Middle East Religions category: 3324 books
by Matthew Pierce
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
In the tenth century Shiˀa scholars assembled accounts of twelve imams’ lives, portraying them as miracle workers who were betrayed. These biographies invoked shared cultural memories, shaped communal responses and ritual practices of mourning, and inspired Shiˀa identity and religious imagination for centuries to come, Matthew Pierce shows.
The Benghazi Report
Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
On September 11, 2012, a squad of armed militants in Libya attacked the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, killing U.S. ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other American diplomats. Although the vicious attack was initially reported as a protest against an anti-Islamic video, later evidence...
by Jennifer Heath
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2013
It is often said that two-thirds of the religion of Islam was handed down by women and one-third was shaped by women. "Of worldly things," the Prophet Muhammad said, "women and fragrance are made dear to me and the comfort of my eyes is made in prayer."Muhammad was born to a widowed mother,...
The History of Jihad
From Muhammad to ISIS
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
It is taken for granted, even among many Washington policymakers, that Islam is a fundamentally peaceful religion and that Islamic jihad terrorism is something relatively new, a product of the economic and political ferment of the twentieth century. But in The History of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS,...
by G. W. Bowersock
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Little is known about sixth-century Arabia. Yet from this distant time and place emerged a faith and an empire that stretched from Iberia to India. G. W. Bowersock illuminates this obscure yet most dynamic period in Islam, exploring why arid Arabia proved to be fertile ground for Muhammad’s message and why it spread so quickly to the wider world.
The Dönme
Jewish Converts, Muslim Revolutionaries, and Secular Turks
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
This book tells the story of the Dönme, the descendents of Jews who resided in the Ottoman Empire and converted to Islam along with their messiah, Rabbi Shabbatai Tzevi, in the seventeenth century. For two centuries following their conversion, the Dönme were accepted as Muslims, and by the end of...
Ottoman Brothers
Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Early Twentieth-Century Palestine
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2010
In its last decade, the Ottoman Empire underwent a period of dynamic reform, and the 1908 revolution transformed the empire's 20 million subjects into citizens overnight. Questions quickly emerged about what it meant to be Ottoman, what bound the empire together, what role religion and ethnicity would...
In the Shadow of the Sword
The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
The acclaimed author of Rubicon and other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly panoramic (and incredibly timely) account of the rise of Islam.
No less significant than the collapse of the Roman Republic or the Persian invasion of Greece, the evolution of the Arab empire...
The Mosaic of Islam
A Conversation with Perry Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
A comprehensive introduction to the faith and politics of Islam
Today, 23 percent of the global population is Muslim, but ignorance and misinformation about Islam persist. In this fascinating and useful book, Perry Anderson interviews the noted scholar of Islam Suleiman Mourad about the Qurʾan...
The Biography of Muhammad
Nature and Authenticity
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
This book considers the Arabic biographies of Prophet Muhammad, the earliest of which dates from two centuries after his life. These biographies, prized by Muslims, have been approached in the Western study of Islam from a range of positions. Some scholars reject them entirely, seeing in them products...
The Garden and the Fire
Heaven and Hell in Islamic Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
Islamic conceptions of heaven and hell began in the seventh century as an early doctrinal innovation, but by the twelfth century, these notions had evolved into a highly formalized ideal of perfection. In tracking this transformation, Nerina Rustomji reveals the distinct material culture and aesthetic...
Among the Believers
An Islamic Journey
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Naipaul's controversial account of his travels through the Islamic world was hailed by The New Republic as "the most notable work on contemporary Islam to have appeared in a very long time."
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by Samuel Zwemer
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Samuel Zwemer (1867-1852) was an American missionary to the Middle East and an avid writer, speaker and teacher. He was known as the “Apostle to Islam” for his untiring efforts to reach them with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
The SAMUEL ZWEMER 7-in-1 COLLECTION is a fantastic resource...
Rumi and Islam
Selections from His Stories, Poems and Discourses—Annotated & Explained
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2011
Discover the richness of Rumi’s spiritual tradition—through
facing-page commentary that brings his writings to life for you.
"This book you are now holding is a selection of what I believe are the best of Rumi’s accounts of the compassionate actions, sayings, and qualities of the...