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Heilige Krieg der Barbaren. Die Kreuzzüge aus der Sicht der Araber

Amin Maalouf: Aus dem Französischen von Sigrid Kester

304 Seiten. 2003, 2008. Die Fassungslosigkeit und das Entsetzen der hochzivilisierten arabischen Welt angesichts der »barbarischen Invasoren« aus dem Abendland spiegelt sich in nahezu allen arabischen Chroniken und Berichten aus der Zeit zwischen 1096 und 1291 wider.

History of Ethiopia. Paperback

by Harold G. Marcus

xix, 316 pages, 40 photographs, 9 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. 2002. Surveying the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistoric to modern times, this study demonstrates that there is more to Ethiopia's existence than colonial logic. It shows how geography, economics and culture have served to unite Ethiopians

Desiring Arabs.

Joseph A. Massad 2008

Paperback, 472 pages, 1 halftone, 230 x 165 mm

Mutual Life, Limited: Islamic Banking, Alternative Currencies, Lateral Reason. Paperback

by Bill Maurer

xix, 217 pages. 2005

Saracenic Heraldry. A Survey. Cloth

L.A. Mayer

318 pages, 71 plates, bibliography, index. 1933, 1999. All inscriptions in Arabic with English translations. This volume presents a fully documented armorial roll of Saracenic sultans and emirs, designed to meet the requirements of students of Muslim archaeology and covering the geographical area of Syria, Palestine and Egypt during the period from the end of the Crusades to the Ottoman conquest.

Qur'anic Christians: An Analysis of Classical and Modern Exegesis. Paperback

by Jane Dammen McAuliffe. 340 pages. 2007

Persian Historiography. Paperback

Julie Scott Meisami

336 pages, illustrations. 1999

Islam in South Asia in Practice. Paperback

by Barbara D. Metcalf. 504 pages, 23 halftones. 1 line illus. 2 maps. 2009. This volume of "Princeton Readings in Religions" brings together the work of more than thirty scholars of Islam and Muslim societies in South Asia to create a rich anthology of primary texts that contributes to a new appreciation of the lived religious and cultural experiences of the world's largest population of Muslims.

Islam and Gender: The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran. Paperback

Ziba Mir-Hosseini

An Introduction to Shi'i Islam: History and Doctrines of Twelver Shi'ism.

Moojan Momen 1987

Paperback, 420 pages, illustrations geneal. table, maps, portraits, 240 x 156 mm

The Crazy Dervish and the Pomegranate Tree. Hardcover

by Farnoosh Moshiri. 176 pages. 2004

History of Islamic Philosophy. Paperback

Edited by Sayed Hossein Nasr and Oliver Leaman

1232 pages. 2001. Islamic philosophy has often been treated as being largely of historical interest, belonging to the history of ideas rather than to philosophical study. This volume successfully overturns that view. Emphasizing the living nature and rich diversity of the subject, it examines the main thinkers and schools of thought, discusses the key concepts of Islamic philosophy and covers a vast geographical area

Saudi Arabia: Power, Legitimacy and Survival. Paperback

Tim Niblock

224  pages. 2006. It details the country’s historical and religious background, its oil rentier economy and its international role, showing how they interact to create the dynamics of the contemporary Saudi state.

Von Mesopotamien zum Irak. Kleine Geschichte eines alten Landes. 19 cm. Kartoniert

Hans J. Nissen & Peter Heine

204 Seiten, mit zahlreiche Abbildungen. 2003

Islam and Jihad: Prejudice Versus Reality. Paperback

by A. G. Noorani

192 pages, notes, bibliography, index. 2002. The author demonstrates the politically motivated and theologically dubious nature of the assertions of so-called Islamic fundamentalist movements; and contrasts them with socially progressive Muslim thinkers who have sought to address the inescapable questions of the modern world.

Hezbollah: A Short History. Paperback

by Augustus Richard Norton

vi, 187 pages. 2007

Kuppelraum in der Türkischen Architektur. Paperback

Semra Ögel

ix, 88 pages with text, xxxii plates, bibliograohy. 1972

Frühe Islam. Schriften zur frühen Islamgeschichte und zum Koran, Band 2. Gebunden

Karl-Heinz Ohlig

666 Seiten. 2007.

Politics of Women's Rights in Iran. Paperback

Arzoo Osanloo. 272 pages, 1 line illustration. 2009

Sharia en nationaal recht. Rechtssystemen in moslimlanden tussen traditie, politiek en rechtsstaat. Paperback

Jan Michiel Otto. 248 pagina's, 2005. Fascinerende studie laat zien hoe de sharia in de praktijk functioneert

Concise Dictionary of the Persian Language. Hardcover

E.H. Palmer

722 columns. 1991 (Reprint)

History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples. 2nd edition. Paperback

Ilan Pappe

356 pages, 14 half-tones, 6 maps, 2006. It begins with the Ottomans in the early 1800s and traces a path through the arrival of the early Zionists at the end of that century, through the British mandate at the beginning of the twentieth century, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent wars and conflicts which culminated in the intifadas of 1987 and 2000.

Modern Middle East. Paperback.

Ilan Pappé. xv, 366 pages. 2nd edition 2010

Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier. Cloth.

T.L. Pennell

324 pages, with deductions, glossary, index

1988 (Indian reprint of a c.100-year old edition)

Fustat Glass of the Early Islamic Period: Finds Excavated By the American Research Center in Egypt 1964-1980. Paperback

Ralph Pinder-Wilson and George T. Scanlon

134 pages, illustrations throughout. 2001. A catalogue of the finds excavated by the American Research Centre at Fustat in south Cairo between 1964 and 1980. They are dated between the 8th and 12th centuries and are a principal source for the history of the glass industry in Egypt.

Persia: Thirty Centuries of Art and Culture. Hardcover

by Mikhail Piotrovsky, Ernst W. Veen, Boele, a.o.

127 pages. 2007

The Rushdie Affair. The Novel, the Ayatollah and the West.

Daniel Pipes 1990. Indian reprint 1998. c. 340 pages, 15x21 cm.

With a preface by Koenraad Elst

Mohammed and Charlemagne. Paperback

Henri Pirenne

304 pages. 2001. Remarkable classic that developed the revolutionary theory of how the advance and influence of Islam caused the Europe of the Roman Empire to evolve into the Europe of the Middle Ages.

Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Paperback

by D.T. Potts. 490 pages, many illustrations, plates, tables. 1999. An up-to-date survey of the archaeology and history of Elam, in the ancient Near East.

Understanding Islam in Indonesia: Politics and Diversity.

Robert Pringle 2010

220 p., some plates, 8.75 H x 0.75 D x 5.75 W inches

Dunklen Anfänge. Schriften zur frühen Islamgeschichte und zum Koran, Band 1. Neue Forschungen zur Entstehung und frühen Geschichte des Islam. Gebunden

Gerd-R. Puin / Karl-Heinz Ohlig (Hg.)

400 Seiten. 2007.

Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922. Paperback. 2000, 2nd edition, 2007

Donald Quataert

Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi. Cloth

Ishtiao Husain Qureshi

314 pages, with maps, appendices, index. 5th revised edition 1971

Reflections on Fieldwork in Morocco. Paperback

by Paul Rabinow. Edition 13. 2007

Islam and Modernity. Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition

Fazlur Rahman

182 pages. Reprint 1982 edition

By Fazlur Rahman. Foreword by John E. Woods

Second edition, Paperback, 296 pages, Ill., 228 x 158 mm. In the new Epilogue, Rahman discusses the rising economic power of the Muslim world and the resulting implicatoins for islamic intellectual, education, and political life.

The Messenger. The Meanings of the Life of Muhammad.

Tariq Ramadan 2008

Paperback, 256 pages, 198 x 129 mm

Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood. Paperback

by John Renard

368 pages, 30 photographs. 2008. Prophets, saints, martyrs, sages, and seers, one of the richest repositories of lore about such exemplary religious figures belongs to the world's approximately 1.3 billion Muslims. Illuminating some of the most delightful tales in world religious literature, this engaging book is the first truly global overview of Islamic hagiography.

First Crusaders: 1095-1131. Paperback

by Jonathan Riley-Smith

320 pages, maps, bibliography, index. 1998. Much has been written about the crusades, but very little about the crusaders. What moved them to go? What preparations did they need to make? How did they react to their experiences?

History of Jordan. Paperback

Philip Robins

262 pages, 15 half-tones, 6 maps. 2004. Robins’ survey of Jordan’s political history begins in the early 1920s, continues through the years of the British Mandate, and traces events over the next half-century to the present day. Throughout the period, the country’s fortunes were closely identified with its head of state, King Hussein, until his death in 1999.

Muslim Societies in African History. Paperback

David Robinson

240 pages, 15 half-tones. 2004. Examining a series of processes (Islamization, Arabization, Africanization) and case studies from North, West and East Africa, this book gives snapshots of Muslim societies in Africa over the last millennium.

Im Reich der Königin von Saba. Auf Karawanenwegen im Jemen. 22,5 cm. Gebunden

Carmen Rohrbach

Irak in der Antike. Gebunden mit Schutzumschlag. 21,5 x 30 cm

George Roux und Johannes Renger

292 Seiten, 98 Farb- und 39 Schwarzweißabbildungen; 8 Karten. 2005. Die einzige umfassende Kulturgeschichte des Irak von der Altsteinzeit bis in die Spätantike. Das Buch umfaßt die geschichtliche Entwicklung im alten Zweistromland, dem heutigen Irak, vom Paläolithikum bis in die Zeit der Partherherrschaft, also bis in die Spätantike.