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Early Mālikī Law

Ibn ‘Abd al-ḥakam and his Major Compendium of Jurisprudence

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Early Mālikī Law

Ibn ‘Abd al-ḥakam and his Major Compendium of Jurisprudence

By: Jonathan Brockopp

This study presents the first biography of ‘Abd Allāh b. ‘Abd al-ḥakam (d. 214/829), an important figure in the nascent Mālikī school, and introduces his compendium of law. The subject of the Arabic text is the law of slavery, and two chapters examine early Mālikī slave law in the context of other Near Eastern legal codes. The narrow focus on Ibn ‘Abd al-ḥakam and his Compendium is used to refine the distinction between "organic" and "fixed" editions of early legal texts, and also to argue that these texts can be used to reconstruct the thought of even earlier figures, such as Mālik B. Anas (d. 179/795). Early Mālikī Law should be of value to legal historians, scholars of religion and all those working in the developing field of Slave Studies. The valuable conclusions arising from this study of a single legal text indicate the importance of continued analysis of these early documents, both the few that have been published and the many which remain unexplored in manuscript collections.

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Judaism and Islam in Practice

A Sourcebook

By: Jonathan E. Brockopp,Jacob Neusner,Tamara Sonn

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Judaism and Islam in Practice

A Sourcebook

By: Jonathan E. Brockopp,Jacob Neusner,Tamara Sonn

Judaism and Islam compare because they concur that God cares deeply not only about attitudes but actions, not only about what one says to God but how one conducts affairs at home and in the village. In this sourcebook, the authors have selected key passages from the laws of Judaism and Islam which allow a close examination of their mode of expression and medium of thought as well as the substance of the laws themselves. The selected passages concentrate on areas critical to the life of piety and faith as actually practised within the two faith-communities - the relationship between the believer and God, between and among believers, at home in marriage, outside the home in the community and between the faithful and the infidels (for Islam) or idolaters (for Judaism). Judaism and Islam in Practice presents an invaluable collection of sources of Jewish and Islamic law and provides a unique analysis of the similarities and contrasts between the two faiths.

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Routledge

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1134605536

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Muhammad's Heirs

The Rise of Muslim Scholarly Communities, 622–950

By: Jonathan E. Brockopp

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Muhammad's Heirs

The Rise of Muslim Scholarly Communities, 622–950

By: Jonathan E. Brockopp

This book describes the emergence of Muslim scholarly communities from the origins of Islam until the mid-tenth century through the examination of early Muslim texts and discourse. It is for scholars and advanced students studying Middle Eastern history, Islamic studies, Islamic law and early Islamic literature.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107106664

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Slavery and Islam

By: Jonathan A.C. Brown

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Slavery and Islam

By: Jonathan A.C. Brown

What happens when authorities you venerate condone something you know is wrong? Every major religion and philosophy once condoned or approved of slavery, but in modern times nothing is seen as more evil. Americans confront this crisis of authority when they erect statues of Founding Fathers who slept with their slaves. And Muslims faced it when ISIS revived sex slavery, justifying it with verses from the Quran and the practice of Muhammad. Exploring the moral and ultimately theological problem of slavery, Jonathan A.C. Brown traces how the Christian, Jewish and Islamic traditions have tried to reconcile modern moral certainties with the infallibility of God’s message. He lays out how Islam viewed slavery in theory, and the reality of how it was practiced across Islamic civilization. Finally, Brown carefully examines arguments put forward by Muslims for the abolition of slavery.

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Simon and Schuster

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1786076365

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Defining Neighbors

Religion, Race, and the Early Zionist-Arab Encounter

By: Jonathan Marc Gribetz

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Defining Neighbors

Religion, Race, and the Early Zionist-Arab Encounter

By: Jonathan Marc Gribetz

How religion and race—not nationalism—shaped early encounters between Zionists and Arabs in Palestine As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict persists, aspiring peacemakers continue to search for the precise territorial dividing line that will satisfy both Israeli and Palestinian nationalist demands. The prevailing view assumes that this struggle is nothing more than a dispute over real estate. Defining Neighbors boldly challenges this view, shedding new light on how Zionists and Arabs understood each other in the earliest years of Zionist settlement in Palestine and suggesting that the current singular focus on boundaries misses key elements of the conflict. Drawing on archival documents as well as newspapers and other print media from the final decades of Ottoman rule, Jonathan Gribetz argues that Zionists and Arabs in pre–World War I Palestine and the broader Middle East did not think of one another or interpret each other's actions primarily in terms of territory or nationalism. Rather, they tended to view their neighbors in religious terms—as Jews, Christians, or Muslims—or as members of "scientifically" defined races—Jewish, Arab, Semitic, or otherwise. Gribetz shows how these communities perceived one another, not as strangers vying for possession of a land that each regarded as exclusively their own, but rather as deeply familiar, if at times mythologized or distorted, others. Overturning conventional wisdom about the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Gribetz demonstrates how the seemingly intractable nationalist contest in Israel and Palestine was, at its start, conceived of in very different terms. Courageous and deeply compelling, Defining Neighbors is a landmark book that fundamentally recasts our understanding of the modern Jewish-Arab encounter and of the Middle East conflict today.

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Princeton University Press

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069117346X

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Communication in Global Jihad

By: Jonathan Matusitz

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Communication in Global Jihad

By: Jonathan Matusitz

This book conceptually examines the role of communication in global jihad from multiple perspectives. The main premise is that communication is so vital to the global jihadist movement today that jihadists will use any communicative tool, tactic, or approach to impact or transform people and the public at large. The author explores how and why the benefits of communication are a huge boon to jihadist operations, with jihadists communicating their ideological programs to develop a strong base for undertaking terrorist violence. The use of various information and communication systems and platforms by jihadists exemplifies the most recent progress in the relationship between terrorism, media, and the new information environment. For jihadist organizations like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, recruiting new volunteers for the Caliphate who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the cause is a top priority. Based on various conceptual analyses, case studies, and theoretical applications, this book explores the communicative tools, tactics, and approaches used for this recruitment, including narratives, propaganda, mainstream media, social media, new information and communication technologies, the jihadisphere, visual imagery, media framing, globalization, financing networks, crime–jihad nexuses, group communication, radicalization, social movements, fatwas, martyrdom videos, pop-jihad, and jihadist nasheeds. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of communication studies, political science, terrorism and international security, Islamic studies, and cultural studies.

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Routledge

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1000224317

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The Canonization of Al-Bukh?r? and Muslim

The Formation and Function of the Sunn? ?ad?th Canon

By: Jonathan Brown

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The Canonization of Al-Bukh?r? and Muslim

The Formation and Function of the Sunn? ?ad?th Canon

By: Jonathan Brown

Drawing on canon studies, this book investigates the origins, development and functions of the core of the Sunni ?ad?th canon, the 'Authentic' ?ad?th collections of al-Bukh?r? and Muslim, from the time of their authors to the modern period.

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9004158391

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Medical Law and Ethics

By: Jonathan Herring

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Medical Law and Ethics

By: Jonathan Herring

Medical Law and Ethics is a feature-rich introduction to medical law and ethics, discussing key principles, cases, and statutes. It provides examination of a range of perspectives on the topic, such as feminist, religious, and sociological, enabling readers to not only understand the law but also the tensions between different ethical notions.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199646406

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Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction

By: Jonathan A.C. Brown

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Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction

By: Jonathan A.C. Brown

Drawing on traditional Muslim sources, Michael Cook describes Muhammad's life and teaching. He also attempts to stand back from this traditional picture to show how far it is historically justified.

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Oxford University Press

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0199559287

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The Compassionate Community

Ten Values to Unite America

By: Jonathan Miller

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The Compassionate Community

Ten Values to Unite America

By: Jonathan Miller

Kentucky State Treasurer Jonathan Miller shows the ten nonpartisan values--ranging from Opportunity to Security--that all Americans share, and uses Old Testament stories to highlight them, in The Compassionate Community: Ten Values to Unite America. As an elected official in a "red" and largely Christian state, he has come to understand that although faith is often the source of divisiveness, the language of faith can bring Americans together. Inspiring stories from the Hebrew Bible illustrate Miller's plan to form a compassionate community. He shows that these lessons have the power to strengthen our country for future generations.

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St. Martin's Press

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1466885904

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Islam and Blackness

By: Jonathan A.C. Brown

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Islam and Blackness

By: Jonathan A.C. Brown

It is commonly claimed that Islam is antiblack, even inherently bent on enslaving Black Africans. Western and African critics alike have contended that antiblack racism is in the faith’s very scriptural foundations and its traditions of law, spirituality, and theology. But what is the basis for this accusation? Bestselling scholar Jonathan A.C. Brown examines Islamic scripture, law, Sufism, and history to comprehensively interrogate this claim and determine how and why it emerged. Locating its origins in conservative politics, modern Afrocentrism, and the old trope of Barbary enslavement, he explains how antiblackness arose in the Islamic world and became entangled with normative tradition. From the imagery of ‘blackened faces’ in the Quran to Shariah assessments of Black women as ‘undesirable’ and the assertion that Islam and Muslims are foreign to Africa, this work provides an in-depth study of the controversial knot that is Islam and Blackness, and identifies authoritative voices in Islam’s past that are crucial for combatting antiblack racism today.

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0861544854

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Muhammad's Heirs

The Rise of Muslim Scholarly Communities, 622–950

By: Jonathan E. Brockopp

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The Rise of Muslim Scholarly Communities, 622–950

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Judaism and Islam in Practice

A Sourcebook

By: Jonathan E. Brockopp,Jacob Neusner,Tamara Sonn

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Judaism and Islam in Practice

A Sourcebook

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Early Mālikī Law

Ibn ‘Abd al-ḥakam and his Major Compendium of Jurisprudence

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Ibn ‘Abd al-ḥakam and his Major Compendium of Jurisprudence

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Book's by Jonathan Brockopp

Early Mālikī Law

Early Mālikī Law

Judaism and Islam in Practice

Judaism and Islam in Practice

Muhammad's Heirs

Muhammad's Heirs

Slavery and Islam

Slavery and Islam

Defining Neighbors

Defining Neighbors

Communication in Global Jihad

Communication in Global Jihad

The Canonization of Al-Bukh?r? and Muslim

The Canonization of Al-Bukh?r? and Muslim

Medical Law and Ethics

Medical Law and Ethics

Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction

Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction

The Compassionate Community

The Compassionate Community

Islam and Blackness

Islam and Blackness

Muhammad's Heirs

Muhammad's Heirs

Judaism and Islam in Practice

Judaism and Islam in Practice

Early Mālikī Law

Early Mālikī Law

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