The Babm And Baha'm Religions 1844-1944
This book examines the extensive writings and documents about the history of the Baha'i Faith by Western authors not themselves Baha'is. Some contemporary Western accounts of the early Babm and Bah...
Islamic Fundamentalism: The Story Of Islamist Movements
By viewing Islamic fundamentalism as a reactive response to modern challenges and political structures, this book presents a striking analysis of how and why Islamic values have become such a potent c...
Understanding Christian-Muslim Relations
Improved understanding between Christians and Muslims is a crucial prerequisite for universal peace and justice. This book aims to investigate Islam's place in the world, Muslim aspirations vis-a-vis ...
My Soul Is A Woman: The Feminine In Islam
An internationally acclaimed scholar, who has dedicated more than fifty years of her life to understanding the Islamic world.Annemarie Schimmel examines a much-misunderstood feature of Islam: the role...
Islam, Modernity, Violence, And Everyday Life
This book questions the logic and basis of the comparisons between "Islamic" and "Western" values and cultures in today's public discourse in the West. The book calls attention to inadequacies in disc...
Faith, Ideology And Fear: Muslim Identities Within And Beyond Prisons
Based on four years anthropological research within prisons and Muslim communities in the UK, this book offers a unique discussion of the relationship between the experience of prison among Muslims an...
Literature, Gender, And Nation-Building In Nineteenth-Century Egypt: The Life And Works Of A'isha Taymur
This book examines how the process of nation-building in Egypt helped transform Egypt from an Ottoman province to an Arabic speaking national community. Through the discussion of the life and works of...
Islam And Education: Myths And Truths
In this timely volume based on a special issue of "Comparative Economic Review," leading comparative education scholars explore the world of education in Islam from the medieval era to today, illumina...
A Muslim's Pocket Guide To Christianity
Relations between Muslim and Christian communities have been tested in recent years, with mutual misunderstandings often prevalent on both sides. To improve relations there needs to be clearer picture...
Islam And The Victorians
This book brings to life Victorian Britain's conceptions and misconceptions of the Muslim World using a thorough investigation of varied cultural sources of the period. She discovers the prevailing re...
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