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Islam
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
€ 109.33€ 82.56
€ 109.33
€ 82.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKB; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141567
- ISBN
- 9780231141567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.56
€ 109.33
€ 82.56
Shi´ite Lebanon: Transnational Religion and the Making of National Id...
Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr
Hardback. Presents a framework for understanding Shi'ite national politics in Lebanon. This book recasts the relationship between religion and nationalism in the Middle East. It reconsiders not only the politics of the established leadership of Shi'ites, but also the everyday and popular practices of identity production in Lebanon. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HRH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144261
- ISBN
- 9780231144261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 75.66
€ 99.82
€ 75.66
Shi´ite Lebanon: Transnational Religion and the Making of National Id...
Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr
Paperback. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; HRH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144278
- ISBN
- 9780231144278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- second edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147101
- ISBN
- 9780231147101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Paperback. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- second edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147118
- ISBN
- 9780231147118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Hardback. The Transformation of Muslim Societies Around the World. 160 pages, 1 map, 8 graphs, 10 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH; JHBD. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 17. Weight: 310. Translator(s): Holoch, George.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150026
- ISBN
- 9780231150026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JPFR; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498. Islam, Politics, and Modernity's Moral Predicament. 272 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRH; JPFR; JPH. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162562
- ISBN
- 9780231162562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073175
- ISBN
- 9780252073175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. A broad survey and analysis of Islamic activist movements throughout the Muslim world Editor(s): Wiktorowicz, Quintan. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; GTB; HRH; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216212
- ISBN
- 9780253216212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216267
- ISBN
- 9780253216267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.02
€ 25.99
€ 24.02
Paperback. Cultural politics and the fear of Islam Editor(s): Shryock, Andrew. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221995
- ISBN
- 9780253221995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Three of the most renowned praise poems to the Prophet, the mantle odes span the arc of Islamic history from Muhammad's lifetime, to the medieval Mamluk period, to the modern colonial era. This book not only demonstrates the relevance of these poems to contemporary scholarship but also reveals their power and beauty to the modern reader. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSB; DSC; HRHC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222060
- ISBN
- 9780253222060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. Combines historical analysis with the tools of gender studies and religious studies to compare the roles of the Virgin Mary in medieval Christianity with those of Fatima, daughter of the prophet Muhammad, in Shi'ite Islam. This book explores the proliferation of Marian imagery in Late Antiquity through the Church fathers and popular hagiography. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268042318
- ISBN
- 9780268042318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Aims to capture the metamorphosis of Islamic movement in Iran, from encounters with Great Britain and United States in the 1920s through twenty-first-century struggles between those seeking to reform Islam's role and those who take a defensive stance. This book describes how the extremism of 1960s brought more confidence to Islam-minded Iranians. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 figure, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717565
- ISBN
- 9780292717565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Explores the ebb and flow of religious fervour in Iran for over two centuries. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984551
- ISBN
- 9780295984551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. After September 11, Americans agonised over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. This book presents the inner logic of al-Qaeda and like-minded extremist groups by which they justify September 11 and other terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300122572
- ISBN
- 9780300122572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55
Hardcover. Suitable for those who have no command of the Arabic language and yet desire to understand the Qur'an, this title utilizes the semantic structure of Arabic vocabulary in revealing the meaning of the Qur'an on given issues, points or concepts. Num Pages: 1484 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 76. Weight in Grams: 3636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520043275
- ISBN
- 9780520043275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.37€ 192.82
€ 248.37
€ 192.82
Paperback. Offers an important and disquieting analysis of this particular synthesis of religion and politics. The author sees Islamic fundamentalism as the result of Islam's confrontation with modernity and not only - as it is widely believed - economic adversity. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSR2; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition,Revised
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236905
- ISBN
- 9780520236905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
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€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06