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  • The Master and the Discipleby James Morris

    I.B.Tauris 2001; US$ 68.00

    This volume includes a fully annotated translation and Arabic critical edition of one of the earliest surviving Ismaili Shi'i writings, by the Yemeni author Ja'far Ibn Mansur al-Yaman. In addition to being a key source for pre-Fatimid Ismaili history, "The Master and the Disciple" is important as the most elaborate example of the... more...

  • Muslim Modernitiesby Amyn B. Sajoo

    I.B.Tauris 2008; US$ 66.00

    How does Islam engage with the idea of the modern and with the contemporary world? How is Muslim tradition to be reconciled with a world in continuous flux and change? These questions lie at the heart of current discussions of the Islamic faith and of its doctrines, beliefs and practices. Engaging directly with such questions, this important volume... more...

  • A Companion to the Muslim Worldby Amyn B. Sajoo

    I.B.Tauris 2009; US$ 39.50

    What is the extraordinary text that is the Quran - and how does it relate to the life and times of the Prophet Muhammad? How did a legacy so richly varied in faith, law and civilization emerge from the message of the Revelation that came to be called 'Islam' (or submission to God's will)? This immaculately researched yet thoroughly accessible... more...

  • Master of the Ageby Paul Walker

    I.B.Tauris 2007; US$ 73.00

    Few doctrines in Islam have engendered as much contention and disagreement as those surrounding the imamate, the office of supreme leader of the Muslim community after the death of the Prophet. In the medieval period while the caliphate still existed, rivalry among the claimants to that most lofty position was particularly intense. The early 5th/11th-century... more...

  • Sufism and the 'Modern' in Islamby Martin van Bruinessen; Julia Day Howell

    I.B.Tauris 2007; US$ 79.00

    Sufism has not only survived into the twenty-first century but has experienced a significant resurgence throughout the Muslim world. "Sufism and the Modern in Islam" offers refreshing new perspectives on this phenomenon, demonstrating surprising connections between Sufism and Muslim reformist currents, and the vital presence of Sufi ideas... more...

  • Turkey, Islamists and Democracyby Yildiz Atasoy

    I.B.Tauris 2009; US$ 107.00

    Trailblazing study that radically re-examines political Islam Political Islam in Turkey has been headline news following the Istanbul bombings Much needed study of the economic dimensions of political Islam Turkey, Islamists and Democracy is the story of Islam's engagement with the reorganization of the global economy. Yildiz Atasoy examines the... more...

  • The Islamic Scholarly Traditionby Asad Ahmed; Behnam Sadeghi; Michael Bonner

    BRILL 2011; US$ 197.00

    Bringing together the expansive scholarly expertise of former students of Professor Michael Allan Cook, this volume contains highly original articles in Islamic history, law, and thought. The contributions range from studies in the pre-Islamic calendar, to the "blood-money group" in Islamic law, to transformations in Arabic logic. more...

  • Islam Made Simpleby Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

    Hodder & Stoughton 2011; US$ 9.05

    The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. Islam Made Simple is a short and to-the-point guide to Islam. In just 96 pages, the reader will learn all about the history, beliefs and traditions of this major world faith. Ideal... more...

  • A Season in Meccaby Abdellah Hammoudi; Pascale Ghazaleh

    Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2006; US$ 25.99

    An unforgettable report on one man's hajj--the sacred rite that brings millions of Muslims to Mecca every year In 1999, the Moroccan scholar Abdellah Hammoudi, trained in Paris and teaching in America, decided to go on the pilgrimage to Mecca. He wanted to observe the hajj as an anthropologist but also to experience it as an ordinary... more...

  • Varieties of Religious Authorityby Azyumardi Azra; Kees van Dijk; Nico J G Kaptein

    Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) 2010; US$ 59.90

    The twentieth century was a fascinating period of profound political, social and economic changes in Indonesia. These changes contributed to the diversification of the religious landscape and as a result, religious authority was redistributed over an increasing number of actors. Although many Muslims in Indonesia continued to regard the ulama, the... more...