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Differences: The Bible and the Koran
ISBN: 9781581823493 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since September 11, 2001, many people have been asking, What is Islam? Is it a peaceful religion? Who was Muhammad? What is the Koran? How does the Koran differ from the Bible? What, if anything, does the Bible have to say about events like the extremist attacks on America and across the world? Differences: The Bible and the Koran was written to give readers a brief introduction to the Bible and the Koran. It is a topical compilation of passages from the two books, offering insights into the teachings of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Written in layman's language with an easy-to-read...
Since September 11, 2001, many people have been asking, What is Islam? Is it a peaceful religion? Who was Muhammad? What is the Koran? How does the Ko...
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Bible and Qu'ran: Essays in Scriptural Intertextuality
ISBN: 9781589830646 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Bible and the Qur'an share a common discourse based on stories and legends associated with certain paradigmatic characters like Noah, Abraham, and Moses. Yet most biblical scholars are unfamiliar with the rich contents of Islamicate scriptural lore. The nine essays in the present volume, all from scholars who center their research on the intersections of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literary traditions, explore various aspects of the textual and behavioral connections discernible among these three major religious communities. The book will appeal to students and scholars of Bible and...
The Bible and the Qur'an share a common discourse based on stories and legends associated with certain paradigmatic characters like Noah, Abraham, and...
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Narrative and Identity: An Ethical Reading of Exodus 4
ISBN: 9789004158559 / Angielski / Twarda / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Using Ricoeur's theories of narrative and identity, and their ethical implications, this book offers a multi-disciplinary Asian reading of Moses' reverse migration in Exodus 4:18-26, in light of the liminal experience of global economic migration. The work demonstrates the productivity of Ricoeur's threefold movement of prefiguration, configuration, and refiguration for OT studies and contemporary realities. By bringing together the world of an ancient text, a nuanced reading of the text's narrative movement and its history of interpretation, and the bittersweet realities of Filipino overseas...
Using Ricoeur's theories of narrative and identity, and their ethical implications, this book offers a multi-disciplinary Asian reading of Moses' reve...
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Dialogue and Interfaith Witness with Muslims
ISBN: 9780979601934 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This edition provides guidelines for sharing the Christian faith with Muslims in dialogue rather than monologue. It faces squarely the thorny questions of the Cross, the Son of God, the Gospel of Barnabas, and intermarriage with Muslims. (Christian)
This edition provides guidelines for sharing the Christian faith with Muslims in dialogue rather than monologue. It faces squarely the thorny question...
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The Hidden Message in the Bible
ISBN: 9780980119701 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Halloum argues that there are clear messages in the Bible about the coming of the Prophet Mohammad and Islam, and that Jesus was not God, nor the son of God, but only a prophet who delivered God's message.
Halloum argues that there are clear messages in the Bible about the coming of the Prophet Mohammad and Islam, and that Jesus was not God, nor the son ...
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The Quranic Calligraphy Classics
ISBN: 9781425759940 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Self and Secrecy in Early Islam
ISBN: 9781570037542 / Angielski / Twarda / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this comparative analysis of the significance of keeping and revealing secrets in early Islamic culture, Khan works with a broad range of Arabo-Islamic texts to map interconnections between concepts of secrecy and identity. In early Islamic discourse, Khan maintains, individual identity is integrally linked to a psychology of secrecy and revelation. Khan further maintains that secrecy and identity demarcate boundaries for interpersonal relations when governed by the cultural norms of discretion espoused in these texts. As evidence for her study, Khan explores religious and literary...
In this comparative analysis of the significance of keeping and revealing secrets in early Islamic culture, Khan works with a broad range of Arabo-Isl...
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Natural Republic: Reclaiming Islam from within
ISBN: 9780979671586 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. SHORTLY AFTER the end of the revelation of the Qur'an and the death of the Prophet Mohammed, Muslims splintered into various sects, with each group claiming that they were the only ones who retained the true message of Islam. The unfortunate truth is that none of them had followed the message and teachings of the Qur'an, abandoning it for the message and opinions of their scholars and leaders. THE NATURAL REPUBLIC is a long overdue attempt to return to the pure teachings of the Qur'an and abandon all sectarianism. However, please note that this book is not for the fainthearted reader as the...
SHORTLY AFTER the end of the revelation of the Qur'an and the death of the Prophet Mohammed, Muslims splintered into various sects, with each group cl...
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Deviancy in Early Rabbinic Literature: A Collection of Socio-Anthropological Essays
ISBN: 9789004158337 / Angielski / Twarda / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Deviancy in Early Rabbinic Literature deals with the status of those groups and individuals who, for various reasons, appear to have no place in mainstream Rabbinic Jewish society, or may be perceived by that society as posing a threat to its norms and to its very existence. The book examines the thoughts and attitudes of the Rabbis set forth in various sections of the Mishnah, Tosefta and Talmud. Deviant groups studied include witches, prostitutes, Gentiles, bastards, Nazirites, soldiers, Kutites, the disabled and the menstruous woman. Social anthropological methodologies are used to...
Deviancy in Early Rabbinic Literature deals with the status of those groups and individuals who, for various reasons, appear to have no place i...
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Reading the Qur'ān in Latin Christendom, 1140-1560
ISBN: 9780812220629 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reading the Qur'ān in Latin Christendom, 1140-1560 Thomas E. Burman Winner of the 2007 Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History "Superbly documented and highly convincing."--TLS "This book is a tour de force of interdisciplinary scholarship that deserves a wide readership among medievalists and Islamicists alike."--American Historical Review "Singularly original both in the kinds of sources it uses and in its analyses and conclusions. . . . A major contribution that will change the way medieval and Renaissance history of Muslim-Christian relations is written."--Dimitri...
Reading the Qur'ān in Latin Christendom, 1140-1560 Thomas E. Burman Winner of the 2007 Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History "Superbly documen...
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UFO's in the Quran
ISBN: 9781606931585 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With over a billion followers spread across the world, Islam today stands as the second largest and the fastest growing religion of our time. I wonder how many of these over one billion followers know that their religious scriptures mention spacecrafts that visited the deserts of Arabia during Prophet Muhammad's time. To most Muslims, it will come as a great surprise that the pagan Arabs, who opposed the Prophet, worshipped alien visitors from outer space These alien visitors (or sky-gods as they were understood by pagan Arabs) are mentioned repeatedly in the Quran and the Hadeeth. Yet, in...
With over a billion followers spread across the world, Islam today stands as the second largest and the fastest growing religion of our time. I wonder...
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Sacred Tropes: Tanakh, New Testament, and Qur'an as Literature and Culture
ISBN: 9789004177529 / Angielski / Twarda / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contemporary sacred text scholarship has been stimulated by a number of intersecting trends: a surging interest in religion, sacred texts, and inspirational issues; burgeoning developments in and applications of literary theories; intensifying academic focus on diverse cultures whether for education or scholarship. Although much has been written individually about Tanakh, New Testament, and Qur'an, no collection combines an examination of all three. Sacred Tropes interweaves Tanakh, New Testament, and Qur'an essays. Contributors collectively and also often individually use mixed literary...
Contemporary sacred text scholarship has been stimulated by a number of intersecting trends: a surging interest in religion, sacred texts, and inspira...
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The Qur'anic Term Kalala: Studies in Arabic Language and Poetry, Hadit, Tafsir, and Fiqh: Notes on the Origins of Islamic Law
ISBN: 9780748619160 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Part of the JAIS Monographs seriesThe term kalala (meaning leaving no parents or children as heirs) occurs twice in the Qur'an. Wide divergences exist regarding its interpretation both in translations of the Qur'an and amongst scholars, while dictionaries generally pass over its technical meaning.This book discusses the origins of these diverging views regarding collateral inheritance, drawing on early poetry, the works of lexicographers and grammarians, Hadith, Qur'anic commentary, and numerous works of jurisprudence. It demonstrates how the particular interpretation of the term kalala by...
Part of the JAIS Monographs seriesThe term kalala (meaning leaving no parents or children as heirs) occurs twice in the Qur'an. Wide divergences exist...
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Shi'i Interpretations of Islam: Three Treatises on Theology and Eschatology
ISBN: 9781848855946 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most prominent Muslim scholars and scientists of the medieval era, the Persian polymath Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201-1274) joined the Shi'a Nizari Ismaili community at a young age, as the armies of Genghis Khan poured across his homeland. In the course of a long and eminent career, first under the patronage of the Ismailis at the fortress of Alamut, and later with the conquering Mongols, he produced over 150 works on diverse subjects from theology and philosophy to mathematics and astronomy. His principal works on Ismaili doctrine, the Rawda-yi taslim (The Paradise of... One of the most prominent Muslim scholars and scientists of the medieval era, the Persian polymath Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201-1274) joined the Shi'a N... |
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Qur'an Translation: Discourse, Texture and Exegesis
ISBN: 9780415616379 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explains Qur'an translational problems, and provides an account of the unique syntactic, semantic, phonetic, prosodic, pragmatic and rhetorical features of the Qur'an.
This book explains Qur'an translational problems, and provides an account of the unique syntactic, semantic, phonetic, prosodic, pragmatic and rhetori...
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New Perspectives on the Qur'an : The Qur'an in its Historical Context 2
ISBN: 9780415615488 / Angielski / Twarda / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book continues the work of The Qur'A n in its Historical Context, in which an international group of scholars address an expanded range of topics on the Qur'A n and its origins, looking beyond medieval Islamic traditions to present the Qur'A n's own conversation with the religions and literatures of its day. Particular attention is paid to recent debates and controversies in the field, and to uncovering the Qur'A n's relationship with Judaism and Christianity. After a foreword by Abdolkarim Soroush, chapters by renowned experts cover: Method in Qur'A nic Studies; Analysis of material...
This book continues the work of The Qur'A n in its Historical Context, in which an international group of scholars address an expanded range of topics...
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Women, War & Hypocrites: Studying the Qur'an
ISBN: 9781897009536 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Robert Campbell's Reading the Qur'an in English is an introductory guide to help readers experience the Qur'an on its own terms. Following his guidance, in conjunction with reading an English language version of the Qur'an, can reveal a great deal about the nature of Islam and about how the Qur'an compares with other Abrahamic scriptures. People who are unwilling or unable to delve into the text of the Qur'an on their own will always be at risk of having their opinions shaped by others. In this new book, Dr. Campbell expands the journey through his analysis of the thematic structure of the...
Robert Campbell's Reading the Qur'an in English is an introductory guide to help readers experience the Qur'an on its own terms. Following his guidanc...
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19 Nineteen: God's Signature in Nature and Scripture
ISBN: 9780979671593 / Angielski / Miękka / 622 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Code 19 was hidden in the 74th chapter of the Quran and discovered by the author's colleague, Dr. Rashad Khalifa, an Egyptian-American biochemist, in 1974. The code suggests a "Copernican revolution" in theology of religions. Instead of Krishna-centered, Jesus-centered, or Muhammad-centered religions, people must turn to the original center, to the God-centered model.
Code 19 was hidden in the 74th chapter of the Quran and discovered by the author's colleague, Dr. Rashad Khalifa, an Egyptian-American biochemist, in ...
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Dschihad gestern und heute
ISBN: 9783110245691 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Der dritte im Rahmen der Julius-Wellhausen-Vorlesung erscheinende Band behandelt den Dschihad vornehmlich als historisches Phanomen. Van Ess erklart die gegenwartige Entwicklung nicht nur vom Koran und der Prophetentradition her, sondern auch als Ergebnis jahrhundertelanger Uberlegungen zur sachgemaen Interpretation des Begriffs. Da die heutige islamische Welt von westlichen Vorstellungen mitgepragt sei, liege die Vermutung nahe, dass in der gegenwartigen Verwirklichung des Dschihad westliche Handlungsmuster ebenso wie islamische Denkformen zum Ausdruck kommen. Der dritte im Rahmen der Julius-Wellhausen-Vorlesung erscheinende Band behandelt den Dschihad vornehmlich als historisches Phanomen. Van E... |
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Tafsir: Interpreting the Qur'an
ISBN: 9780415580748 / Angielski / Twarda / 2152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Within the classical Islamic tradition, the field of Qur'anic exegesis, more commonly referred to as tafsir, occupies a revered place among the traditional Muslim sciences. Although tafsir encompasses various approaches to the explication of the Qur an and these include legal, theological, rhetorical, linguistic, mystical, literary, and philosophical treatments, it is the technical tools and methodologies applied in Qur anic exegesis and the history of their development which make the discipline so unique in its Islamic context. Given the significance of tafsir within the religious... Within the classical Islamic tradition, the field of Qur'anic exegesis, more commonly referred to as tafsir, occupies a revered place among the tra... |
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