Mapping the diverse images of Islam and Muslims in educational texts as reproduced in national contexts across Europe and neighboring regions, "Narrating Islam" explores both historical perceptions an...
How did an obscure Islamic visionary found an empire? The Almohad Empire at its zenith in the 12th century was the major power in the Mediterranean and North Africa, ruling a huge region from the Atla...
Recent political and social events, as well as advances in science and technology, have posed challenges to the traditional Muslim discourse on ethics. In this book, new in paperback, Amyn B. Sajoo ...
The Iranian revolution still baffles most Western observers. Few considered the rise of theocracy in a modernized state possible, and fewer thought it might result from a popular revolution. Said Amir...
The Assassins are among the most compelling figures of medieval history, with a reputation as drug-crazed fanatics who murdered their enemies and terrorised the medieval world. Since the colourful tal...
Addressing the sociological, cultural, and religious aspects of the Gulen movement, this insider's look also explores the failure experienced by many other Islamic movements that attempted to combine ...
An immense building campaign, initiated in 1590-91 at the millennial threshold of the Islamic calendar (1000 A.H.), transformed Isfahan from a provincial, medieval, and largely Sunni city into an urba...
Walter B. Denny, Professor of Art History at the University of Massachusetts, offers new perspectives on one of the most popular Islamic art forms. Covering both Iznik pieces de forme and the famous I...
Part of The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series, "Islam, Politics, Anthropology" offers critical reflections on past and current studies of Islam and politics in a...
The greatest impact of Islam on history has been cultural; however this aspect of Islamic history has been neglected in comparison to political and judicial history. Russian historian V.V. Bartold, wa...
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