Daughters of Islam: Building Bridges with Muslim Women
ISBN: 9780851112602 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Their clothing is often distinctive. Their values are strongly held. They love their families. They comprise nearly one-tenth of the world's population, and they live everywhere around the globe. These are women of Muslim background. Many still belong to Islam, but some now belong to Christ. In Daughters of Islam Miriam Adeney introduces you to women like Ladan, Khadija and Fatma. You'll learn about their lives, questions and hopes. You'll learn how they are both representative of and unique among their Arab, Iranian, Southeast Asian and African sisters. And you'll discover what has drawn...
Their clothing is often distinctive. Their values are strongly held. They love their families. They comprise nearly one-tenth of the world's populatio...
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Islam and the Arab Awakening
ISBN: 9780199933730 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most important developments in the modern history of the Middle East, the so-called Arab Spring began in Tunisia in December 2010, bringing down dictators, sparking a civil war in Libya, and igniting a bloody uprising in Syria. Its long-term repercussions in Egypt and elsewhere remain unclear. Now one of the world's leading Islamic thinkers examines and explains it, in this searching, provocative, and necessary book.
Time Magazine named Tariq Ramadan one of the most important innovators of the twenty-first century. A Muslim intellectual and prolific author, he has won global... One of the most important developments in the modern history of the Middle East, the so-called Arab Spring began in Tunisia in December 2010, bringing...
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Islam and Sustainable Development: New Worldviews
ISBN: 9781409429012 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Islam and Sustainable Development, Odeh Al-Jayyousi addresses the social, human and economic dimensions of sustainability from an Islamic perspective. Islam is sometimes viewed as a challenge, threat and risk to the West, but here we are reminded that the celebration of cultural diversity is a key component in Islamic values. Promoting common understanding between East and West, this American-educated, Middle Eastern-based author offers something broader and deeper than conventional Western ways of thinking about sustainability and presents new insights inspired by Islamic worldviews....
In Islam and Sustainable Development, Odeh Al-Jayyousi addresses the social, human and economic dimensions of sustainability from an Islamic perspecti...
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Islamization in Modern South Asia: Deobandi Reform and the Gujjar Response
ISBN: 9781614512462 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the religious identity of the indigenous Gujjarsliving in Rajaji National Park (RNP), Uttarakhand, India. In the broader context of forest conservation discourse, steps taken by the local government to relocate the Gujjars outside RNP have been crucial in their choice to associate with NGOs and Deobandi Muslims. These intersecting associations constitute the context of their transitioning religious identity.
The book presents a rich account of the actual process of Islamization through the collaborative agency of Deobandi madrasas and Tablighi Jama'at. Based on... This book explores the religious identity of the indigenous Gujjarsliving in Rajaji National Park (RNP), Uttarakhand, India. In the broader context of...
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Der erinnerte Halbmond
ISBN: 9783486716610 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Patricia Hertel beleuchtet die Iberische Halbinsel als historische Kontaktzone mit dem Islam, indem sie den Umgang mit der islamischen Vergangenheit im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert analysiert. Anhand von Geschichtsschreibung, Arabistik, Architektur, nationaler Mythologie, Festkultur und Kolonialdiskursen ergrundet sie die vielfaltigen und widerspruchlichen Deutungen des "erinnerten Halbmonds." Sie zeigt auf, warum sich trotz historischer Ahnlichkeiten in Spanien und Portugal hochst unterschiedliche Vorstellungen und Strategien im Umgang mit der islamischen Vergangenheit herausbildeten. Patricia Hertel beleuchtet die Iberische Halbinsel als historische Kontaktzone mit dem Islam, indem sie den Umgang mit der islamischen Vergangenhei... |
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Sacred Performances: Islam, Sexuality, and Sacrifice
ISBN: 9780231069755 / Angielski / Miękka / 377 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With penetrating insight Combs-Schilling illuminates the remarkable survival of one of the world's oldest monarchies, still ruling after 1200 years. The author unravels the paradox of this ancient yet progressive institution that has weathered invasion, economic collapse, and colonial assult. The pillars of stability for which political analysts typicaly search -- military strength, bureaucratic control, and commerical prosperity -- have often been absent in Morocco, sometimes for centuries. How then has the monarchy stood firm? In this remarkable book, Combs-Schilling argues that the...
With penetrating insight Combs-Schilling illuminates the remarkable survival of one of the world's oldest monarchies, still ruling after 1200 years. T...
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Islamic Civilization: Its Foundational Beliefs and Principles
ISBN: 9780860374749 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book argues that the true understanding of Islamic civlization is possible only by having access to the soul of that civilization and its underlying fundamental principlesbelief in God, the Angels, the Prophets, the Revealed Books and the Last Dayrather than to its manifestations in knowledge, literature, fine arts, refined living and system of governance. Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi (1903-1979) was a leading Muslim intellectual and a chief architect of the Islamic revival in the twentieth century. In 1941 he founded Jama'at-i-Islami, a political party in Pakistan, which he... This book argues that the true understanding of Islamic civlization is possible only by having access to the soul of that civilization and its unde... |
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The Craft of Ritual Studies
ISBN: 9780195301427 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In religious studies, theory and method research has long been embroiled in a polarized debate over scientific versus theological perspectives. Ronald L. Grimes shows that this debate has stagnated, due in part to a manner of theorizing too far removed from the study of actual religious practices. A worthwhile theory, according to Grimes, must be practice-oriented, and practices are most effectively studied by field research methods. The Craft of Ritual Studies melds together a systematic theory and method capable of underwriting the cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of...
In religious studies, theory and method research has long been embroiled in a polarized debate over scientific versus theological perspectives. Ronald...
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Craft of Ritual Studies
ISBN: 9780195301434 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In religious studies, theory and method research has long been embroiled in a polarized debate over scientific versus theological perspectives. Ronald L. Grimes shows that this debate has stagnated, due in part to a manner of theorizing too far removed from the study of actual religious practices. A worthwhile theory, according to Grimes, must be practice-oriented, and practices are most effectively studied by field research methods. The Craft of Ritual Studies melds together a systematic theory and method capable of underwriting the cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of...
In religious studies, theory and method research has long been embroiled in a polarized debate over scientific versus theological perspectives. Ronald...
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Sharia or Shura: Contending Approaches to Muslim Politics in Nigeria and Senegal
ISBN: 9780739175644 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the differences in Muslim attitudes and approaches to the public square in sub-Saharan Africa via a comparative-historical analysis of Muslim politics in Northern Nigeria and Senegal since independence in 1960. While Northern Nigeria has been mired in intermittent religious conflicts and violence, Senegal has maintained peaceful and tolerant relationships in inter-faith and public affairs. Yet, the two Muslim societies had similar Islamic backgrounds in Sufi orders --Qadiriya and Tijaniya in Northern Nigeria; and Tijaniya, Muridiya, Qadiriya and Lahiniya in Senegal -- known...
This book explores the differences in Muslim attitudes and approaches to the public square in sub-Saharan Africa via a comparative-historical analysis...
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441,41 zł |
Islam, Christianity and Tradition: A Comparative Exploration
ISBN: 9780748623921 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Offers a unique comparative exploration of the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity.The idea of 'tradition' has enjoyed a variety of senses and definitions in Islam and Christianity, but both have cleaved at certain times to a supposedly 'golden age' of tradition from the past. The author suggests there has been a chain of thinkers from classical Islam to the twentieth century who share a common interest in ijtihad (or independent thinking). Drawing on past and present evidence, and using Christian tradition as a focus for contrast and comparison, the author highlights the seemingly...
Offers a unique comparative exploration of the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity.The idea of 'tradition' has enjoyed a variety of senses and...
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160,49 zł |
Islamic Fashion and Anti-Fashion: New Perspectives from Europe and North America
ISBN: 9780857853356 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Introducing innovative new research from international scholars working on Islamic fashion and its critics, Islamic Fashion and Anti-Fashion provides a global perspective on muslim dress practices. The book takes a broad geographic sweep, bringing together the sartorial experiences of Muslims in locations as diverse as Paris, the Canadian Prairie, Swedish and Italian bath houses and former socialist countries of Eastern Europe. What new Islamic dress practices and anxieties are emerging in these different locations? How far are they shaped by local circumstances, migration... Introducing innovative new research from international scholars working on Islamic fashion and its critics, Islamic Fashion and Anti-Fashion |
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The Benefits of Bismillahi 'r-Rahmani 'r-Raheem & Surat Al-Fatihah
ISBN: 9781938058158 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Benefits of Bismillah 'ir-Rahman 'ir-Raheem & Surat al-Fatihah is based on advanced teachings of eminent Islamic scholars and Sufi masters. It details ancient wisdom of God's preference to be known and called upon by His Holy Names Ar-Rahman, The Most Beneficent, and Ar-Raheem, The Most Merciful, and their immense spiritual blessing. In addition, powerful benefits of Surat al-Fatihah, the most read chapter of Holy Quran that is recited in every Muslim prayer, are examined. This book will enhance studies of Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Holy Quran and Islamic mysticism (Sufism).
The Benefits of Bismillah 'ir-Rahman 'ir-Raheem & Surat al-Fatihah is based on advanced teachings of eminent Islamic scholars and Sufi masters. It det...
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Anatomy of Dissent in Islamic Societies: Ibadism, Rebellion, and Legitimacy
ISBN: 9781137371607 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anatomy of Dissent in Islam is an interdisciplinary study of political and legal dissent in Islamic civilization from the seventh century on. (7th century). Using Ibadism as a case study, this work explores the events and teachings that shaped legitimacy and rebellion, orthodoxy and sectarianism, and law and culture in Islamic societies.
Anatomy of Dissent in Islam is an interdisciplinary study of political and legal dissent in Islamic civilization from the seventh century on. (7th cen...
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Ritual Participation and Interreligious Dialogue: Boundaries, Transgressions and Innovations
ISBN: 9781350012370 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shared ritual practices, multi-faith celebrations, and interreligious prayers are becoming increasingly common in the USA and Europe as more people experience religious diversity first hand. While ritual participation can be seen as a powerful expression of interreligious solidarity, it also carries with it challenges of a particularly sensitive nature. Though celebrating and worshiping together can enhance interreligious relations, cross-riting may also lead some believers to question whether it is appropriate to engage in the rituals of another faith community. Some believers may... Shared ritual practices, multi-faith celebrations, and interreligious prayers are becoming increasingly common in the USA and Europe as more people... |
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Between The Call And The Prayer: (Revised Edition)
ISBN: 9781494756321 / Angielski / Miękka / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An absolute MUST READ for every individual, Muslim or Non-Muslim. A work to enlighten the reader about the prayer in Islam and its various aspects. Clarifying the most authentic way it is performed with an explanation for its actions and characteristics.
An absolute MUST READ for every individual, Muslim or Non-Muslim. A work to enlighten the reader about the prayer in Islam and its various aspects. Cl...
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Dämonenglaube im Islam
ISBN: 9783110331547 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 621 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Studies in the History and Culture of the Middle East are published as supplement to Der Islam founded in 1910 by Carl Heinrich Becker, an early practitioner of the modern study of Islam. Following Becker's lead, the mission of the series is the study of past societies of the Middle East, their belief systems, and their underlying social and economic relations, from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia, and from the Ukrainian steppes to the highlands of Yemen. Publications in the series draw on the philological groundwork generated by the literary tradition, but in their... Studies in the History and Culture of the Middle East are published as supplement to Der Islam founded in 1910 by Carl Heinrich B... |
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Islamic Reform and Colonial Discourse on Modernity in India: Socio-Political and Religious Thought of Vakkom Moulavi
ISBN: 9781137383136 / Angielski / Twarda / 243 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Kerala, Vakkom Moulavi motivated Muslims to embrace modernity, especially modern education, in order to reap maximum benefit. In this process, he initiated numerous religious reforms. However, he held fairly ambivalent attitudes towards individualism, materialism and secularization, defending Islam against the attacks of Christian missionaries.
In Kerala, Vakkom Moulavi motivated Muslims to embrace modernity, especially modern education, in order to reap maximum benefit. In this process, he i...
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Charm of Graves: Perceptions of Death and After-Death Among the Negev Bedouin
ISBN: 9781845195847 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work provides a detailed picture of burial, mourning rituals, commemoration practices, and veneration of the dead among the Negev Bedouin, the nomadic tribes of Arabs who live in the Negev region of Israel. Bringing together integrated findings of three scholars, based on decades of field work that combine close to 65 years of scrutiny, "The Charm of Graves" shows how the varied attitudes, beliefs, and customs surrounding each gravesite, when combined on a longitudinal scale, reveal changes over time in beliefs and practices in grave worship and burial, mourning and condolence customs....
This work provides a detailed picture of burial, mourning rituals, commemoration practices, and veneration of the dead among the Negev Bedouin, the no...
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Muslims in Ireland: Past and Present
ISBN: 9780748696888 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since 9/11, the interest in Muslims in Europe has increased significantly. There has been much public debate and academic research focused on Muslims living in larger Western European countries like Britain, France or Germany, but little is known of Muslims in Ireland. This book fills this gap, providing a complete study of this unexplored Muslim presence, from the arrival of the first Muslim resident in Cork, in the southwest of Ireland, in 1784 until mass immigration to the Republic of Ireland during the 'Celtic Tiger' period from the mid-1990s onwards. Muslim immigration and settlement in...
Since 9/11, the interest in Muslims in Europe has increased significantly. There has been much public debate and academic research focused on Muslims ...
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465,94 zł |