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First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1991, this title explores the myths and
misperceptions that have underpinned Muslim-Christian relations
throughout history, and which endure to the current day. William
Montgomery Watt describes how the myths originated and developed,
and argues that both Muslims and Christians need to have a more
accurate knowledge and positive appreciation of the other religion.
Chapters discuss the Qur'anic perception of Christianity, attitudes
to Greek philosophy and the relationship between Islam and
Christianity in medieval Europe. Written by one of the leading
authorities on Islam in the West, Muslim-Christian Encounters
remains a relevant and vivid study and will be of particular value
to students of Islam, religious history and sociology.
This is Volume VIII of sixteen in a collection on Buddhism.
Originally published in 1923, this volume looks at cosmology. All
forms of Buddhism, however divergent, claim to have but three
objects of worship: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.. The
first is the founder of the faith, the second the teaching which he
gave, and the third the order which he founded. Regarding each of
the Ratnas or jewels, as they are called, an enormous amount of
speculation has grown up, with many different opinions concerning
the proper method of interpretation.
The classic folk tales of Scotland were passed down from
storyteller to storyteller, and from the first sentence they held
the attention of the listeners and readers as though a spell had
been cast over them, transporting them to a magical realm where
mermaids and men, selkies and sailors, ogres and princesses all
mingle and are miraculously transformed. First published in 1956,
the Montgomeries, distinguished folklorists, gathered these
captivating stories from all parts of Scotland. This collection
became a classic of the storytelling tradition retold in a simple,
dramatic style, appealing to adult and child alike. Now published
by Birlinn Limited in a handsome gift edition and illustrated with
Norah Montgomerie's own original drawings, it is a book to be
treasured for years as the key to an enchanted, timeless world.
The second Oxford edition of Shakespeare's Complete Works
reconsiders every detail of their text and presentation in the
light of modern scholarship. The nature and authority of the early
documents are re-examined, and the canon and chronological order of
composition freshly established. Spelling and punctuation are
modernized, and there is a brief introduction to each work, as well
as an illuminating and informative General Introduction. Included
here for the first time is the play The Reign of King Edward the
Third as well as the full text of Sir Thomas More. This new edition
also features an essay on Shakespeare's language by David Crystal,
and a bibliography of foundational works.
Islam is a burning topic in modern scholarship and contemporary
world affairs. It is a subject poorly understood by Western
observers, and in this book Professor Montgomery Watt takes a
significant step towards its demystification. Montgomery Watt
examines the crucial questions of traditional world-view and
self-image which dominate the thinking of Muslims today. This
traditional self-image causes them to perceive world events in a
different perspective from Westerners - a fact not always
appreciated by the foreign ministries of Western powers. Professor
Watt presents a brilliant and critical analysis of the traditional
Islamic self-image, showing how it distorts Western modernism and
restricts Muslims to a peripheral role in world affairs. In a
scholarly and incisive way, he traces this harmful image to its
origins in the medieval period and then to the traumatic exposure
of Muslims to the West in modern times. He argues that Muslim
culture is suffering from a dangerous introspection, and in his
closing chapters presents a constructive criticism of contemporary
Islam, aimed at contributing to a truer, more realistic Islamic
self-image for today. First published in 1988.
First published in 1991, this title explores the myths and
misperceptions that have underpinned Muslim-Christian relations
throughout history, and which endure to the current day. William
Montgomery Watt describes how the myths originated and developed,
and argues that both Muslims and Christians need to have a more
accurate knowledge and positive appreciation of the other religion.
Chapters discuss the Qur'anic perception of Christianity, attitudes
to Greek philosophy and the relationship between Islam and
Christianity in medieval Europe. Written by one of the leading
authorities on Islam in the West, Muslim-Christian Encounters
remains a relevant and vivid study and will be of particular value
to students of Islam, religious history and sociology.
Realizing that a knowledge of the Scythians and the Huns is
necessary for an adequate understanding of the countries of eastern
Europe and the Near East, McGovern has written a comprehensive
survey of all that is known--racial, social, and cultural as well
as political--regarding the inhabitants of central Asia, from the
earliest times (c. 3000 B.C.) down to the sixth century A.D.
Originally published in 1939. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC
Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to
make available again books from our distinguished backlist that
were previously out of print. These editions are published
unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable
paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural
value.
The letters, most of which are published for the first time, include all that have been preserved from Darwin's correspondence with family, undergraduate friends as well as others in Shropshire and Staffordshire. voyage.
Islam is a burning topic in modern scholarship and contemporary
world affairs. It is a subject poorly understood by Western
observers, and in this book Professor Montgomery Watt takes a
significant step towards its demystification. Montgomery Watt
examines the crucial questions of traditional world-view and
self-image which dominate the thinking of Muslims today. This
traditional self-image causes them to perceive world events in a
different perspective from Westerners - a fact not always
appreciated by the foreign ministries of Western powers. Professor
Watt presents a brilliant and critical analysis of the traditional
Islamic self-image, showing how it distorts Western modernism and
restricts Muslims to a peripheral role in world affairs. In a
scholarly and incisive way, he traces this harmful image to its
origins in the medieval period and then to the traumatic exposure
of Muslims to the West in modern times. He argues that Muslim
culture is suffering from a dangerous introspection, and in his
closing chapters presents a constructive criticism of contemporary
Islam, aimed at contributing to a truer, more realistic Islamic
self-image for today. First published in 1988.
Reading a century of American poetry through the prism of short
form, this book analyses the centrality of an aesthetic of brevity
to American modernist verse. It begins with Imagism and devotes
chapters to William Carlos Williams, George Oppen, Lorine
Niedecker, Robert Creeley, Larry Eigner, Robert Grenier and Rae
Armantrout. Montgomery combines his larger argument, which takes
issue with epic-driven narratives of Modernist poetry, with
sensitive and original readings of numerous short and short-lined
poems. Suggesting a reappraisal of key movements as objectivism,
Black Mountain poetry and Language Writing, he opens new lines of
discussion around the major poets of the period
Intervenes in contemporary debates about the relationship between
literature and field recordingA field recording is any audio
recording made outside of the studio. Such recordings have lately
become important to contemporary musicians, sound artists and
environmentalists. However, less attention has been given to the
relation of sound, as manifested in the theory and practice of the
field recording, to writing. The 11 essays collected here take the
recent explosion of interest in field recording as the point of
departure for an investigation of the sounded field in music and
its relationship to literature and writing. Including seminal
pieces on field thinking by John Berger and Lisa Robertson,
'Writing the Field Recording' analyses contemporary text scores,
histories, composer statements, critical literature, poetry and
nature writing in the context of sound studies. Drawing on
expertise from a range of backgrounds, including composers,
musicians, poets and critics, the collection presents an
inter-disciplinary exploration of the various registers in which
the field recording is written, such as the essayistic, the
creatively exploratory, the experimental and the philosophical
alongside critical reflections on artistic practice.Key
FeaturesFocuses on sound in relation to poetry, poetics and nature
/ landscape writingIncludes contributions from published poets Lisa
Robertson, Carol Watts and Jonathan SkinnerIncludes the classic
essay, 'Field', by John BergerAccompanying sound recordings made
accessible via the Resources tab on the Edinburgh University Press
website
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