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Islamic Studies

A History of Religions Approach

This text seeks to make the academic study of religion a more prominent consideration in the study of Islam than it has been in the past. Islamic Studies: A History of Religions Approach, Second Edition represents a substantial revision that has been both updated to reflect IslamUs rise in North America and the international media, and refocused to situate the study of Islam within the comparative study of religions.

When that text was published in 1982 , not many introductory texts for religious
studies courses on Islam were available . The two best books were by well -
known Orientalist scholars of great erudition , one nonMuslim , the other Muslim :
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Studies in Islamic and Judaic Traditions

Papers Presented at the Institute for Islamic-Judaic Studies, Center for Judaic Studies, University of Denver

Studies in Islamic Art and Architecture

In Honour of Professor K. A. C. Creswell

Studies in Early Islamic Tradition

33 Cf . , for example , Muqaddima , 32 34 Most of Kister ' s articles are most
readily available in three collections : Studies in Jāhiliyya and Early Islam (
London : Variorum , 1980 ) ; Society and Religion from Jāhiliyya to Islam (
Aldershot ...

Studies in West African Islamic History

Volume 1: The Cultivators of Islam, Volume 2: The Evolution of Islamic Institutions & Volume 3: The Growth of Arabic Literature

Studies in West African Islamic History explores the diffusion of Islam throughout West Africa from 1523 to 1927. Beginning with a discussion of the evolution of religious brotherhoods in North and Northwest Africa, the book then goes on to discuss the writings of al-Hajj 'Umar al-Futi and Shaykh Mukhtar b. Wadi'at Allah, before concluding with an analysis of Ahmad Bamba.

Beginning with a discussion of the evolution of religious brotherhoods in North and Northwest Africa, the book then goes on to discuss the writings of al-Hajj 'Umar al-Futi and Shaykh Mukhtar b.

Studies in Islamic Civilization

The Muslim Contribution to the Renaissance

Studies in Islamic Civilization draws upon the works of Western scholars to make the case that without the tremendous contribution of the Muslim world there would have been no Renaissance in Europe. For almost a thousand years Islam was arguably one of the leading civilizations of the world spanning a geographic area greater than any other. It eliminated social distinctions between classes and races, made clear that people should enjoy the bounties of the earth provided they did not ignore morals and ethics, and rescued knowledge that would have been lost, if not forever, then at least for centuries. The genius of its scholars triggered the intellectual tradition of Europe and for over seven hundred years its language, Arabic, was the international language of science. Strange then that its legacy lies largely ignored and buried in time. In the words of Aldous Huxley, “Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects... propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations.” Studies in Islamic Civilization is a compelling attempt to redress this wrong and restore the historical truths of a “golden age” that ushered in the Islamic renaissance, and as a by-product that of the West. In doing so it gives a bird’s eye view of the achievements of a culture that at its height was considered the model of human progress and development. Studies in Islamic Civilization is a must-read for scholars, students and non-specialists alike, demonstrating the world class civilization created by Muslims and its forgotten and long-overlooked contributions to Western civilization.

Studies in Islamic Civilization draws upon the works of Western scholars to make
the case that without the tremendous contribution of the Muslim world there
would have been no Renaissance in Europe. For almost a thousand years Islam
was ...

Islamic Urban Studies

The term 'Islamic cities' has been used to refer to cities of the Islamic world, centring on the Middle East. Academic scholarship has tended to link the cities of the Islamic world with Islam as a religion and culture, in an attempt to understand them as a whole in a unified and homogenous way. Examining studies (books, articles, maps, bibliographies) of cities which existed in the Middle East and Central Asia in the period from the rise of Islam to the beginning of the 20th century, this book seeks to examine and compare Islamic cities in their diversity of climate, landscape, population and historical background. Coordinating research undertaken since the nineteenth century, and comparing the historiography of the Maghrib, Mashriq, Turkey, Iran and Central Asia, Islamic Urbanism provides a fresh perspective on issues that have exercised academic concern in urban studies and highlights avenues for future research.

INTRODUCTION This chapter focuses on historical studies of Ottoman cities in
the region of present day Turkey. Urban studies of cities other than Istanbul
hardly existed until two decades ago. Though cities were frequently mentioned in
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Islamic and Comparative Religious Studies

Selected Writings

William A. Graham, a leading international scholar in the field of Islamic Studies, gathers together his selected writings in this volume under three sections: 1. History and Interpretation of Islamic Religion; 2. The Qur'an as Scripture, and 3. Scripture in the History of Religion. This invaluable resource will be of primary interest to students of the Islamic tradition, especially in regard to Qur'anic piety, Muslim ritual practice, and fundamental structures of Islamic thought. It will also be of interest to students of the comparative history of religion, especially as regards the phenomenon of scripture and its analogs.Graham's work in Islamic studies focuses largely on the analysis and interpretation of the religious dimensions of ritual action, scriptural piety, textual authority/revelation, tradition, and major concepts, such as grace and transcendence. His work in the comparative history of religion has focused in particular on the problem of scripture as a cross-cultural religious phenomenon that is more complex than simply sacred text. This invaluable resource will be of primary interest to students of the Islamic tradition, especially as regards Qur'anic piety, Muslim ritual practice, and fundamental structures of Islamic thought, and to students of the comparative history of religion, especially as regards the phenomenon of scripture and its analogs.

William A . Graham William A . Graham is the Murray A . Albertson Professor of
Middle Eastern Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and John Lord O '
Brian Professor of Divinity and Dean of the Divinity School at Harvard University .