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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€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
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€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
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€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18
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
- 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€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94
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
€ 104.11€ 79.73
€ 104.11
€ 79.73
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. 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
€ 104.11€ 79.73
€ 104.11
€ 79.73
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€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
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
€ 99.37€ 76.26
€ 99.37
€ 76.26
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
€ 108.84€ 83.22
€ 108.84
€ 83.22
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
€ 108.84€ 83.22
€ 108.84
€ 83.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBLC1; HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136129
- ISBN
- 9780231136129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.35€ 57.11
€ 73.35
€ 57.11
Paperback. Exploring the intersections of biography and autobiography, East and West, faith and reason, Finding Fran tells the story of two high school friends who took radically different paths: Lois Banner became an academic feminist, while Fran Huneke converted to Islam, joining the mystical Sufi Order and moving to Egypt. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: BG; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112178
- ISBN
- 9780231112178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. Exploring the intersections of biography and autobiography, East and West, faith and reason, Finding Fran tells the story of two high school friends who took radically different paths: Lois Banner became an academic feminist, while Fran Huneke converted to Islam, joining the mystical Sufi Order and moving to Egypt. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: BG; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112161
- ISBN
- 9780231112161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84€ 83.22
€ 108.84
€ 83.22
Paperback. Nineteenth-century philologist and Biblical critic William Robertson Smith famously concluded that the sacred status of holy places derives not from their intrinsic nature, but from their social character. Building upon this insight, this work uses Islamic legal texts to analyze the rituals and objects associated with the sanctuary at Mecca. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 35. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226888040
- ISBN
- 9780226888040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. The author was employed as consultant for the Islamic fundamentalist Shari'a Movement's project to unite Muslims and non-Muslims in Khartoum's shanty towns. His book examines the use of Islam as a tool for political transformation and discusses religious discourse in Africa. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226758701
- ISBN
- 9780226758701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
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€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. Series: Textual Sources for the Study of Religion S. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226720630
- ISBN
- 9780226720630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. In "Islam Translated", the author uses the "Book of One Thousand Questions" as a means to consider connections that linked Muslims across divides of distance and culture. This book examines the circulation of this Islamic text and its varied literary forms. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226710884
- ISBN
- 9780226710884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 79.10
€ 94.64
€ 79.10
Paperback. Explores the doctrine of prophetic revelation, a critical and definitive area of Islamic religious and political thought. The author traces the inception of this doctrine from ancient Greek texts, and also its interpretation and elaboration by Muslim philosophers in order to suit their vision of the Prophet. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: HRHT; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702858
- ISBN
- 9780226702858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.00
€ 31.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. This text focuses on fundamentalist movements on five continents and within six religions. It considers the effect that antisecular religious movements have had since 1970 on national economies, political parties, constitutional issues, and international relations. Editor(s): Marty, Martin E.; Appleby, R. Scott. Series: Fundamentalism Project S. Num Pages: 676 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226508849
- ISBN
- 9780226508849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 45.88
€ 53.24
€ 45.88
Paperback. Explores the world of education in Islam since the medieval era, illuminating the struggle among Islamic scholars and educators over whether to reform or resist as a way of preserving identity. This title also offers an overview of the great diversity in forms of Islamic education. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 255 x 13. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Journals
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226421872
- ISBN
- 9780226421872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.20
€ 25.99
€ 21.20