Islamic intellectual thought is at the center of this collection of articles honoring Dimitri Gutas by friends, colleagues, and former students. The essays cover three main areas: the classical heritage and Islamic culture; classical Arabic science and philosophy; and Muslim tra…
"In Genealogies of Religion Asad explores how religion as a historical category emerged in the West and has come to be applied by scholars, journalists, and politicians as a universal concept. The idea that religion has undergone a radical change since the Christian Reformation …
"In Genealogies of Religion Asad explores how religion as a historical category emerged in the West and has come to be applied by scholars, journalists, and politicians as a universal concept. The idea that religion has undergone a radical change since the Christian Reformation …
"Islamic popular preachers and storytellers had enormous influence in defining common religious knowledge and faith in the medieval Near East. Jonathan Berkey's book illuminates the popular culture of religious storytelling. It draws on chronicles, biographical dictionaries, ser…
"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…
Présentation de l'éditeur : "This book will reshape the way we think about Islam's relationship with the West. What if Islam never existed ? To some, it's a comforting thought: no clash of civilizations, no holy wars, no terrorists. Here, political scientist and expert on the Mu…
Tour d'horizon du monde de l'islam à travers le récit de son histoire, la description de la doctrine et de sa mise en application, les réactions suscitées. La civilisation, l'architecture, les sciences, la littérature, la philosophie, la vie en société sont également évoquées. P…
Dégage les principes fondateurs du Coran et ceux de la Loi islamique. Synthétise les mouvements, la philosophie, les institutions ainsi que l'activité intellectuelle et artistique de cette grande religion.
La 4e de couverture indique : "This volume brings together articles on various aspects of the intellectual and social histories of Islamicate societies and of the traditions and contexts that contributed to their formation and evolution. Written by leading scholars who span thre…