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Mahmood: Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject. Paperback
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  • Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject. Paperback
  • by Saba Mahmood. xvi, 233 pages. 2004

Malik, Hinnells: Sufism in the West. Paperback
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  • Sufism in the West. Paperback
  • Edited by John R. Hinnells and Jamal Malik. 224 pages, illustrations. 2006. No volume has so far been written which discusses this aspect of Islam in terms of how it is practised in Western societies.
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Marcus: A History of Ethiopia. Paperback
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  • 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

Masters: Christians And Jews In The Ottoman Arab World: The Roots Of Sectarianism. Paperback
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  • Christians And Jews In The Ottoman Arab World: The Roots Of Sectarianism. Paperback
    by Bruce Alan Masters. 237 pages. 2004
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Maurer: Mutual Life, Limited: Islamic Banking, Alternative Currencies, Lateral Reason. Paperback
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  • Mutual Life, Limited: Islamic Banking, Alternative Currencies, Lateral Reason. Paperback
  • by Bill Maurer
  • xix, 217 pages. 2005

Mayer: Saracenic Heraldry. A Survey. Cloth
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  • 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.

McAuliffe: Qur'anic Christians: An Analysis of Classical and Modern Exegesis. Paperback
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  • Qur'anic Christians: An Analysis of Classical and Modern Exegesis. Paperback
  • by Jane Dammen McAuliffe. 340 pages. 2007

Meisami: Persian Historiography. Paperback
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  • Persian Historiography. Paperback
  • Julie Scott Meisami
  • 336 pages, illustrations. 1999

Metcalf: Islam in South Asia in Practice. Paperback
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  • 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.
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Mir-Hosseini: Islam and Gender: The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran. Paperback
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  • Islam and Gender: The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran. Paperback
  • Ziba Mir-Hosseini
  • xxiv, 305 pages. 1999

Moshiri: Crazy Dervish and the Pomegranate Tree. Hardcover
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  • Crazy Dervish and the Pomegranate Tree. Hardcover
  • by Farnoosh Moshiri. 176 pages. 2004
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Nanji: Historical Atlas of the Islamic World. Hardback
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  • Historical Atlas of the Islamic World
  • Nanji & Ruthven 2004
  • Hardback, 208 pages, full colour throughout, 272 x 216 mm
  • Thoroughly researched and very well written, the "Historical Atlas of the Islamic World" is concise, accessible, and authoritative. It spans the period from pre-Islamic late antiquity to the present day, incorporating recent patterns of emigration from Muslim-majority countries and the independence of the post-Soviet Muslim states of Central Asia. The maps use the latest design techniques to indicate the shifting nature of frontiers and population densities. In addition to historical maps of the changing internal and external boundaries of the Islamic World, there are maps showing the principle trade routes through which ideas and customs as well as goods were spread.
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Nasr, Leaman: History of Islamic Philosophy. Paperback
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  • 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

Neusner: Comparing Religions through Law. Judaism and Islam
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  • Comparing Religions through Law. Judaism and Islam. Paperback
  • Jacob Neusner, Tamara Sonn
  • 263 pages, with notes and index. 1999. Comparing Religions Through Law presents an innovative and sometimes controversial study of the comparisons and contrasts between the two religions

Niblock: Saudi Arabia: Power, Legitimacy and Survival. Paperback
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  • 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.

Nieuwkerk: Women Embracing Islam: Gender And Conversion in the West. Paperback
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  • Women Embracing Islam: Gender And Conversion in the West. Paperback
  • by Karin Van Nieuwkerk
  • 2006. 294 pages. A surprising number of women in Western Europe and America are converting to Islam. What attracts these women to a belief system that is markedly different from both Western Christianity and Western secularism? What benefits do they gain by converting, and what are the costs? How do Western women converts live their new Islamic faith?

Nissen: Von Mesopotamien zum Irak. Kleine Geschichte eines alten Landes. Kartoniert
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  • Von Mesopotamien zum Irak. Kleine Geschichte eines alten Landes. 19 cm. Kartoniert
  • Hans J. Nissen & Peter Heine
  • 204 Seiten, mit zahlreiche Abbildungen. 2003

Noorani: Islam and Jihad: Prejudice Versus Reality. Paperback
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  • 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.

Northrop: Veiled Empire: Gender and Power in Stalinist Central Asia. Paperback
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  • Veiled Empire: Gender and Power in Stalinist Central Asia
  • Douglas Taylor Northrop 2003
  • Paperback, 448 pages, 5 tables, 5 maps, 38 halftones, 235 x 155 mm
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Norton: Hezbollah: A Short History. Paperback
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  • Hezbollah: A Short History. Paperback
  • by Augustus Richard Norton
  • vi, 187 pages. 2007

Ogel or Ögel: Kuppelraum in der Türkischen Architektur. Paperback
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  • Kuppelraum in der Türkischen Architektur. Paperback
  • Semra Ögel
  • ix, 88 pages with text, xxxii plates, bibliograohy. 1972

Ohlig, Puin: The Hidden Origins of Islam : New Research into Its Early History. Hardback
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  • The Hidden Origins of Islam : New Research into Its Early History
  • Karl-Heinz Ohlig, Gerd-R. Puin (eds.) 2010
  • Hardback, 405 pages, b/w illus, 230 x 155 mm
  • The standard histories of Muhammad and the early development of Islam are based on Islamic literature that dates to the ninth and tenth centuries - some two centuries or more after the death of Muhammad in 632. Islamic literary sources do not exist for the seventh and eighth centuries, when, according to tradition, Muhammad and his immediate followers lived. All that is preserved from this time period are a few commemorative building inscriptions and assorted coins. Based on the premise that reliable history can only be written on the basis of sources that are contemporary with the events described, the contributors to this in-depth investigation present research that reveals the obscure origins of Islam in a completely new light. As the authors meticulously show, the name 'Muhammad' first appears on coins in Syria bearing Christian iconography. In this context the name is used as an honorific meaning 'revered' or 'praiseworthy' and can only refer to Jesus Christ, as Christianity was the predominant religion of the area at this time.
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Ohlig: Der frühe Islam. Schriften zur frühen Islamgeschichte und zum Koran, Band 2. Gebunden
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  • Frühe Islam. Schriften zur frühen Islamgeschichte und zum Koran, Band 2. Gebunden
  • Karl-Heinz Ohlig
  • 666 Seiten. 2007. Eine historisch-kritische Rekonstruktion anhand zeitgenössischer Quellen. Der Sammelband zeigt, dass die Anfänge einer koranischen Bewegung einer spezifischen Form von Christentum entsprungen sind und aus Regionen weit östlich des Zweistromlandes stammen, nicht von der arabischen Halbinsel.

Olesen: Afghan Craftsmen: the Cultures of Three Itinerant Communities. Cloth
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  • Afghan Craftsmen: the Cultures of Three Itinerant Communities. Cloth. Ca. 23x29cm
  • by Asta Olesen, Ida Nicolaisen (Editor)
  • 328 pages, many bw and colour illustrations, map, bibliography, glossary, index. 1994

Osanloo: The Politics of Women's Rights in Iran. Paperback
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  • Politics of Women's Rights in Iran. Paperback
  • Arzoo Osanloo. 272 pages, 1 line illustration. 2009

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

Palmer: A Concise Dictionary of the Persian Language
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  • Concise Dictionary of the Persian Language. Hardcover
  • E.H. Palmer
  • 722 columns. 1991 (Reprint)

Palmer: Qur'an, The. Hardback. In 2 volumes: Sacred Books of the East, Volumes 6 & 9
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  • Qur'an. Sacred Books of the East, volumes 6 & 9
  • Translated by Palmer
  • Part 1: 268 pages. Part 2: 362 pages

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

Pappe: The Modern Middle East. Second edition. Paperback
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  • Modern Middle East. Paperback. By Ilan Pappé. xv, 366 pages. 2nd edition 2010
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Pennell: The Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier. Cloth
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  • Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier. Cloth. ip
  • T.L. Pennell
  • 324 pages, with deductions, glossary, index
  • 1988 (reprint of a ca. 100-year old edition)

Pinder-Wilson, Scanlon: Fustat Glass of the Early Islamic Period. Paperback
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  • 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.

Piotrovsky, Veen, a.o.: Persia: Thirty Centuries of Art and Culture. Hardcover
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  • Persia: Thirty Centuries of Art and Culture. Hardcover
  • by Mikhail Piotrovsky, Ernst W. Veen, Boele, a.o.
  • 127 pages. 2007

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

Puin, Ohlig: Die dunklen Anfänge. Schriften zur frühen Islamgeschichte und zum Koran, Band 1. Neue Forschungen zur Entstehung und frühen Geschichte des Islam. Gebunden
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  • 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. "Wie der Koran wirklich entstand. Neue Thesen besagen: Das heilige Buch der Muslime fußt auf einer frühen christlich-syrischen Theologie. Eine Chance für den Dialog der Religionen."

Quataert: The Ottoman Empire, 1700 - 1922. 2nd edition. Paperback. 2000, 2nd edition
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  • Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922. Paperback. 2000, 2nd edition, 2007
  • Donald Quataert
  • 230 pages, with 19 half-tones 2 figures 8 maps. The Ottoman Empire was one of the most important non-Western states to survive from medieval to modern times, and played a vital role in European and global history.

Qureshi: The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi. Cloth i.p
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  • Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi. Cloth
  • Ishtiao Husain Qureshi
  • 314 pages, with maps, appendices, index. 5th revised edition 1971

Rabinow: Reflections on Fieldwork in Morocco. Paperback
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  • Reflections on Fieldwork in Morocco. Paperback
  • by Paul Rabinow. Edition 13. 2007

Rahman: Islam and Modernity. Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition. Paperback
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  • Islam and Modernity. Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition
  • Fazlur Rahman
  • 182 pages. Reprint 1982 edition

Rahman: Islam. Second edition. Paperback
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  • Islam.
  • 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.

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

Riley-Smith: The First Crusaders: 1095-1131. Paperback
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  • 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?

Robins: A History of Jordan. Paperback
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  • 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.

Robinson: Islamic Historiography. Paperback
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  • Islamic Historiography. Paperback
  • By Chase F. Robinson
  • xxv, 237 pages, 5 plates, 3 maps, glossary, bibliography, index
  • 2003, reprinted 2004
  • How did Muslims of the classical Islamic period understand their past? What value did they attach to history? How did they write history? How did historiography fare relative to other kinds of Arabic literature? These and other questions are answered in Chase F. Robinson's Islamic Historiography, an introduction to the principal genres, issues, and problems of Islamic historical writing in Arabic, that stresses the social and political functions of historical writing in the Islamic world. Beginning with the origins of the tradition in the eighth and ninth centuries and covering its development until the beginning of the sixteenth century, this is an authoritative and yet accessible guide through a complex and forbidding field, which is intended for readers with little or no background in Islamic history or Arabic.
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Robinson: Muslim Societies in African History. Paperback
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  • 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.

Rohrbach: Im Reich der Königin von Saba. Auf Karawanenwegen im Jemen. Gebunden.

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  • Im Reich der Königin von Saba. Auf Karawanenwegen im Jemen. 22,5 cm. Gebunden
  • Carmen Rohrbach
  • 198 Seiten, farbigen Fototafeln. 5. Auflage 2001

Roux, Renger: Irak in der Antike. Gebunden
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  • 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.

Roy: The Failure of Political Islam. Paperback
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  • The Failure of Political Islam
  • Olivier Roy
  • 256 pages, bibliography, index, 234 x 156 mm
  • For many Westerners, the 1990s may seem the era of Islamic fundamentalism with radical Muslims everywhere on the march, remaking societies and altering the landscape of contemporary politics. Offering a corrective to such a view, the French political philosopher Olivier Roy depicts an entirely different spectacle - political Islam is a failure. Save for Iran, it has not won power in the states of the Muslim world.
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Runciman: First Crusade. Paperback
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  • First Crusade. Paperback
  • by Steven Runciman
  • 209 pages, introduction, epilogue, index. 1992, 1996, 2000. Whether the Crusades are regarded as the most romantic of Christian expeditions, or the last of the barbarian invasions, they remain one of the most exciting and colourful adventure stories in history
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Ruthven: Islam in the World. Paperback
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  • Islam in the World. Paperback
  • by Malise Ruthven
  • 502 pages. Third edition. 2006