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Paperback. An examination of the rise of Islam, the life of Muhammad, and the Islamic principles of faith. Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair describe the golden age of the Abbasids, the Mongol invasions, and the great Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires that emerged in their wake. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 colour plates, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBTB; HRAX; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300094220
ISBN
9780300094220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Electronic book text. The essays in this volume tell the stories of Chinese Muslim intellectuals trying to create satisfying, safe and coherent lives at the intersection of two potentially conflicting cultures. Editor(s): Lipman, Jonathan (Mount Holyoke College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRAX; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426459
ISBN
9781474426459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. A collection of essays by some of the most accomplished scholars in the field exploring the life and legacy of the Prophet. Editor(s): Brockopp, Jonathan E. Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLP1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468. Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion. 344 pages, 14 b/w illus. 3 maps. Editor(s): Brockopp, Jonathan E. A collection of essays by some of the most accomplished scholars in the field exploring the life and legacy of the Prophet. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLP1. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 468.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521713726
ISBN
9780521713726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.40

Paperback. Traces the story of America's Muslims from the seventeenth-century slave trade to the eighteenth-century immigration wave to the Nation of Islam. Drawing on interviews in communities from industrial Michigan to rural California, Curiel portrays the diversity of practices, cultures and observances that make up Muslim America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855991
ISBN
9781848855991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Jonathan A. Brown presents both the Muslim version of Muhammad's life, as well as the efforts of Western scholars to uncover the historical Muhammad. He considers the prominent roles that Muhammad's persona has played in the lives of Muslims throughout history, looking at his life and legacy. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199559282
ISBN
9780199559282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. A much needed and timely work on the contentious issues of Islamic thought in the modern world Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747828
ISBN
9781780747828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.68

Paperback. A useful introduction to the social, political, cultural and religious position of Muslims living in contemporary Europe. It describes the history of early European Muslims and outlines the causes and courses of 20th-century Muslim immigration. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; HRHP; JFFN; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474409339
ISBN
9781474409339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. The values of traditionalist Islam are often portrayed as inherently hostile to those of a modern, pluralistic society. This book shatters many of these stereotypes. Jonah Blank provides a first-hand account of the Daudi Bohra to show how a premodern clerical elite has embraced modernity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRH; JFC; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226056777
ISBN
9780226056777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. Traces how each community has come to revere Abraham as an exemplar of its own spiritual teachings and practices. This book reveals how the increasingly conventional notion of equally "Abrahamic" religions derives from a dangerous misunderstanding of key biblical and Qur'anic texts, and fails to do full justice to any of the traditions. Series: Library of Jewish Ideas. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAX; HRC; HRH; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155692
ISBN
9780691155692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Series: Library of Jewish Ideas. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRH; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163550
ISBN
9780691163550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.92

Paperback. Medieval Christian writers distorted the teachings of Islam and caricatured its believers in a variety of ways. What ideological purposes did these offensive portrayals serve? This book provides a comprehensive study of Christian polemical responses to Islam in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HRAF; HRAX; HRCM; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546. Islam in the Medieval European Imagination. 400 pages. Medieval Christian writers distorted the teachings of Islam and caricatured its believers in a variety of ways. What ideological purposes did these offensive portrayals serve? This book provides a comprehensive study of Christian polemical responses to Islam in the Middle Ages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HRAF; HRAX; HRCM; HRH. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight: 546.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123334
ISBN
9780231123334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
488
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147055
ISBN
9780691147055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HRHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504783
ISBN
9780674504783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.56

Paperback. Offering a global overview of Islamic hagiography, this book describes the characters beyond the Qur'an and Hadith. It is suitable for approaching the vast geographical and chronological sweep of Islamic civilization. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520251984
ISBN
9780520251984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Renard, John. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HRHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281899
ISBN
9780520281899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. In light of the widespread public perception of incompatibility between Islam and Christianity, this book provides a comparison of these two great faith traditions from a broad theological perspective. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462. Theological Themes in Comparative Perspective. 344 pages. In light of the widespread public perception of incompatibility between Islam and Christianity, this book provides a comparison of these two great faith traditions from a broad theological perspective. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRH. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 21. Weight: 466.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266780
ISBN
9780520266780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Presents an account of a Muslim society in highland Sumatra, Indonesia. This book describes how men and women debate among themselves ideas of what Islam is and should be - as it pertains to all areas of their lives, from work to worship. It analyzes the tension between the local and universal in everyday life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRH; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691028705
ISBN
9780691028705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.29
€ 55.72

Paperback. This is a single-volume history of Islam. The opening chapters briefly discuss the historical background of the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century, through the rise of the Islam in 18th through 20th centuries. The final two chapters cover the significant events of the 1980s and 1990s. Num Pages: 400 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRAX; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815626398
ISBN
9780815626398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.56

paperback. Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, this book explores the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3H; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552170840
ISBN
9780552170840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 line illus. 6 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFH; HRAM2; HRH; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173108
ISBN
9780691173108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Hardback. One of the world's leading authorities on the Islamic world answers the many troubling questions raised in the wake of the September 11 attack Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRAM9; HRH; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478. Clean copy in quarter cloth over card boards. Covers showing some light shelf wear. Lacking dust wrapper but remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0008110
ISBN
9780195154351
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This exceptionally successful survey text introduces the teachings and practice of Islam from its earliest origins up to its contemporary practice. John L. Esposito, an internationally renowned expert on Islam, traces the development of Islam and its impact on world history and politics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPDC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 282 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190632151
ISBN
9780190632151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.64

Hardback. Based on careful study of the substantial and largely unpublished manuscript legacy left by the Halveti mystical order, one of the most influential Sufi orders in the Ottoman Empire, this is a history of the rise and spread of its Sa'baniyye branch between the 15th and 17th centuries. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 maps, 2 maps and 6 b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUZ; HRAX; HRHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639236
ISBN
9780748639236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 103.50

Paperback. Why do more than one billion people claim Islam as their religion? This book provides answer and takes readers on a journey to the heart of Islam, the fastest growing religion in the world. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316642
ISBN
9781933316642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.29

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