The Imam, the Divine Guide, is the central point around which the Shi'ite religion turns. The power of Shi'ism comes from the actions of the Imam. This title is reserved exclusively for the sucessors of the prophets in their mission. The author shows that from the beginning of S…
"This collection of essays focuses on the ways in which Greek and Latin authors viewed and wrote about the history of medicine in the ancient world. Special attention is given to medical doxography, i.e. the description of the characteristic doctrines of the great medical author…
Shear explores questions concerning the degree of economic and religious power held by the king in the Mycenaean world of second millennium BC Greece and its environs. She combines evidence from three realms of scholarship that often do not speak to each other: archaeology; the …
During the last few decades, there has been great interest in the problems of defining the extent and nature of kingship in the Mycenaean world. Questions concerning the degree of economic and religious power held by the king have been given special emphasis. This book surveys t…
Examines the wide range of epigraphic and historical texts to know the different immigrants to India society in different contexts.
Examines the wide range of epigraphic and historical texts to know the different immigrants to India society in different contexts.
"The current view among Western scholars of Islam concerning the early development of Islamic jurisprudence was shaped by Joseph Schacht's famous study on the subject published fifty years ago. Since then new sources became available which make a critical review of his theories …
