struggles that push Islam toward democratic or authoritarian directions. Asef Bayat offers a new approach to examine Islam and democracy arguing how the social struggles of diverse Muslim populations, those with different interests and orientation, render Islam to embrace...
Can islam and democracy exist side by side? Is Islam compatible with democracy? The text examines one of the most frequently-asked and yet misguided q...
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184,93 |
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The Ethical Soundscape: Cassette Sermons and Islamic Counterpublics
ISBN: 9780231138192 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charles Hirschkind's unique study explores how a popular Islamic media form--the cassette sermon--has profoundly transformed the political geography of the Middle East over the last three decades. An essential aspect of what is now called the Islamic Revival, the cassette sermon has become omnipresent in most Middle Eastern cities, punctuating the daily routines of many men and women. Hirschkind shows how sermon tapes have provided one of the means by which Islamic ethical traditions have been recalibrated to a modern political and technological order--to its noise and forms of pleasure...
Charles Hirschkind's unique study explores how a popular Islamic media form--the cassette sermon--has profoundly transformed the political geography o...
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136,30 |
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Encyclopedia of Canonical Ḥadīth
ISBN: 9789004156746 / Angielski / Twarda / 804 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This encyclopedic work on Islam comprises English translations of all canonical ḥadīths, complete with their respective chains of transmission (isnāds). By conflating the variant versions of the same ḥadīth, the repetitiveness of its literature has been kept wherever possible to a minimum. The latest methods of isnād analysis, described in the general introduction, have been employed in an attempt to identify the person(s) responsible for each ḥadīth. The book is organized in the alphabetical order of those persons. These are the so-called 'common...
This encyclopedic work on Islam comprises English translations of all canonical ḥadīths, complete with their respective chains of transmiss...
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1228,06 |