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Reference Module Humanities eBook Series

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  • Handbook of Islamic Philosophy

    Edited by Terence Lovat ...
    Series series Reference Module Humanities
    This handbook presents a comprehensive coverage of Islamic philosophy from its origins in the medieval era to its present-day applications, offering a panoramic view of the evolution of Islamic philosophical thought. The volume is organized into two sections. The first section, titled, Classical, Post-Classical and Aesthetic, elucidates the foundational philosophies that emerged during the early ... Read more

    $1,233.99 NZD

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  • Qur'an and Woman:Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective

    Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective

    by Amina Wadud ...
    Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu'ran and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the Qu'ran and brings it out of the shadows. Muslim progressives have long argued that it is not the religion but patriarchal ... Read more

    $29.99 NZD

  • Reopening Muslim Minds

    A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance

    by Mustafa Akyol ...
    A fascinating journey into Islam's diverse history of ideas, making an argument for an 'Islamic Enlightenment' today.In Reopening Muslim Minds, Turkish scholar and author Mustafa Akyol frankly diagnoses 'the crisis of Islam' in the modern world and offers an authentic way forward. Diving deep into Islamic theology and sharing lessons from his own life story, he reveals how Muslims lost the ... Read more

    $17.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Philosophy in the Islamic World

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Peter Adamson ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson explores the history of philosophy among Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in Islamic lands, from its historical background to thinkers in the ... Read more

    $14.99 NZD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • What Is Islam?

    The Importance of Being Islamic

    by Shahab Ahmed ...
    A bold new conceptualization of Islam that reflects its contradictions and rich diversityWhat is Islam? How do we grasp a human and historical phenomenon characterized by such variety and contradiction? What is "Islamic" about Islamic philosophy or Islamic art? Should we speak of Islam or of islams? Should we distinguish the Islamic (the religious) from the Islamicate (the cultural)? Or should we ... Read more

    $56.45 NZD

  • Politics of Piety

    The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject

    by Saba Mahmood ...
    Politics of Piety is a groundbreaking analysis of Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a thriving, grassroots women's piety movement in the mosques of Cairo, Egypt. Unlike those organized Islamist activities that seek to seize or transform the state, this is a moral reform movement whose orthodox practices are commonly viewed as inconsequential to Egypt's political landscape. Saba ... Read more

    $58.06 NZD

  • Believing Women in Islam

    Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an

    by Asma Barlas ...
    Does Islam call for the oppression of women? The subjugation of women in many Muslim countries is often used as evidence of this, while many Muslims read the Qur'an in ways that seem to justify sexual oppression and inequality. In this paradigm-shifting book, Asma Barlas argues that, far from supporting male privilege, the Qur'an actually affirms the complete equality of the sexes. Offering a ... Read more

    $32.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nietzsche and Islam

    by Roy Jackson ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies
    In the light of current events, particularly the ‘post September 11th’ debates with much focus on aspects of the ‘clash of civilisation’ thesis, the issue of Islamic identity is a crucial one. Whilst Friedrich Nietzsche was addressing an audience of a different culture and age, his own originality, creativity, psychological, philological and historical insights allows for a fresh and enlightening ... Read more

    $162.99 NZD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology

    Edited by Tim Winter ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Religion
    This series of critical reflections on the evolution and major themes of pre-modern Muslim theology begins with the revelation of the Koran, and extends to the beginnings of modernity in the eighteenth century. The significance of Islamic theology reflects the immense importance of Islam in the history of monotheism, to which it has brought a unique approach and style, and a range of solutions ... Read more

    $62.99 NZD

  • Islamic Philosophy

    by Oliver Leaman ...
    Although Islamic philosophy represents one of the leading philosophical traditions in the world, it has only recently begun to receive the attention it deserves in the non-Islamic world. This important text provides a concise and accessible introduction to the major movements, thinkers and concepts within that tradition, from the foundation of Islam to the present day.Ever since the growth of ... Read more

    $34.99 NZD

  • The Closing of the Muslim Mind

    How Intellectual Suicide Created the Modern Islamist Crisis

    by Robert R. Reilly ...
    Islam's Intellectual Suicide—and the Threat to Us AllPeople are shocked and frightened by the behavior coming out the Islamic world—not only because it is violent, but also because it is seemingly inexplicable. While there are many answers to the question of “what went wrong” in the Muslim world, no one has decisively answered why it went wrong. Until now.In this eye-opening new book, foreign ... Read more

    $15.98 NZD

  • Key Themes for the Study of Islam

    by Jamal J. Elias ...
    "Key Themes for the Study of Islam" examines the central themes and concepts indispensable to an informed understanding of Islamic religion and society. From Gender and History to Prayer and Prophecy, each authoritative chapter focuses on a single aspect of the religion and presents a critical discussion written by a world expert in that field. Exposing as false the idea that Islam and Muslims are ... Read more

    $28.54 NZD