Author: John Richard HayesPublisher:
ISBN: 9780710300812
Category : Civilization, Arab
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The Genius of Arab Civilization
Author: John Richard HayesPublisher:
ISBN: 9780710300812
Category : Civilization, Arab
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The Genius of Arab Civilization
Author: The Genius of Arab Civilization
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780946598021
Category : Civilization, Arab
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Genius of Arab Civilization
Author: John R. HayesPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 9780814734858
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This edition is filled with nearly 100 illustrations. It contains essays by such top scholars as Oleg Grabar, Abdelhammid I. Sabra, and Mounah A. Khouri on the Arab role and influence in Islamic Culture, literature, philosophy, history, architecture and art, science, technology,trade, and commerce.
The Genius of Arab Civilization
Author: The Genius of Arab Civilization
Author: John Stothoff BadeauPublisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The Genius of Islam
Author: Bryn BarnardPublisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0449814947
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The Middle Ages were a period of tremendous cultural and scientific advancement in the Islamic Empire—ideas and inventions that shaped our world. Did you know that: • The numbers you use every day (Arabic numerals!) are a Muslim invention? • The marching band you hear at football games has its roots in the Middle East? • You are drinking orange juice at breakfast today thanks to Islamic farming innovations? • The modern city's skyline was made possible by Islamic architecture? The Muslim world has often been a bridge between East and West, but many of Islam's crucial innovations are hidden within the folds of history. In this important book, Bryn Barnard uses short, engaging text and gorgeous full-color artwork to bring Islam's contributions gloriously to life. Chockful of information and pictures, and eminently browsable, The Genius of Islam is the definitive guide to a fascinating topic.
The Literary Heritage of the Arabs
Author: Suheil BushruiPublisher: Saqi
ISBN: 0863563147
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
The Literary Heritage of the Arabs samples some of the finest literature produced by Arab writers in the last 1,500 years. The selection of poetry and prose spans many genres and styles, conveying the full range of Arab experiences and perspectives - from the tragic to the comic, the wistful to the mystical, the courtly to the lowly, and the Arab East to Andalusia. The reader of this anthology will become aware of the extent to which this vibrant and distinctive literary heritage has always been both receptive to the currents from neighbouring cultures and influential in the evolution of other literary traditions, in South Asia, Western Europe and beyond. Thus, the reader will discover, behind local colours and different literary conventions, our common humanity.
Muslims Beyond the Arab World
Author: Fallou NgomPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190279869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Muslims beyond the Arab World explores the vibrant tradition of writing African languages using the modified Arabic script ('Ajami) alongside the rise of the Muridiyya Sufi order in Senegal. The book demonstrates how the development of the 'Ajami literary tradition is entwined with the flourishing of the Muridiyya into one of sub-Saharan Africa's most powerful and dynamic Sufi organizations. It offers a close reading of the rich hagiographic and didactic written, recited, and chanted 'Ajami texts of the Muridiyya, works largely unknown to scholars. The texts describe the life and Sufi odyssey of the order's founder, Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba Mbakke (1853-1927), his conflicts with local rulers and Muslim clerics and the French colonial administration, and the traditions and teachings he championed that permanently shaped the identity and behaviors of his followers. Fallou Ngom evaluates prevailing representations of the Muridiyya movement and offers alternative perspectives. He demonstrates how the Mur'ds used their written, recited, and chanted 'Ajami materials as an effective mass communication tool in conveying to the masses Bamba's poignant odyssey, doctrine, the virtues he stood for and cultivated among his followers-self-esteem, self-reliance, strong faith, work ethic, pursuit of excellence, determination, nonviolence, and optimism in the face of adversity-without the knowledge of the French colonial administration and many academics. Muslims beyond the Arab World argues that this is the source of the resilience, appeal, and expansion of Muridiyya, which has fascinated observers since its inception in 1883.
Arab Civilization: Challenges and Responses
Author: George Nicholas AtiyehPublisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780887066986
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This book discusses Arab history, law, philosophy, politics, and literature, analyzing the challenges and responses aroused by the interaction between Western culture and the ancient and modern Arab cultures. It offers a wealth of information on the forces that have shaped Arab civilization and on several of the major figures who have contributed to its development. Some of the outstanding contributions include a comprehensive study of Dr. Zurayk as the advocate of rationalism in modern Arab thought by Hani A. Faris; a sober but challenging look at the use of Islamic history in our time by Muhsin Mahdi; an analysis of the expression of historicity in the Koran by Jacques Berque; an explanation of the concept of equity in Islamic law by Majid Khadduri; and the revelation of a Mamluk Magna Carta by Aziz Sourial Atiya.