Jihad: From Qu'ran To Bin Laden
Jihad, ranging in concept from personal inner struggle to outright holy war, dates to the earliest manifestations of Islam. This book locates the origin of jihad, traces its evolution as an idea, and ...
The Church In The Shadow Of The Mosque: Christians And Muslims In The World Of Islam
""The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque" is a book of uncommon learning and profound insight. The clarity of understanding, conciseness of presentation, and lucid command of deeper ramifications are ...
The West And Islam: Religion And Political Thought In World History
This comparative history of political thought examines what the Western and Islamic approaches to politics had in common and where they diverged. The book considers how various ancient and medieval th...
Cheng Ho And Islam In Southeast Asia
Tan Ta Sen has modestly suggested that, as a book to illustrate the peaceful impact of culture contact, he is concerned to show how such cultural influences not only led to transmissions, conversions ...
Political Thought In Islam: A Study In Intellectual Boundaries
This book is a study of political thought in Islam from the viewpoint of the history of ideas and the relevance of these ideas to contemporary Arabic political discourse. The author examines the use...
Muslims, Christians, And The Challenge Of Interfaith Dialogue
The attacks of September 11, 2001 instantly heightened the American public's sensitivity toward matters of religious difference. Many Americans realized not only that non-Muslims need to learn more ab...
The Most Learned Of The Shia: The Institution Of The Marja Taqlid
This collection of essays explores the nature of political and religious leadership in Shi'ism. Contributors look at a variety of critical historical periods--from medieval to modern--to reveal the so...
The Politicization Of Islam: Reconstructing Identity, State, Faith, And Community In The Late Ottoman State
Combining international and domestic perspectives, this book analyzes the transformation of the Ottoman Empire over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It views privatization of state lands and th...
The Life Of Mahomet (Volume 1); With Introductory Chapters On The Original Sources For The Biography Of Mahomet, And On The Pre-Islamite
The publisher of this book utilises modern printing technologies as well as photocopying processes for reprinting and preserving rare works of literature that are out-of-print or on the verge of becom...
Sacred Rage: The Wrath Of Militant Islam
For a generation, Muslim extremists have targeted Americans in an escalation of terror that culminated in the September 11 attacks. Our shared confusion -- Who are the attackers? Why are we targets? -...
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