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  • - A Chronological and Genealogical Manual
    af C. E. Bosworth
    273,95 kr.

    This book provides a comprehensive and reliable reference source for all students of history and culture. It lists by name the rulers of all the principal Islamic dynasties with Hijri and Common Era dates. Each dynastic list is followed by a brief assessment of its historical significance, and by a short bibliography.

  • af Emilie Savage-Smith & Peter E. Pormann
    396,95 - 1.178,95 kr.

    An up-to-date survey of medieval Islamic medicine offering new insights to the role of medicine and physicians in medieval Islamic culture.

  • - From 711 to 1502
    af Richard Hitchcock
    398,95 - 1.123,95 kr.

    A comprehensive survey of Muslim Spain from 711-1502. This introduction to Muslim Spain covers the period from 711 to1502, giving readers a substantial overview of what it was that made it a unique and successful society, and of its powerful legacy in the formation of modern Spain. Using a chronological framework and pushing the main historical developments to the forefront, the author keeps in view the shifting social patterns caused by the changing balance between town and country, major and minor dynasties, foreign groupings and repeated invasions from North Africa. He also includes discussion of topics such as inter-faith relations, multi-ethnic competing groups, and how intellectual life was enriched by pluralism and influence from abroad.

  • - Traditions of a Muslim Community
    af Farhad Daftary
    273,95 - 1.178,95 kr.

    Dealing only with the most important historical developments, this is a comprehensive and accessible survey for all newcomers to the subject.

  • af William Montgomery Watt
    268,95 kr.

    This comprehensive introduction to the history of Islamic Spain takes thereader through the events, people and movements from 711 to 1492.

  • af Paul Starkey
    268,95 - 1.178,95 kr.

    This book provides a succinct introduction to modern Arabic literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Designed primarily as an introductory textbook for English-speaking undergraduates, it will also be of interest to a more general readership interested in the contemporary Middle East or in comparative and modern literature. The work attempts to situate the development of modern Arabic literature in the context of the medieval Arabic literary tradition as well as the new literary forms derived from the West, exploring the interaction between social, political and cultural change in the Middle East and the development of a modern Arabic literary tradition. Poetry, prose writing and the theatre are discussed in separate chapters. The work overall aims to give a balanced account of the subject, reflecting the different pace of literary development in diverse parts of the Arab world, including North Africa. Key Features*A concise introduction to a field that deserves to be better known in the West.*Clear presentation, based on extensive classroom experience of teaching the subject.*Guidance on other sources of further information.*Extensive bibliography, with list of works in English translation.

  • af Ibrahim Warde
    213,95 - 673,95 kr.

    A comprehensive survey of Islamic economics in all its diversity and complexity.

  • af Robert E. Hall
    198,95 - 623,95 kr.

  • af BROOKSHAW
    238,95 - 733,95 kr.

  • af Rudolph Ware
    268,95 - 898,95 kr.

  • - A Global History of Islamic Missionary Thought and Practice
    af Matthew Kuiper
    404,95 - 1.312,95 kr.

    In this fascinating study, Matthew J. Kuiper the story of how Islam became a world religion and cultural phenomenon of immense scale, astonishing diversity and global impact. His starting point is the dramatic upsurge in da'wa: 'inviting' to Islam, or Islamic missionary activism.