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Islamic Art Collections - An International Survey (Hardcover): Karin Adahl Islamic Art Collections - An International Survey (Hardcover)
Karin Adahl
R5,439 R4,564 Discovery Miles 45 640 Save R875 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days


An annotated index and general orientation of Islamic art collections in museums, libraries, other institutions and on private hands. Includes a short description of each collection, its main characteristics, documentation, publications and exhibitions.

Strategic Defamation of Fethullah Gulen - English vs. Turkish (Paperback): Dogan Koc Strategic Defamation of Fethullah Gulen - English vs. Turkish (Paperback)
Dogan Koc
R1,056 Discovery Miles 10 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fethullah Gulen is a moderate Turkish Muslim scholar who is known mostly for his education and dialogue activities. The Hizmet Movement, inspired by Gulen, has established hundreds of education and dialogue institutions throughout the world. Several books and hundreds of articles and news reports have been written about Gulen himself and the movement. In recent years, a defamation campaign has been launched against Gulen and the Hizmet Movement. Although these defamation articles may seem random, this book will show that the articles are written strategically in a campaign manner. In Strategic Defamation of Fethullah Gulen, close to 500 defamation articles, books, and other forms of writings are analyzed according to their languages. Koc concludes that these defamations are not random and that they appear according to their respective audiences.

Muslim Schools, Communities and Critical Race Theory - Faith Schooling in an Islamophobic Britain? (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018):... Muslim Schools, Communities and Critical Race Theory - Faith Schooling in an Islamophobic Britain? (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Damian Breen
R3,185 Discovery Miles 31 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the position of Muslim schools in contemporary Britain. A Critical Race Theory approach is used to consider some of the specific issues faced by Muslim schools, in particular those looking to become state-funded. The book provides a critically considered and meaningful application of a theory of 'race' to Muslims as a religious community, without restricting the analysis to minority ethnic Muslim groups; it also provides a counter-narrative which contests assumptions about Muslim schools presented in the media and in public debates more generally. These insights are positioned against current political climates within which Muslims have been consistently subjected to surveillance and suspicion. The book draws on first-hand research carried out inside Muslim schools to offer insights into the ways that these schools cater to diverse and locally-specific needs. It concludes by arguing that independent Islamic schools represent ideal models of community need. Therefore, bringing such schools into the state sector, in a way that allows them to retain autonomy, represents an ideal strategy for the educational and political enfranchisement of British Muslims. Muslim schooling represents an opportunity for increased state investment in Muslim interests as a strategy for offsetting the ways in which Muslim communities have been marginalised more generally in contemporary political climates. The book will make compelling reading for students and researchers in the fields of Education, Sociology, and Religious Studies, particularly those with an interest in faith schools, Islam, and Critical Race Theory.

China's Muslim Hui Community - Migration, Settlement and Sects (Hardcover): Michael Dillon China's Muslim Hui Community - Migration, Settlement and Sects (Hardcover)
Michael Dillon
R4,710 Discovery Miles 47 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This is a reconstruction of the history of the Hui Muslim community in China (known as the Chinese Muslims as distinct from the Turkic Muslims such as the Uyghurs). Traces their history from the earliest period of Islam in China up to the present day. See also Jianping Wang's 'Glossary'.

Contemporary Issues in Swahili Ethnography (Paperback): Iain Walker Contemporary Issues in Swahili Ethnography (Paperback)
Iain Walker
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The term 'Swahili' describes the Muslim peoples of the East African coast, speakers of Kiswahili or closely related languages, who have historically filled roles as middlemen and merchants, the cosmopolitan products of a trading economy between Africa and the Indian Ocean world. This collection brings together anthropologists working on the greater Swahili world and the issues it confronts, dealing with societies from southern Somalia, northern Mozambique and the Comoro Islands, to Zanzibar and Mafia. The authors discuss a range of contemporary issues such as the shifting roles of Islam on the mainland coast; consumerism, conservation, memory and belonging in Zanzibar; how a Muslim society deals with HIV/AIDS; social change, development and political strategies in the Comoros; and Swahili women in London. The diversity of these themes reflects the diversity of the Swahili world itself: despite a cohesive cultural identity built upon shared practices, religious beliefs and language, the challenges facing Swahili people are multiple and complex. This book comprises articles originally published in the Journal of Eastern African Studies along with some new chapters.

Ismaili Literature - A Bibliography of Sources and Studies (Hardcover): Farhad Daftary Ismaili Literature - A Bibliography of Sources and Studies (Hardcover)
Farhad Daftary
R1,720 Discovery Miles 17 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ismaili Studies represents one of the most recent fields of Islamic Studies. Much new research has taken place in this field as a result of the recovery of a large number of Ismaili texts. Ismaili Literature contains a complete listing of the sources and secondary studies, including theses, written by Ismailis or about them in all major Islamic and European languages. It also contains chapters surveying Ismaili history and developments in modern Ismaili Studies.

Muslim Diversity - Local Islam in Global Contexts (Hardcover): Leif Manger Muslim Diversity - Local Islam in Global Contexts (Hardcover)
Leif Manger
R4,559 Discovery Miles 45 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Comparative discussions of Islam as lived religion in areas close to its heartland as well in distant parts where Islam meets and interacts with other religious and cultural traditions, moving beyond Orientalist notions of an unchanging world of Islam to a focus on the diversity of Muslim experiences.

Muslim Palestine - The Ideology of Hamas (Hardcover): Andrea Nusse Muslim Palestine - The Ideology of Hamas (Hardcover)
Andrea Nusse
R4,564 Discovery Miles 45 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The ideology of Islamic fundamentalists is of central importance in the modern world, but it is often distorted or misunderstood by the international media. This study provides an analysis of the Palestinian Hamas movement's world-view, and shows how the theoretical framework developed by thinkers like Hassan al-Banna, Sayyud Qutb and al-Mawdudi is applied to a specific political, social and economic context. Dr Nusse explains the fundamentalist position on recent events, such as the Gulf War, the Madrid peace negotiations, and the Hebron masscre, and helps to dissipate myths surrounding modern fundamentalist movements and their overwhelming success as opposition forces in the Islamic world. Using source material in Arabic - particularly the magazine "Filastin al-Muslima" - a case study of fundamentalist thought is compiled. By exploring the means by which the Hamas presents such "alien" ideas as democracy and nationalism as authentically Islamic concepts, this book provides insights into the flexibility and pragmatism of fundamentalist thought, and how well it fits with the actual problems and desires of the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.

Muslim Palestine - The Ideology of Hamas (Paperback): Andrea Nusse Muslim Palestine - The Ideology of Hamas (Paperback)
Andrea Nusse
R1,458 Discovery Miles 14 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The ideology of Islamic fundamentalists is of central importance in the modern world, but it is often distorted or misunderstood by the international media. This study provides an analysis of the Palestinian Hamas movement's world-view, and shows how the theoretical framework developed by thinkers like Hassan al-Banna, Sayyud Qutb and al-Mawdudi is applied to a specific political, social and economic context. Dr Nusse explains the fundamentalist position on recent events, such as the Gulf War, the Madrid peace negotiations, and the Hebron masscre, and helps to dissipate myths surrounding modern fundamentalist movements and their overwhelming success as opposition forces in the Islamic world. Using source material in Arabic - particularly the magazine "Filastin al-Muslima" - a case study of fundamentalist thought is compiled. By exploring the means by which the Hamas presents such "alien" ideas as democracy and nationalism as authentically Islamic concepts, this book provides insights into the flexibility and pragmatism of fundamentalist thought, and how well it fits with the actual problems and desires of the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.

Stateless in the Gulf - Migration, Nationality and Society in Kuwait (Hardcover): Claire Beaugrand Stateless in the Gulf - Migration, Nationality and Society in Kuwait (Hardcover)
Claire Beaugrand
R4,322 Discovery Miles 43 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Kuwaiti population includes around 100,000 people - approximately 10 per cent of the Kuwaiti nationals -whose legal status is contested. Often considered `stateless', they have come to be known in Kuwait as biduns, from `bidun jinsiyya', which means literally `without nationality' in Arabic. As long-term residents with close geographical ties and intimate cultural links to the emirate, the biduns claim that they are entitled to Kuwaiti nationality because they have no other. But since 1986 the State of Kuwait, has considered them `illegal residents' on Kuwaiti territory. As a result, the biduns have been denied civil and human rights and treated as undocumented migrants, with no access to employment, health, education or official birth and death certificates. It was only after the first-ever bidun protest in 2011, that the government softened restrictions imposed upon them. Claire Beaugrand argues here that, far from being an anomaly, the position of the biduns is of central importance to the understanding of state formation processes in the Gulf countries, and the ways in which identity and the boundaries of nationality are negotiated and concretely enacted.

God, Muhammad and the Unbelievers - A Qur'anic Study (Hardcover): David Marshall God, Muhammad and the Unbelievers - A Qur'anic Study (Hardcover)
David Marshall
R5,838 R4,722 Discovery Miles 47 220 Save R1,116 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This study of the Qur'an arises from an interest in a pressing contemporary issue, the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims, 'the Ummah and the Other'.

The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity (Paperback): Richard Kalmin The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity (Paperback)
Richard Kalmin
R1,486 Discovery Miles 14 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity" explores the social position of rabbis in Palestinian (Roman) and Babylonian (Persian) society from the period of the fall of the Temple to late antiquity. Author Richard Kalmin argues that ancient rabbinic sources depict comparable differences between Palestinian and Babylonian rabbinic relationships with non-Rabbis." The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity" provides a cultured and stimulating analysis of the role of the sage in late antiquity and sheds new light on rabbinic comments on such diverse topics as biblical heroes and genealogy and lineage.

The Origins of Islamic Law - The Qur'an, the Muwatta' and Madinan Amal (Hardcover): Yasin Dutton The Origins of Islamic Law - The Qur'an, the Muwatta' and Madinan Amal (Hardcover)
Yasin Dutton
R4,728 Discovery Miles 47 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Questions the accepted classical Muslim view and current revisionist western view on the development of Islamic law. The first study in English to deal with the early development of the Maliki school of jurisprudence, and to demonstrate the methods used, linguistic and otherwise, in interpreting the Qu'ran.

Islam - A Concise Introduction (Paperback, Illustrated Ed): Neal Robinson Islam - A Concise Introduction (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)
Neal Robinson
R1,525 Discovery Miles 15 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This introduction to Islam includes: the development of Islamic institutions in the classical period; the problems raised by Western perceptions of Islam; a brief account of Islamic history up to the present; and a description of Islam as a living faith. Chapter 1 tackles the negative image of Islam, the history of misrepresentation, and continued obstacles to understanding. Chapter 2 offers an initial attempt at defining Islam. Chapters 3 and 4 give a brief history of the Muslim world and attempt to break that history into periods. Chapter 5 introduces the Quran. Chapters 6 and 7 deal respectively with Muslim attitudes to God and Muhammad, stressing the diversity of belief. Chapters 8 to 11 discuss the principal elements in Islamic worship from the viewpoint of the history of religions as well as that of the participants. Chapter 12 is an introduction to Islamic law. Chapter 13 discusses Shiism and sects. There are two appendices explaining the structure of Muslim names and the Islamic calendar.

Taha Husain's Education - From Al Azhar to the Sorbonne (Hardcover): Abdelrashid Mahmoudi Taha Husain's Education - From Al Azhar to the Sorbonne (Hardcover)
Abdelrashid Mahmoudi
R4,726 Discovery Miles 47 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Taha Husein is rightly regarded as the father of modern Arabic literature and his work is widely used as introductory texts for students of the language. In this highly original book, Dr Mahmoudi describes Husein's cultural and intellectual journey through his education in Egypt and France. Husein's humanism and modernism can be traced from his time at the al Azhar through his time in the influential circle of Ahmad Lutfi al-Sayyid to his famous study mission to France, where he witnessed the twilight of positivism. Taha Husein's Education will add to our understanding of this great Egyptian author and the contexts that shaped and informed his thought.

Muslim Americans - Debating the notions of American and un-American (Paperback): Nahid Afrose Kabir Muslim Americans - Debating the notions of American and un-American (Paperback)
Nahid Afrose Kabir
R1,525 Discovery Miles 15 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With Islamophobia on the rise in the US since 9/11, Muslims remain the most misunderstood people in American society. Taking as its point of departure the question of the compatibility of Islam and democracy, this book examines Muslims' sense of belonging in American society. Based on extensive interview data across seven states in the US, the author explores the question of what it means to be American or un-American amongst Muslims, offering insights into common views of community, culture, and wider society. Through a combination of interviewees' responses and discourse analysis of print media, Muslim Americans also raises the question of whether media coverage of the issue might itself be considered 'un-American'. An empirically grounded study of race and faith-based relations, this book undertakes a rigorous questioning of what it means to be American in the contemporary US. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology and political science with interests in race, ethnicity, religion and national identity.

Studies in Indo-Muslim History by S.H. Hodivala Volume I - A Critical Commentary on Elliot and Dowson's History of India... Studies in Indo-Muslim History by S.H. Hodivala Volume I - A Critical Commentary on Elliot and Dowson's History of India as Told by Its Own Historians (Vols. I-IV) & Yule and Burnell's Hobson-Jobson (Hardcover)
Sanjay Garg
R4,636 Discovery Miles 46 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the field of medieval Indian historiography, an eight-volume magnum opus, History of India as Told by Its Own Historians, by Sir Henry Myers Elliot (1808-53) and the editor-compiler of his posthumous papers, John Dowson (1820-81), was published from London between 1867 and 1877. These landmark volumes continue to retain their popularity even nearly hundred and fifty years later, and scholars still learn from and conduct their research on the basis of this work. However, an enterprise of this scale and magnitude was bound to suffer from some serious shortcomings. An eminent Indian scholar, S.H. Hodivala undertook the daunting task of annotating Elliot and Dowson's volumes and worked through all the new material, selecting or criticizing and adding his own suggestions where previous comments did not exist or appeared unsuitable. The first volume of Hodivala's annotated Studies, was published in 1939, while the second was published posthumously in 1957. Over the years, while the work of Elliot and Dowson has seen many reprints, and is even available online now, Hodivala's volumes have receded into obscurity. A new edition is presented here for the first time. Hodivala also published critical commentaries on 238 of about 2000 entries included in another very famous work, Hobson-Jobson (London, 1886) by Sir Henry Yule (1820-89) and Arthur Coke Burnell (1840-82). These have also been included in the present edition. These volumes are thus aimed at serving as an indispensable compendium of both, Elliot and Dowson's, and for Yule and Burnell's excellent contributions of colonial scholarship. At the same time these would also serve as a guide for comparative studies and critical appreciation of historical texts. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Islam in Transition - Religion and Identity among British Pakistani Youth (Hardcover): Jessica Jacobson Islam in Transition - Religion and Identity among British Pakistani Youth (Hardcover)
Jessica Jacobson
R5,633 Discovery Miles 56 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Islam in Transition focuses on the ways in which Islamic religion still engenders powerful loyalties within what is now a predominantly secular society and how, in their continual adherence to their religion, many young British Pakistanis find a welcome sense of stability and permanence. By presenting material collected in field-work study and by using extensive quotations from interviews, the author argues that in a world where concepts of identity are always being challenged traditional sources of authority and allegiance still survive.

eBook available with sample pages: 0203011449

Muslim-Jewish Encounters (Paperback): Ronald L. Nettler Muslim-Jewish Encounters (Paperback)
Ronald L. Nettler
R1,305 Discovery Miles 13 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work brings together contributions which examine various Islamic and selected Jewish writings, analyzing their ideas, methods, sources and meanings while relating them to new historical and political societies as well as to ancient and medieval writings for comparative purposes. Writings are based on primary sources representing significant contributions to religious and intellectual trends within the two traditions.

Middle East Sources - A MELCOM Guide to Middle Eastern and Islamic Books and Materials in the United Kingdom and Irish... Middle East Sources - A MELCOM Guide to Middle Eastern and Islamic Books and Materials in the United Kingdom and Irish Libraries (Hardcover)
Ian Richard Netton
R2,876 Discovery Miles 28 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Middle East Sources provides an invaluable resource for the busy librarian, student or scholar with Middle Eastern interests. It aims to guide readers to the major collections of books and other materials on the subject in the UK and Ireland, as well as to some lesser known but nonetheless interesting collections in smaller libraries. Entries are fully up to date and include information on addresses (including telephone, fax and e-mail details), brief descriptions of collections held, along with references to relevant catalogue material and other directories.
The guide also highlights the extent of collections and gives help in accessing. The MELCOM Area Specialisation Scheme (MASS) designation of the collections is also included where relevant.

Reforming Muslim World (Hardcover): Choudhury Reforming Muslim World (Hardcover)
Choudhury
R4,119 Discovery Miles 41 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Money in Islam - A Study in Islamic Political Economy (Hardcover, New): Masudul A. Choudhury Money in Islam - A Study in Islamic Political Economy (Hardcover, New)
Masudul A. Choudhury
R3,813 Discovery Miles 38 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume takes a unique and challenging look at how money has operated in Islamic society and at how Islamic theoretical frameworks have influenced perceptions of money.
The author draws upon historical, data and policy analysis to present a comparative study of monetary theories, including recent treatment of money by Islamic economists. Discussion also covers the nature of joint venture, stock markets, banks and financial intermediaries, price stability and international trade. This work sheds pioneering light in this area, and will be of interest to academics, graduates and researchers internationally.

Saudi Arabia - Outside Global Law and Order (Paperback): Anders Jerichow Saudi Arabia - Outside Global Law and Order (Paperback)
Anders Jerichow
R1,149 Discovery Miles 11 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Is it possible to ignore the rules of the world and still enjoy the protection of the international community? Does the West need the Saudis more than they need us? This study seeks to answer these and other questions on the political and social development of Saudi Arabia in the seven years since the Gulf War. The book examines the ruling family's self-awarded birthright to wealth and power, and discusses the questions of Royal Law, human rights, censorship, the fear of radical Islam, and gender in the kingdom.

A Popular Dictionary of Islam (Paperback, Revised): Ian Richard Netton A Popular Dictionary of Islam (Paperback, Revised)
Ian Richard Netton
R1,341 Discovery Miles 13 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work is both a dictionary and a glossary of terms. It attempts to cover the entire field of Islam - religious, ethical and philosophical - and the terms chosen are those which the reader is to find, and those most likely to be encountered in current reading. In addition, there are brief biographies of eminent Muslim and Islamic scholars throughout the ages, enabling an easy reference to authorities normally cited. The author, Ian Richard Netton, is also editor of "Golden Roads: Migration, Pilgrimage and Travel in Medieval and Modern Islam".

The Kurds of Northern Syria - Governance, Diversity and Conflicts (Hardcover): Harriet Allsopp, Wladimir van Wilgenburg The Kurds of Northern Syria - Governance, Diversity and Conflicts (Hardcover)
Harriet Allsopp, Wladimir van Wilgenburg
R3,448 Discovery Miles 34 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Based on unprecedented access to Kurdish-governed areas of Syria, including exclusive interviews with administration officials and civilian surveys, this book sheds light on the socio-political landscape of this minority group and the various political factions vying to speak for them. The first English-language book to capture the momentous transformations that have occurred since 2011, the authors move beyond idealized images of Rojava and the Kurdish PYD (Democratic Union Party) to provide a nuanced assessment of the Kurdish autonomous experience and the prospects for self-rule in Syria. The book draws on unparalleled field research, as well as analysis of the literature on the evolution of Kurdish politics and the Syrian war. You will understand why the PYD-led project in Syria split the Kurdish political movement and how other representative structures amongst Syria's Kurds fared. Emerging clearly are the complex range of views about pre-existing, current and future governance structures.

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