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General works on Islam

  • Medina vor dem Islam. Muhammads Gemeindeordnung von Medina. Seine Schriften und die Gesandtschaften an ihnby

    De Gruyter 1985; US$ 133.00

    Skizzen Und Vorarbeiten: Medina Vor Dem Islam. Muhammads Gemeindeordnung Von Medina. Seine Schriften Und Die Gesandtschaften An Ihn: Heft 4 (Skizzen Und Vorarbeiten, Vol 4) more...

  • The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thoughtby Ibrahim Abu-Rabi'

    Wiley 2008; US$ 204.95

    The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought reflects the variety of trends, voices, and opinions in the contemporary Muslim intellectual scene. Challenges Western misconceptions about the modern Muslim world in general and the Arab world in particular. Consists of 36 important essays written by contemporary Muslim thinkers and scholars.... more...

  • Journey Into Islamby Akbar Ahmed

    Brookings Institution Press 2007; US$ 19.95

    ''Why?'' Years after September 11, we are still looking for answers. Internationally renowned Islamic scholar Akbar Ahmed knew that this question could not be answered until Islam and the West found a way past the hatred and mistrust intensified by the war on terror and the forces of globalization. Seeking to establish dialogue and understanding between... more...

  • Islam Todayby Akbar S. Ahmed

    I.B.Tauris 2009; US$ 23.00

    Although there are over one billion Muslims in the world, and over 10 million in the West, most discussion of Islam is based on cliches or outright prejudice. This lively and compelling book sets out to bridge the gulfs of misunderstanding. Islam, argues Akbar Ahmed, does not mean the subordination of women, contempt for other religions, opposition... more...

  • Discovering Islamby Akbar S. Ahmed

    Routledge 1989; US$ 51.95

    This 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...

  • Postmodernism and Islamby Akbar S. Ahmed

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 57.95

    Can West and East ever understand each other? In this extraordinary book one of the world's leading Muslim scholars explores an area which has which has been almost entirely neglected by scholars in the field - the area of postmodernism and Islam. This landmark work is startling, constantly perceptive and certain to be debated for years to come. more...

  • Islam, Globalization and Postmodernityby Akbar S. Ahmed; Hastings Donnan

    Routledge 1994; US$ 60.95

    An 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...

  • Islam: The Key Conceptsby Kecia Ali; Oliver Leaman

    Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 31.95

    Islam: The Key Concepts is a clear and concise guide to the religion and culture of Islam. Kecia Ali and Oliver Leaman explore this highly topical subject focusing on key issues including: the Qur?an, faith, theology, gender, fundamentalism, martyrdom, Jihad, Islam in America, Islam in Europe and Islamic Law. This is the ideal study resource and... more...

  • History of Islam in German Thoughtby Ian Almond

    Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 39.95

    This concise overview of the perception of Islam in eight of the most important German thinkers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries allows a new and fascinating investigation of how these thinkers, within their own bodies of work, often espoused contradicting ideas about Islam and their nearest Muslim neighbors.  Exploring a variety of 'neat... more...

  • Islamby Mohammed Arkoun

    Saqi 2012; US$ 18.94

    At a time when Islam is the focus of attention, vilified by some and a source of inspiration for others, Arkoun?s is one of few voices that seek to go against the stream. His radical review of mainstream historiography of Islam draws on interdisciplinary analysis ? historical, social, psychological and anthropological. As one of the foremost thinkers... more...