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Islam

Hardback. Through a comparative ethnographic study of memory, spiritual cultural heritage, and attitudes towards state power in two villages in western Turkey, this book describes living and evolving Sunni Islam. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HRHP; JFSF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783309
ISBN
9780804783309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.31

Paperback. Through a comparative ethnographic study of memory, spiritual cultural heritage, and attitudes towards state power in two villages in western Turkey, this book describes living and evolving Sunni Islam. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HRHP; JFSF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786607
ISBN
9780804786607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. This book tells the story of how Shari'ati developed a language of political Islam, speaking in an idiom intelligible to the Iranian public and subverting the Shah's regime and its claim to legitimacy. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230113336
ISBN
9780230113336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 47.41

Paperback. Did you know that blue eyes, baldness, bad breath and boils were all considered bodily 'blights' by Medieval Arabs, as were cross eyes, lameness and deafness? What assumptions about bodies influenced this particular vision of physical difference? How did blighted people view their own bodies? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLH; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695881
ISBN
9780748695881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.17

Paperback. Suitable as a reference for those requiring information on the Islamic religion and culture, this companion outlines the development of Islam from its beginnings in Mecca to its growth into a major world religion. It also includes biographies of individuals who have influenced the interpretation of Islamic dogma, politics, and culture. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
The History Press LTD
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752438696
ISBN
9780752438696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Hardback. Are today's radical Islamic groups restoring Islam to an earlier model of religiously inspired politics, as they claim, or are they introducing striking innovations? A leading scholar of the Muslim world investigates these issues in the context of the broad reaches of Muslim history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120388
ISBN
9780231120388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.82
€ 90.75

Paperback. Are today's radical Islamic groups restoring Islam to an earlier model of religiously inspired politics, as they claim, or are they introducing striking innovations? A leading scholar of the Muslim world investigates these issues in the context of the broad reaches of Muslim history. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120395
ISBN
9780231120395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Electronic book text. The first volume situates Counsel for Kings in its historical context. The second volume gives direct access to a substantial portion of the text through translation and commentary. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature Eup. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRAB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426411
ISBN
9781474426411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Electronic book text. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature Eup. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; DSB; HRAB; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426428
ISBN
9781474426428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.26

Hardcover. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach to an Arabic mirror, this study evokes the mentality of the distinctive environment - the border region. It covers the literary, cultural, political and historical contexts and their confluence in Pseudo Mawardi's Nasihat al muluk. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; DSK; HPDC; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748696987
ISBN
9780748696987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.76
€ 120.22

Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 1990. Num Pages: 386 pages, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226319629
ISBN
9780226319629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. One of the most controversial issues that divided Islamic philosophers and theologians for many centuries was whether human beings would have a spiritual or bodily existence after death. Suhrawardi, a pivotal figure in the history of Islamic philosophy, made a crucial contribution to this debate, with his idea of a world of image. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 black and white illustrations, 10 black and white tables. BIC Classification: HPDC; HRHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474415859
ISBN
9781474415859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 103.50

Hardcover. This study gives priority to the jurists' intellectual operations throughout the Muslim world, covering the historical development of Islamic jurisprudence from the middle of 4th century. The book relies on Arabic primary sources to give an impartial presentation of the jurists and produce an accurate memory of the past using objective knowledge. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HRH; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137580900
ISBN
9781137580900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.40

Hardcover. This book presents a new reading and understanding of Islamic jurisprudence's history from its earliest period. The book uses a variety of Arabic primary sources to provide a critical assessment of the history, development, and impact of Islamic jurisprudence in the Muslim world. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137580894
ISBN
9781137580894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.74

Paperback. * Poignant first-hand account of life for a young Afghani woman under the Taliban * Like Desert Flower, this simple human story is a powerful way to tell readers around the world of the plight of a people, and this book couldn't be more timely Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BGA; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd London
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860499616
ISBN
9781860499616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. This book offers an original approach to Salafism taking into account the internal dynamics of the Yemeni branch of the movement as well as its relationship to its complex and evolving context. Laurent Bonnefoy focuses on the allegedly apolitical Salafi doctrine but most importantly references the everyday practices of its followers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; HRAM2; HRAM9; HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041317
ISBN
9781849041317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.30

Paperback. Explores aspects of Arab Muslim life that are, at first glance, perplexing to Westerners. This title argues that the common thread is the importance Arabs place on the negotiation of interpersonal relationships - a link that helps to explain actions as seemingly unfathomable as suicide bombing and as elusive as Quranic interpretation. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226726175
ISBN
9780226726175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Lewisohn, Leonard. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2BXF; 3H; DSBB; DSC; HRHX; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784532123
ISBN
9781784532123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRHT; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137430
ISBN
9780231137430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. A study of the role of death rites in the making of Islamic society. This book describes how Muslims wailed for the deceased, prepared corpses for burial, marched in funerary processions, and prayed for the dead, highlighting the specific economic and political factors involved in these rituals as well as key religious and sexual divisions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137423
ISBN
9780231137423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.32
€ 83.75

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