Middle East Religions category: 3324 books
Sufism
A New History of Islamic Mysticism
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
A pathbreaking history of Sufism, from the earliest centuries of Islam to the present
After centuries as the most important ascetic-mystical strand of Islam, Sufism saw a sharp decline in the twentieth century, only to experience a stunning revival in recent decades. In this comprehensive new...
by Roy Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
What is Islamic Philosophy? offers a broad introduction to Islamic thought, from its origins to the many challenging issues facing Muslims in the contemporary world. The chapters explore early Islamic philosophy and trace its development through key themes and figures up to the twenty-first century.
Topics...
Diversity and Unity in Islamic Civilization
A Religious, Political, Cultural, and Historical Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
An, erudite, and invaluable contribution to the philosophical, religious, political, cultural, and historical dynamism of the Islamic civilization. ZARREEN AKBAR, Scholar of Islamic Literature.
In this exceptionally impressive and brilliant book, Mirza Ashraf, rationally discusses and analyses...
Islam, Context, Pluralism and Democracy
Classical and Modern Interpretations
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Islam, Context, Pluralism and Democracy aspires to clarify the tensions and congruences between the revelational and the rational, the text and the context, the limits and the horizons of contextualization in Islam, as these emanate from the Islamic interpretative tradition.
This book examines...
Scientific and Political Freedom in Islam
A Critical Reading of the Modernist-Apologetic School
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017
The modernist-apologetic approach to the relation between revelation and science and politics has been a central part of Arab discourses on the future of Muslim societies for over a century. This approach introduced historical and theological narratives and interpretative mechanisms that contextualize...
Reconfiguring Islamic Tradition
Reform, Rationality, and Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2008
Samira Haj conceptualizes Islam through a close reading of two Muslim reformers—Muhammad ibn 'Abdul Wahhab (1703–1787) and Muhammad 'Abduh (1849–1905)—each representative of a distinct trend, chronological as well as philosophical, in modern Islam. Their works are examined primarily through...
Islam in Retrospect
Recovering the Message
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2014
Islam, in many of its current guises, no longer resembles its original Message. In a world of intractable conflicts plagued by political Islam and Islamophobia-and where other forms of fundamentalism within the major religious creeds are on the rise, as well-this book serves as a reminder. It aims to...
Understanding Muslim Discourse
Language, Tradition, and the Message of Bin Laden
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
Understanding Muslim Discourse provides a well-illustrated account of the major ideas currently in use within the Muslim discourse, and also examines the mechanics whereby Bin Laden's message has become popular, legitimate, and one of the most dominant voices in this discourse. The book, therefore,...
Islam, Modernity and a New Millennium
Themes from a Critical Rationalist Reading of Islam
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
As the world becomes increasingly globalised Islam faces some important choices. Does it seek to "modernise" in line with the cultures in which it is practised, or does it retain its traditions even if they are at odds with the surrounding society? This book utilizes a critical rationalist...
"Mysticism" in Iran
The Safavid Roots of a Modern Concept
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
“Mysticism” in Iran is an in-depth analysis of significant transformations in the religious landscape of Safavid Iran that led to the marginalization of Sufism and the eventual emergence of ‘irfan as an alternative Shi‘i model of spirituality. Ata Anzali draws on a treasure-trove of manuscripts...
Women, War & Hypocrites
Studying the Qur'an
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
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...
Defenders of Reason in Islam
Mu'tazililism from Medieval School to Modern Symbol
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Drawing on texts both ancient and modern, this book explores rational theology in Islam, from ninth and tenth century Mu'tazilism to rationalist modernist scholarship.
Oasis n. 21, Islam at the Crossroads. Tradition, Reform and Jihad
June 2015 (English Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
The current crisis has grown out of a long century of renewal and closure. Lessons from the past and today’s debate. OASIS Year XI - n. 21 - June 2015 - The Long Century of Islam - Martino Diez - How ‘Abduh’s Ca an brought forth today’s Islamic Ideologies - Sherif Younis - The Ways of Reform...
by AL EMID
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
I decided to write this book – much to the affable chagrin of some friends and colleagues who wondered why I would tackle a topic so complex – because the story of ISIS continues as one of the more important narratives now occupying our thoughts and our media. I wanted to go deeper than the restrictions...