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Islamby Malise Ruthven
Oxford University Press 2000; US$ 8.95This title contains insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements and it also offers perspectives on contemporary questions: Why is the greatest 'Jihad' (holy way) now against the enemies of Islam, rather than the struggle against evil? Can women find fulfilment in Islamic societies? more...
Postmodernism and Islamby Akbar Ahmed
Routledge 1992; US$ 53.95If you have been puzzled and bewildered by the mixed messages abounding in the relations between Islam and the western world, this is the book for you. A marvellous and accessible guide to one of the great issues in the world today. more...
World's Religionsby Peter Clarke
Routledge 1990; US$ 80.00The theological and philosophical bases of the beliefs are clearly presented with their history, development, expression and everyday practice. It is written by international specialists in a scholarly but non-technical style. more...
Discovering Islamby Akbar S. Ahmed
Routledge 1989; US$ 49.95This accessible work balances the image of Islam as aggressive and fanatical with an objective picture of the main features of Muslim history and the compulsions of Muslim society. more...
The Muslims, Volume 2by Andrew Rippin
Routledge 1993; US$ 36.95Looks at modern Muslim views on religious authority, including feminism's `new' Islam and shows how these views affect the perception of the Qur'an and the figure of Muhammad in the traditional practice of Islam. more...
Islam, Globalization and Postmodernityby Akbar S. Ahmed; Hastings Donnan
Routledge 1994; US$ 56.95An insightful examination of how general global processes are affecting Muslims everywhere, and the way in which these processes are moulded by particular local cultural, political, and economic configurations. more...
Islamby Jamal J. Elias
Routledge 1999; US$ 23.95Islam is a concise and readable survey of the history of Islam. Focusing particularly on the modern period, it provides a valuable introduction to contemporary Muslim beliefs and practices. more...
Authority, Continuity and Change in Islamic Lawby Wael B. Hallaq
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 49.00In his latest book, Wael Hallaq examines the relationship between authority, continuity and change in Islamic law and concludes that the mechanisms of change are embedded in its very structure despite its inherent conservatism. Scholars will welcome the intellectual rigor and innovation of this pathbreaking analysis. more...
Islamby Solomon A. Nigosian
Indiana University Press 2004; US$ 15.95This compact introduction to Islam describes the essential aspects of Islam as a living religion and social force. The book is organized around seven topics: the life of Muhammad; Islamic political development and territorial expansion; the important groupings of Islamic believers (Sunni, Shi'ite, and Sufi); the Qur'an (the Holy Book of Islam); Sunnah, Hadith (the record of the Prophet's actions and sayings), and Shari'ah (the compilation of Islamic law); the five Articles of Faith and the so-called Five Pillars of Islam that govern faith and action; and other binding religious observances and festivals. The presentation of ... more...
The Great Theftby Khaled Abou El Fadl
HarperCollins US 2005; US$ 10.99Despite President George W. Bush's assurances that Islam is a peaceful religion and that all good Muslims hunger for democracy, confusion persists and far too many Westerners remain convinced that Muslims and terrorists are synonymous. In the aftermath of the attacks of 9/11, the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the recent bombings in London, an unprecedented amount of attention has been directed toward Islam and the Muslim world. Yet, even with this increased scrutiny, most of the public discourse regarding Islam revolves around the actions of extremist factions such as the Wahhabis and al-Qa'ida. But what of the Islam we don't hear about? In The Great Theft , Khaled Abou El Fadl , one of the world's preeminent Islamic scholars,... more...