Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
About the Book Series
This series studies the Middle East through the twin foci of its diverse cultures and civilizations. Comprising original monographs as well as scholarly surveys, it covers topics in the fields of Middle Eastern literature, archaeology, law, history, philosophy, science, folklore, art, architecture and language. While there is a plurality of views, the series presents serious scholarship in a lucid and stimulating fashion.
Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-dīn Lārī
1st Edition
By Nilab Saeedi
January 22, 2026
Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-dīn Lārī uncovers the underexplored historical vision of sixteenth-century scholar whose work spanned the Safavid, Timurid, and Ottoman worlds. Centering on Lārī’s universal chronicle [Mir’atu’l-Advār wa Mirḳātu’l-Aḫbār]. The Mirror...
Abū al-Qāsim al-Shābbī’s Arab Poetic Imagination: A Critical Evaluation and Translation
1st Edition
By Ronak Husni
December 30, 2024
This timely book critically evaluates the life, work and milieu of the Tunisian poet, Abū al-Qāsim al-Shābbī (1909-1934), providing translations and detailed commentaries around his seminal work “al-Khayāl al-ShiꜤrī ʿinda al-ʿArab” (“Arabic Poetic Imagination"). The volume delves into the profound ...
Eighteenth-Century Conservatism in Christianity and Islam: The Reverend and the Shaykh
1st Edition
By Ralph A. Leo
June 28, 2024
This book examines the world of religious conservatism in Christianity and Islam through a comparison of two eighteenth-century traditionalist icons, Jonathan Edwards and Muḥammad Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhāb. Spanning the globe from America to Arabia, this book explores the major themes in the lives and ...
Islam and the State in Ibn Taymiyya: Translation and Analysis
1st Edition
By Jaan S. Islam, Adem Eryiğit
January 29, 2024
"Proto-Salafist" 14th-century theologian Ibn Taymiyya is recognized as the intellectual forefather of contemporary Salafism and Jihadism. This volume offers a unique approach to the study of Ibn Taymiyya, by offering an English translation of his fundamental political treatise, The Office of ...
Christian–Muslim Relations in Syria: Historic and Contemporary Religious Dynamics in a Changing Context
1st Edition
By Andrew W. H. Ashdown
January 09, 2023
Offering an authoritative study of the plural religious landscape in modern Syria and of the diverse Christian and Muslim communities that have cohabited the country for centuries, this volume considers a wide range of cultural, religious and political issues that have impacted the interreligious ...
Ibn al-Haytham's Theory of Conics, Geometrical Constructions and Practical Geometry: A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 3
1st Edition
By Roshdi Rashed
January 12, 2018
Theory of Conics, Geometrical Constructions and Practical Geometry: A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 3, provides a unique primary source on the history and philosophy of mathematics and science from the mediaeval Arab world. The present text is complemented by two preceding ...
Ibn al-Haytham, New Astronomy and Spherical Geometry: A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 4
1st Edition
By Roshdi Rashed
December 22, 2017
This volume provides a unique primary source on the history and philosophy of mathematics and science from the mediaeval Arab world. The fourth volume of A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics is complemented by three preceding volumes which focused on infinitesimal determinations and other ...
Eastern Rome and the Rise of Islam: History and Prophecy
1st Edition
By Olof Heilo
December 18, 2017
The emergence of Islam in the seventh century AD still polarises scholars who seek to separate religious truth from the historical reality with which it is associated. However, history and prophecy are not solely defined by positive evidence or apocalyptic truth, but by human subjects, who consider...
An Arab Ambassador in the Mediterranean World: The Travels of Muhammad ibn ‘Uthmān al-Miknāsī, 1779-1788
1st Edition
By Nabil Matar
December 13, 2017
This book provides translated selections from the writings of Muhammad Ibn Othman al-Miknasi (d. 1799). The only writings by an Arab-Muslim in the pre-modern period that present a comparative perspective, his travelogues provide unique insight with in to Christendom and Islam. Translating excerpts...
The City in the Muslim World: Depictions by Western Travel Writers
1st Edition
Edited
By Mohammad Gharipour, Nilay Ozlu
December 13, 2017
Presenting a critical, yet innovative, perspective on the cultural interactions between the "East" and the "West", this book questions the role of travel in the production of knowledge and in the construction of the idea of the "Islamic city". This volume brings together authors from various ...
Theological Approaches to Qur'anic Exegesis: A Practical Comparative-Contrastive Analysis
1st Edition
By Hussein Abdul-Raof
July 13, 2017
This book provides a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the various schools of Qur'anic exegesis, from the earliest periods through to the present day. Employing a comparative-contrastive methodology, the author examines traditional and rational schools of thought – such as the Mu’tazili, Shi...
Ibn al-Haytham and Analytical Mathematics: A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 2
1st Edition
By Roshdi Rashed
May 25, 2017
This volume provides a unique primary source on the history and philosophy of mathematics and the exact sciences in the mediaeval Arab world. The second of five comprehensive volumes, this book offers a detailed exploration of Arabic mathematics in the eleventh century as embodied in the legacy of ...