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A childhood marked by religion classes, his passion for the Koran, his father's homophobia and his impulses, Ludovic-Lotfi Zahed is the author of an unpublished and rare book on the possible reconciliation between homosexuality and Islam. The man who, as a teenager,...
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Max Milo Éditions
Parution :
2023-07-04
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The Qur'an is a text of extraordinary depth and complexity. In How the Qur'an Works, Leyla Ozgur Alhassen takes the reader on a journey through the Qur'an, moving from one verse to another, one story to another, focusing on narratological elements while conducting a...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2023-06-23
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A ground-breaking and comprehensive collection on various facets of Islamic spirituality throughout history and in the modern world The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Islamic Spirituality is an authoritative reference work comprising twenty-eight scholarly essays that...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2022-11-29
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
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This book is about the emergence of a stream of ideas in the 1930s and 1940s within Imamiyya Shi?ite context, focusing primarily on the thought of Shari?at Sangelaji (1891–1944), who harshly criticized a number of basic theological beliefs within Imamiyya Shi?a....
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-11-17
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This book collates selective outputs from the 1st International Conference on Contemporary Islamic Studies, focusing on interdisciplinary research that is relevant and timely. One of the most vital areas for national development in Malaysia, and other parts of the...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-08-28
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Islam is the fastest growing of the world's major religions. Yet the pervasive hostility toIslam in the West makes understanding its expanding global reach virtually impossible.Islam is all too often seen through a lens that focuses on the small minority of violent...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2022-07-22
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This is the first study to compare the philosophical systems of secular scientific philosopher Mario Bunge (1919-2020), and Moroccan Islamic philosopher Taha Abd al-Rahman (b.1945). In their efforts to establish the philosophical underpinnings of an ideal modernity...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-07-08
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Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands brings into conversation the distinct fields of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) studies and women's studies by exploring significant shifts in modern Qur'anic commentaries on the subject of women. Hadia Mubarak places three of the most...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2022-04-15
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The word "jihad" is everywhere in the global media. It generally appears in the context of violence waged against the West by militants in or from Muslim-majority societies. This usage overwhelmingly colors popular discourse about Islam and Muslims and it has resulted...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2022-02-03
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In this comprehensive open access book, written for readers from any or no religious background, Leena El-Ali does something remarkable. Never before has anyone taken on every last claim relating to Islam and women and countered it not just with Qur’anic evidence to the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-12-01
Collection :
Sustainable Development Goals Series
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This book encourages insurance companies and regulators to explore offering Islamic insurance to boost the insurance industry in India. The distinctive features of Takaful also make it appealing even to non-Muslims. According to the 2012 World Takaful Report, India has...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-10-07
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Discover the essence of the Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit and what it has contributed to societies across the ages In Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit, author and expert, Bruce B. Lawrence, delivers a spiritual elan filtered through cultural practices and artefacts....
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2021-09-08
Collection :
Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos
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This book discusses inner peace from an Islamic theological and spiritual perspective, the writings of Said Nursi, a twentieth century Muslim scholar. Inner peace is a topic of great interest in the world at present. While happiness and mental health have been...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-08-20
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Scholars have come to recognize the importance of classical Islamic philosophy both in its own right and in its preservation of and engagement with Greek philosophical ideas. At the same time, the period immediately following the so-called classical era has been...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-06-08
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The SDGs, developed by the UN in 2012, focuses on 17 goals for the betterment of humanity and humanitarian causes. Among the core objectives of Shari'ah in Islamic finance is to offer a helping hand, emphasizing the efforts and scope of the SDGs. This book explores how...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-04-21
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The first textbook to focus on the history of lived Shi'ism in South Asia Everyday Shi'ism in South Asia is an introduction to the everyday life and cultural memory of Shi’i women and men, focusing on the religious worlds of both individuals and communities at...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2021-04-20
Collection :
Lived Religions
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Dieses Buch vereint soziologische Theoriebildung mit Studien zum Nahen Osten und zum Islam. Die Vielfalt von Modernitäten, die in unsere Welt beobachtet werden kann, wird dabei mit dem Anspruch verbunden, gleichzeitig in einer globalen Moderne, in einer Weltgesellschaft...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2021-04-18
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This book brings together international scholars of Islamic philosophy, theology and politics to examine these current major questions: What is the place of pluralism in the Islamic founding texts? How have sacred and prophetic texts been interpreted throughout major...
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Springer
Parution :
2021-03-12
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This book introduces readers to Abu Bakr al-Razi (known in Latin as Rhazes), one of the most innovative and divisive figures of the early philosophical tradition in the Islamic world. Drawing on his extant works on ethics and a range of quotations and testimony from...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-02-11
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Why did non-Muslims convert to Islam during Muhammad's life and under his immediate successors? How did Muslim historians portray these conversions?Why did their portrayals differ significantly? To what extent were their portrayals influenced by their time of writing,...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-02-02
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