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The Literature of Islam

A Guide to the Primary Sources in English Translation

By: Paula Youngman Skreslet,Rebecca Skreslet

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The Literature of Islam

A Guide to the Primary Sources in English Translation

By: Paula Youngman Skreslet,Rebecca Skreslet

Reference librarian and archivist Paula (Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Virginia) and Rebecca, a scholar of Arabic studies, present a critically annotated bibliography of central works on Islam that are available in English translation. They write for readers who are acquainted with the basic ideas, histo.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810854082

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9780810854086

The Legal Thought of Jalāl Al-Din Al-Suyūṭī

Authority and Legacy

By: Rebecca Skreslet Hernandez

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The Legal Thought of Jalāl Al-Din Al-Suyūṭī

Authority and Legacy

By: Rebecca Skreslet Hernandez

This book looks at the thought of a key figure in Islamic history from the vantage point of different forms of authority. In addition to providing detailed textual analysis of al-Suyuti's legal writing in its historical context, the study also connects the pre-modern figure to contemporary debates in post-2011 Egypt.

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Oxford University Press

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0198805934

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The Cairo Genizah and the Age of Discovery in Egypt

The History and Provenance of a Jewish Archive

By: Rebecca J. W. Jefferson

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The Cairo Genizah and the Age of Discovery in Egypt

The History and Provenance of a Jewish Archive

By: Rebecca J. W. Jefferson

The Cairo Genizah is considered one of the world's greatest Hebrew manuscript treasures. Yet the story of how over a quarter of a million fragments hidden in Egypt were discovered and distributed around the world, before becoming collectively known as “The Cairo Genizah,” is far more convoluted and compelling than previously told. The full story involves an international cast of scholars, librarians, archaeologists, excavators, collectors, dealers and agents, operating from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, and all acting with varying motivations and intentions in a race for the spoils. Basing her research on a wealth of archival materials, Jefferson reconstructs how these protagonists used their various networks to create key alliances, or to blaze lone trails, each one on a quest to recover ancient manuscripts. Following in their footsteps, she takes the reader on a journey down into ancient caves and tombs, under medieval rubbish mounds, into hidden attic rooms, vaults, basements and wells, along labyrinthine souks, and behind the doors of private clubs and cloistered colleges. Along the way, the reader will also learn about the importance of establishing manuscript provenance and authenticity, and the impact to our understanding of the past when either factor is in doubt.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1788319656

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9781788319652

The Literature of Islam

A Guide to the Primary Sources in English Translation

By: Paula Youngman Skreslet,Rebecca Skreslet

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A Guide to the Primary Sources in English Translation

By: Paula Youngman Skreslet,Rebecca Skreslet

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The Legal Thought of Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī

Authority and Legacy

By: Rebecca Hernandez

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The Legal Thought of Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī

Authority and Legacy

By: Rebecca Hernandez

This book offers a new theoretical perspective on the thought of the great fifteenth-century Egyptian polymath, Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 1505). In spite of the enormous popularity that al-Suyuti's works continue to enjoy amongst scholars and students in the Muslim world, he remains underappreciated by western academia. This project contributes to the fields of Mamluk Studies, Islamic Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies not only an interdisciplinary analysis of al-Suyuti's legal writing within its historical context, but also a reflection on the legacy of the medieval jurist to modern debates. The study highlights the discursive strategies that the jurist uses to construct his own authority and frame his identity as a superior legal scholar during a key transitional moment in Islamic history. The approach aims for a balance between detailed textual analysis and 'big picture' questions of how legal identity and religious authority are constructed, negotiated and maintained. Al-Suyuti's struggle for authority as one of a select group of trained experts vested with the moral responsibility of interpreting God's law in society finds echoes in contemporary debates, particularly in his native land of Egypt. At a time when increasing numbers of people in the Arab world have raised their voices to demand democratic forms of government that nevertheless stay true to the principles of Shari'a, the issue of who has the ultimate authority to interpret the sources of law, to set legal norms, and to represent the 'voice' of Shari'a principles in society is still in dispute.

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Oxford University Press

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0192528599

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The Literature of Islam

The Literature of Islam

The Legal Thought of Jalāl Al-Din Al-Suyūṭī

The Legal Thought of Jalāl Al-Din Al-Suyūṭī

The Cairo Genizah and the Age of Discovery in Egypt

The Cairo Genizah and the Age of Discovery in Egypt

The Literature of Islam

The Literature of Islam

The Legal Thought of Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī

The Legal Thought of Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī

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