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The Arts and crafts of literacy. Islamic manuscript cultures in sub-Saharan A…
During the last two decades, the (re-)discovery of thousands of manuscripts in different regions of sub-Saharan Africa has questioned the long-standing approach of Africa as a continent only characterized by orality and legitimately assigned to the continent the status of a civilization of written literacy.However, most of the existing studies mainly aim at serving literary and historical purpo…
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- 9783110541441
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- x, 367 p.; 22 cm.
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- Studies in Manuscript Cultures; 12
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- 091.0967 ART a
Dignity in the 21st century : Middle East and West
This book offers a unique and insightful analysis of Western and Middle Eastern concepts of dignity and illustrates them with examples of everyday life. Dignity in the 21st Century - Middle East and West is unique and insightful for a range of reasons. First, the book is co-authored by scholars from two different cultures (Middle East and West). As a result, the interpretations of dignity cove…
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- 9783319580203
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- xiii, 101p. : ill.
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- 179.9 SCH d
The Islamic traditions of Cirebon : ibadat and adat among Javanese Muslims
Cirebon; Rituals; Islam; Muslims; Indonesia
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- 9781920942311
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- XX, 282 p.
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- 297.5095982 MUH i
Women judges in the muslim world : a comparative study of discourse and practice
Women Judges in the Muslim World: A Comparative Study of Discourse and Practice offers a socio-legal account of public debates and judicial practices surrounding the performance of women as judges in eight Muslim-majority countries. Readership: Scholars, students, and practitioners interested in Law, Middle East Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Gender, and Religious Studies will find this an in…
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- 9789004342200
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- XXII, 334 p.
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- Women and Gender: The Middle East and the Islamic World, 15
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- 340.5901 WOM w
Islam in a post-secular society
Islam in the Post-Secular Society: Religion, Secularity and the Antagonism of Recalcitrant Faith critically examines the unique challenges facing Muslims in Europe and North America. From the philosophical perspective of the Frankfurt School’s critical theory, this book attempts not only to diagnose the current problems stemming from a marginalization of Islam in the secular West, but also to…
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- 9789004325357
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- 356 p.; 22 cm
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- Studies in Critical Social Sciences; Vol. 98
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- 297.63 BYR i
Islam and the making of the nation: Kartosuwiryo and political Islam in twent…
For decades, scholars of Indonesia have rejected the religious claims of the Darul Islam movement, interpreting the antagonism between the Islamic state and Soekarno’s republic as a fight for power, self-assertion, or land rights. Recently Kartosuwiryo and the Darul Islam have become heroic symbols of the local Islamist struggle, offering an alternative vision of this politician. The author l…
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- 9789067183864
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- XVII, 244 p.
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- Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
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- 959.803 FOR i
Signs of wali: narratives at the sacred sites in Pamijahan, West Java
In Signs of the Wali, Dr Tommy Christomy focuses on the one of the early founders of Islam on Java, Shakyh Abdul Muhyi, whose burial site at Pamijahan in Tasikmalaya is a place of contemporary ziarah. This study initially conceived of as a philological exploration of historical manuscripts has been transformed into a study of ‘living manuscripts’ – the contemporary narratives of the custo…
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- 978192131370
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- 234 p.; 22 cm.
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- 200.9 CHR s
Buddhist and Islamic Orders in Southern Asia : Comparative Perspectives
This volume aims to foster interaction between scholars in the subfields of Islamic and Buddhist studies by increasing understanding of the circulation and localization of religious texts, institutional models, and ritual practices across Asia and beyond. Buddhist and Islamic Orders in Southern Asia scrutinizes religious orders (here referring to Sufi ?ar?qas and Buddhist monastic and other rit…
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- 9780824872113
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- VIII, 220 p.
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- 294.365095 BUD b
Applying Shari'a in the West : facts, fears and the future of Islamic rules o…
This volume provides new insights in the concept of shari’a in the West, and sets out a framework of how shari’a in the West can be studied. The premise of this volume is that one needs to focus on the question ‘What do Muslims do in terms of shari’a?’ rather than ‘What is shari’a?’. This perspective shows that the practice of Sharia is restricted to a limited set of rules that …
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- 9789087281700
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- 291p. : ill.
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- 340.115 APP a
Islam, politics and change : the Indonesian experience after the fall of Suharto
After violent protests all over the country had forced President Suharto to step down in 1998, Indonesia successfully made the transition from an authoritarian state to a democracy. In this book Indonesian scholars attached to Islamic universities and Dutch researchers investigate what happened since and what the consequences are of the growing influence of orthodoxy and radicalism, which alrea…
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- 9789087282387
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- 333p. : ill.
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- 320.959804 ISL i
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