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My Soul is a Woman
Continuum International Publishing 2003; US$ 110.00An internationally acclaimed scholar, who has dedicated more than fifty years of her life to understanding the Islamic world.Annemarie Schimmel examines a much-misunderstood feature of Islam: the role of women. Schimmel is critical of those--especially Western feminists--who take Islam to task without taking the time to comprehend the cultures, language,... more...
The Mystery of Numbers
Oxford University Press, USA 1993; US$ 18.99Why is the number seven lucky--even holy--in almost every culture? Why do we speak of the four corners of the earth? Why do cats have nine lives (except in Iran, where they have seven)? From literature to folklore to private superstitions, numbers play a conspicuous role in our daily lives. But in this fascinating book, Annemarie Schimmel shows that... more...
Make a Shield from Wisdom
I.B.Tauris 2001; US$ 31.00Persian literature, through its poetry, represents one of the world?s great literary experiences. Amongst the foremost but, in the west, least known medieval Persian poets was Nasir-i Khusraw. A great thinker of the early Islamic world, whose writing inspired the intellectual development of the Ismaili tradition within Islam, Nasir-i Khusraw?s poetry... more...
Mystical Dimensions of Islam, 35th Anniversary Ed
The University of North Carolina Press 2011; US$ 29.95Thirty-five years after its original publication, Mystical Dimensions of Islam still stands as the most valuable introduction to Sufism, the main form of Islamic mysticism. This edition brings to a new generation of readers Annemarie Schimmel's historical treatment of the transnational phenomenon of Sufism, from its beginnings through the nineteenth... more...
Understanding Islam
World Wisdom 2011; US$ 9.99With over one billion believers throughout the globe, Islam remains one of the most misunderstood of the world's great Revelations. In this fully revised and amended translation of his masterpiece, philosopher Frithjof Schuon offers readers a deeper understanding of Islam, the world's second largest religion. Featuring an extensive appendix of previously... more...
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