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  • Islam, Civil Society and Social Workby Egbert Harmsen

    Amsterdam University Press 2008; US$ 74.50

    The thesis analyses the role of Muslim voluntary welfare associations in Jordan from the perspective of their religious discourse and the related social activities, to assess whether they contribute to empowerment or reinforce dependency more...

  • Der Anfang vom Ende der Ottonenby Kerstin Schulmeyer-Ahl

    Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2009; US$ 155.00

    In the Chronicle of Thietmar of Merseburg, the experiences and problems of the tenth and early eleventh centuries come together; they are taken up by Thietmar and formed into an epoch. This overall interpretation of the chronicle by the Bishop of Merseburg sees historical knowledge as a consistent product of a dynamic process, as an interplay of cultural and cognitive factors in a particular historical situation. On the basis of this dynamic concept of knowledge, it is possible to present a new interpretation of central episodes of Ottonian historiography and at the same time to demonstrate the future potential of images from the past. more...

  • Charity, Endowments, and Charitable Institutions in Medieval Islamby Yaacov Lev

    UPF 2001; US$ 44.95

    In this first comparative treatment of charity and charitable institutions in Islam and Muslim societies of the Middle East, Yaacov Lev mines a variety of primary sources, including Arabic chronicles, dictionaries, waqf (pious endowment) deeds, and epigraphic evidence. more...

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