Author: Hasanuddin AhmedPublisher: Laurier Books Limited
ISBN: 9788178983325
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
22 cm.
A Brief History of Islam
Author: Hasanuddin AhmedPublisher: Laurier Books Limited
ISBN: 9788178983325
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
22 cm.
The History of Mohammedanism and Its Sects
Author: William Cooke TaylorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Islam
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
History of Islam
Author: Akbar Shah NajibabadiPublisher:
ISBN: 9781591440314
Category : Arab countries
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
A History of Islam in America
Author: Kambiz GhaneaBassiriPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521849640
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
Traces the history of Muslims in the US and their waves of immigration and conversion across five centuries.
The Oxford History of Islam
Author: John L. EspositoPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199880417
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
Lavishly illustrated with over 300 pictures, including more than 200 in full color, The Oxford History of Islam offers the most wide-ranging and authoritative account available of the second largest--and fastest growing--religion in the world. John L. Esposito, Editor-in-Chief of the four-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, has gathered together sixteen leading scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, to examine the origins and historical development of Islam--its faith, community, institutions, sciences, and arts. Beginning in the pre-Islamic Arab world, the chapters range from the story of Muhammad and his Companions, to the development of Islamic religion and culture and the empires that grew from it, to the influence that Islam has on today's world. The book covers a wide array of subjects, casting light on topics such as the historical encounter of Islam and Christianity, the role of Islam in the Mughal and Ottoman empires, the growth of Islam in Southeast Asia, China, and Africa, the political, economic, and religious challenges of European imperialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and Islamic communities in the modern Western world. In addition, the book offers excellent articles on Islamic religion, art and architecture, and sciences as well as bibliographies. Events in the contemporary world have led to an explosion of interest and scholarly work on Islam. Written for the general reader but also appealing to specialists, The Oxford History of Islam offers the best of that recent scholarship, presented in a readable style and complemented by a rich variety of illustrations.
The History of Mohammedanism, and Its Sects
Author: William Cooke TaylorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Islam
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
A History of Islamic Societies
Author: Ira M. LapidusPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521514304
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1019
Book Description
"This third edition of Ira M. Lapidus's classic A History of Islamic Societies has been substantially revised to incorporate the insights of new scholarship and updated to include historical developments in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Lapidus's history explores the beginnings and transformations of Islamic civilizations in the Middle East and details Islam's worldwide diffusion to Africa, Spain, Turkey and the Balkans, Central, South and Southeast Asia, and North America, situating Islamic societies within their global, political, and economic contexts. It accounts for the impact of European imperialism on Islamic societies and traces the development of the modern national state system and the simultaneous Islamic revival from the early nineteenth century to the present. This book is essential for readers seeking to understand Muslim peoples."--Publisher information.
A History of Medieval Islam
Author: John Joseph SaundersPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415059143
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
This is an introduction to the history of the Muslim East from the rise of Islam to the Mongol conquests. It explains and indicates the main trends of Islamic historical evolution during the Middle Ages, and will help the non-Orientalist to understand something of the relationship between Islam and Christendom in those centuries.
Islam, Science, and the Challenge of History
Author: Ahmad DallalPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300159145
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
"In this wide-ranging and masterly work, Ahmad Dallal examines the significance of scientific knowledge and situates the culture of science in relation to other cultural forces in Muslim societies. He traces the ways the realms of scientific knowledge and religious authority were delineated historically. For example, the emergence of new mathematical methods revealed that many mosques built in the early period of Islamic expansion were misaligned relative to the Ka'ba in Mecca; this misalignment was critical because Muslims must face Mecca during their five daily prayers. The realization of a discrepancy between tradition and science often led to demolition and rebuilding and, most important, to questioning whether scientific knowledge should take precedence over religious authority in a matter where their realms clearly overlapped"--Page 2 of cover.
A Book of Conquest
Author: Manan Ahmed AsifPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674660110
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Note on Transliteration and Translation -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Frontier with the House of Gold -- Chapter 2. A Foundation for History -- Chapter 3. Dear Son, What Is the Matter with You? -- Chapter 4. A Demon with Ruby Eyes -- Chapter 5. The Half Smile -- Chapter 6. A Conquest of Pasts -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Acknowledgments -- Index