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Conceiving Identities
(November 2013)
Maternity in Medieval Muslim Discourse and Practice
Kathryn M. Kueny - Author
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Explores how medieval Muslim theologians constructed a female gender identity based on an ideal of maternity and how women contested it.
Conceiving Identities explores how medieval Muslim theologians appropriate a woman’s reproductive power to construct a female gender identity in which maternity is a central component. Through a close analysis of seventh- through fourteenth-century exegetical works, medical treati...(Read More) |
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Mutual Othering
(July 2013)
Islam, Modernity, and the Politics of Cross-Cultural Encounters in Pre-Colonial Moroccan and European Travel Writing
Ahmed Idrissi Alami - Author
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Explores interactions between Europeans and Moroccans on both sides of the straits in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
For the first time, readings of Moroccan travel writing in Arabic are juxtaposed with French and British writing about Morocco in a critical exploration of nineteenth-century concepts of modernity. Ahmed Idrissi Alami investigates the complex dynamics concerning colonial expansion, military conflict, an...(Read More) |
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Splendor of the True
(May 2013)
A Frithjof Schuon Reader
James S. Cutsinger - Selected, translated, and with an introduction by
Huston Smith - Foreword by
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A new anthology of the work of Frithjof Schuon that includes philosophical writings along with a selection of his poems, artworks, and unpublished pieces from his personal papers.
Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998), the leading figure in the perennialist school of comparative religious thought, remains one of the most provocative voices on religion. Bridging the divide between seeker and scholar, Schuon challenges the prevailing n...(Read More) |
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The Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran
(April 2013)
Saïd Amir Arjomand - Editor
Nathan J. Brown - Editor
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Comparative study of Islam and the rule of law in Egypt and Iran.
In recent years, Egypt and Iran have been beset with demands for fundamental change. The Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran draws together leading regional experts to provide a penetrating comparative analysis of the ways Islam is entangled with the process of democratization in authoritarian regimes. By comparing Islam and...(Read More) |
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Spiritual Masters of the World's Religions
(December 2012)
Victoria Kennick - Editor
Arvind Sharma - Editor
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Discusses the notion of a spiritual master and looks at examples in a variety of world religions.
What is a spiritual master? Spiritual Masters of the World’s Religions offers an important contribution to religious studies by addressing that question in the context of such themes as charismatic authority, role models, symbolism, and categories of religious perception. The book contains essays by scholar-practitioner...(Read More) |
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The Triumph of Mercy
(September 2012)
Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra
Mohammed Rustom - Author
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Discusses philosopher Mullā Ṣadrā’s commentary on the opening chapter of the Qur'ān.
This book investigates the convergence of philosophy, scriptural exegesis, and mysticism in the thought of the celebrated Islamic philosopher Mullā Ṣadrā (d. 1050/1640). Through a careful presentation of the theoretical and practical dimensions of Ṣadrā’s Qur'ānic hermeneutics...(Read More) |
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In Search of the Lost Heart
(February 2012)
Explorations in Islamic Thought
William C. Chittick - Author
Mohammed Rustom - Editor
Atif Khalil - Editor
Kazuyo Murata - Editor
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Renowned scholar William C. Chittick explores the worldview of Islam in a series of essays written over thirty-six years.
In Search of the Lost Heart brings together twenty-six essays by William C. Chittick, renowned scholar of Sufism and Islamic philosophy. Written between 1975 and 2011, most of these essays are not readily available in Chittick’s own books. Although this is a collection, its editors have crafted...(Read More) |
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Dreams and Visions in Islamic Societies
(February 2012)
Özgen Felek - Editor
Alexander D. Knysh - Editor
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A wide-ranging consideration of the place of dreams and visions in Islamic societies from the premodern period to the present.
Dreams and visions have always been important in Islamic societies. Yet, their pervasive impact on Muslim communities and on the lives of individual Muslims remains largely unknown and rather surprising to Westerners. This book addresses this gap in understanding with a fascinating and diverse account, tak...(Read More) |
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Passion Before Me, My Fate Behind
(December 2011)
Ibn al-Farid and the Poetry of Recollection
Th. Emil Homerin - Author
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Explores the work of beloved Sufi poet Umar Ibn al-Farid and its context. Provides many translations of Ibn al-Farid’s poetry.
Umar Ibn al-Farid (1181–1235), author of two classic works, the Wine Ode and the Poem of the Sufi Way, is considered the greatest Sufi poet to write in Arabic. In this study, these and other poems by Umar Ibn al-Farid are considered within the context of Islamic mysticism, Arabic literature,...(Read More) |
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The Story of Islamic Philosophy
(October 2011)
Ibn Tufayl, Ibn al-'Arabi, and Others on the Limit between Naturalism and Traditionalism
Salman H. Bashier - Author
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Offers a new interpretation of medieval Islamic philosophy, one informed by Platonic mysticism.
In this innovative work, Salman H. Bashier challenges traditional views of Islamic philosophy. While Islamic thought from the crucial medieval period is often depicted as a rationalistic elaboration on Aristotelian philosophy and an attempt to reconcile it with the Muslim religion, Bashier puts equal emphasis on the influence of Plato’s phil...(Read More) |
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