Many scholars of the Second Temple period have replaced the concept of canonization by that of canonical process. Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls has been crucial for this new direction. Based on this new evidence taxonomic terms like biblical, nonbiblical or parabiblical seem ana…
"This book focuses on the authority and status of the author of Luke-Acts. What authority did he have to write a Gospel. to interpret the Jewish Scriptures and traditions of Israel, to interpret the jesus traditions, and to update the narrative with a second volume with its inte…
Authority and Power in Social Interaction explores methods of analyzing authority and power in the minutiae of interaction. Drawing on the expertise of a diverse international team of organizational communication and language and social interaction scholars, this book suggests r…
As the millennium approaches, public commentators, intellectuals and politicians alike have joined in denouncing the demise of tradition. This work reflects on the new relations between authority (without) and identity (within), in an era of radical uncertainty.
As the millennium approaches, public commentators, intellectuals and politicians alike have joined in denouncing the demise of tradition. This work reflects on the new relations between authority (without) and identity (within), in an era of radical uncertainty.
Introduction: Cultivating Islam -- Part I. Authority in Motion: 1. Figures -- 2. Texts -- 3. Institutions -- Part II. Assembling Authority: 4. Itineraries -- 5. Infrastructures -- 6. Politics -- 7. Genealogies -- Epilogue: Authority and Universality -- Notes -- Bibliography -- I…
From citizens paying taxes to employees following their bosses' orders and kids obeying their parents, we take it for granted that a whole range of authorities have the power to impose duties on others. However, although authority is often accepted in practice, it looks philosop…
"This book is an intellectual history of intuition"--.
Modern Islamic authority and social change
Volume 1: evolving debates in muslim-majority countries (XX, 364 Seiten). Volume 2: evolving debates in the West (XV, 224 Seiten).
Modern Islamic Authority and Social Change
Modern Islamic authority and social change
