Science & Islam: A History
The story of one of history's most misunderstood yet rich and fertile periods in science: the extraordinary Islamic scientific revolution between 700 and 1400 AD �The fruits of the golden age of Isla...
India's Islamic Traditions, 711-1750
This volume, part of the 'Themes in Indian History' series, contains 17 essays on various aspects of Islamic traditions in South Asia, spanning the course of 800 years, plus an Introduction by the edi...
Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction
Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to the twenty-first century, this Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history, charting the evolutio...
Islam : A Short History
Karen Armstrong's book cuts through the clinche to reveal a faith which has inspired as many scholars, mystics and poets as soldiers.Islam,she makes clear, has not only been one of the world's most im...
Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among The Converted Peoples
"Brilliant. . . . A powerfully observed, stylistically elegant exploration." --The New York Times A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "The book's strength lies in Naipaul's extraordinary a...
Producing Islamic Knowledge: Transmission And Dissemination In Western Europe
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 o...
Islamic Liberation Theology: Resisting The Empire
This book is a radical piece of counter-intuitive thinking on the clash of civilizations theory and global politics. The author argues that after 9/11 we have not seen a new phase in a long running co...
Classical Islam: A Sourcebook Of Religious Literature
This definitive sourcebook presents more than 50 authoritative new translations of key Islamic texts. Edited and translated by three leading specialists and clearly contextualized for introductory-lev...
The Wahhabi Mission And Saudi Arabia
Wahhabism has been generating controversy since it first emerged in Arabia in the 18th century. In the wake of September 11th instant theories have emerged that try to root Osama Bin Laden's attacks o...
Contesting The Saudi State: Islamic Voices From A New Generation
The terms Wahhabi or Salafi are seen as interchangeable and frequently misunderstood by outsiders. However, as Madawi al-Rasheed explains in a fascinating exploration of Saudi Arabia in the twenty-fir...
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