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.
German Orientalism: The Study of the Middle East and Islam from 1800 to 1945
1st Edition
By Ursula Wokoeck
March 21, 2013
During the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, German universities were at the forefront of scholarship in Oriental studies. Drawing upon a comprehensive survey of thousands of German publications on the Middle East from this period, this book presents a detailed history of the ...
Schools of Qur'anic Exegesis: Genesis and Development
1st Edition
By Hussein Abdul-Raof
March 15, 2013
Qur’anic exegesis has become the battleground of political Islam and theological conflict among various Muslim schools of thought. Using comparative and contrastive methodology, examples from the Qur'an are investigated in the light of various theological views to delineate the birth, development ...
Eastern Christianity in the Modern Middle East
1st Edition
Edited
By Anthony O'Mahony, Emma Loosley
March 11, 2013
The Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity and the home to a number of Eastern Churches with millions of followers. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the various denominations in the modern Middle East and will be of interest to a wide variety of scholars and students studying ...
Orientalism Revisited: Art, Land and Voyage
1st Edition
Edited
By Ian Netton
January 31, 2013
The publication of Edward Said’s Orientalism in 1978 marks the inception of orientalism as a discourse. Since then, Orientalism has remained highly polemical and has become a widely employed epistemological tool. Three decades on, this volume sets out to survey, analyse and revisit the state of the...
Islamic Ethics: Divine Command Theory in Arabo-Islamic Thought
1st Edition
By Mariam al-Attar
November 13, 2012
This book explores philosophical ethics in Arabo-Islamic thought. Examining the meaning, origin and development of "Divine Command Theory", it underscores the philosophical bases of religious fundamentalism that hinder social development and hamper dialogue between different cultures and nations. ...
Comte de Gobineau and Orientalism: Selected Eastern Writings
1st Edition
Edited
By Geoffrey Nash, Daniel O'Donoghue
June 21, 2012
Though known to specialists, Comte de Gobineau’s vital if idiosyncratic contribution to Orientalism has only been accessible to the English reader through secondary sources. Especially important for its portrayal of an esoteric Sufi sect like the Ahl-i Haqq, and its vivid narrative of the Babi ...
Christians in Al-Andalus 711-1000
1st Edition
By Ann Rosemary Christys
November 14, 2011
Our current image of the Christian population of al-Andalus after AD711 reflects the way history has been written. The Christians almost disappeared from the historical record as the historians of the conquering Muslims concentrated on the glories of the Ummayads.This book reconsiders, through ...
Islam and Science: The Intellectual Career of Nizam al-Din al-Nisaburi
1st Edition
By Robert Morrison
August 25, 2011
In examining the work of eminent fourteenth century Iranian Shiite scholar Nizam al-Din al-Nisaburi, this book is the first rigorous attempt to explain the cross-fertilization of scientific and religious thought in Islamic civilization. Nisaburi did not consider himself a scientist alone, ...
The Formation of Hanbalism: Piety into Power
1st Edition
By Nimrod Hurvitz
April 14, 2011
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (d. 855) was the eponymous founder of a school of law, and an influential intellectual who led the Baghdadi masses during the Inquisition. Owing to his status as a jurist, to the religious ideas he propounded and to his model way of life, he is perceived as one of the pivotal ...
Early Islamic Spain: The History of Ibn al-Qutiyah
1st Edition
By David James
March 17, 2011
This book is the first published English-language translation of the significant History of Islamic Spain by Ibn al-Qutiya (d. Cordova 367 / 977). Including extensive notes and comments, a genealogical table and relevant maps, the text is preceded by a study of the author and his work, and is the ...
Islam and the Baha'i Faith: A Comparative Study of Muhammad ‘Abduh and ‘Abdul-Baha ‘Abbas
1st Edition
By Oliver Scharbrodt
March 15, 2011
Muhammad ‘Abduh (1849-1905) was one of the key thinkers and reformers of modern Islam who has influenced both liberal and fundamentalist Muslims today. ‘Abdul-Baha (1844-1921) was the son of Baha’ullah (1817-1892), the founder of the Baha’i Faith; a new religion which began as a messianic movement ...
Al-Ghazali and the Qur'an: One Book, Many Meanings
1st Edition
By Martin Whittingham
March 08, 2011
This book is the first of its kind to focus entirely on the Qur’anic interpretation of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058-1111), a towering figure of Sunni Islam. Martin Whittingham explores both al-Ghazali’s hermeneutical methods and his interpretations of particular Quranic texts, and covers al-Ghazali’s...