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Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman

By: William Montgomery Watt

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Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman

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A biography of Muhammad, the founder of Islam.

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Islam and the Integration of Society

By: William Montgomery Watt

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Islam and the Integration of Society

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Ths book is one of the most important to explore the formation of Islamic thought and civilisation. William Montgomery Watt made an outstanding contribution to Islamic scholarship.

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Psychology Press

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Islamic Philosophy and Theology

By: William Montgomery Watt

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Islamic Philosophy and Theology

By: William Montgomery Watt

Events are making clear to ever-widening circles of readers the need for something more than a superficial knowledge of non-European cultures. In particular, the blossoming into independence of numerous African states, many of which are largely Muslim or have a Muslim head of state, has made clear the growing political importance of the Islamic world, and, as a result, the desirability of extending and deepening the understanding and appreciation of this great segment of mankind. Islamic philosophy and theology are looked at together in a chronological framework in this volume. From a modern standpoint, this juxtaposition of the two disciplines is important for the understanding of both; but it should be realized at the outset that it is a reversal of the traditional Islamic procedure. Not merely were the disciplines different, but in the earlier centuries the exponents were two different sets of persons, trained in two different educational traditions, each with its own separate institutions. There was little personal contact between philosophers and theologians, and the influence of the two disciplines on one another was largely by way of polemics. Eventually while philosophy died out as a separate discipline in the Islamic world, many parts of it were incorporated in theology. This work is designed to give the educated reader something more than can be found in the usual popular books. The work undertakes to survey a special part of the field, and to show the present stage of scholarship. Where there is a clear picture this will be given; but where there are gaps, obscurities and differences of opinion, these will also be indicated. This work is brilliant in its design, style, and intimate understanding. It is a must read for specialists and policy makers alike. W. Montgomery Watt (1909-2006) was professor emeritus of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of numerous books, including Muslim-Christian Encounters: Perceptions and Misperceptions, Islam: A Short History, Muhammad's Mecca, and Islamic Surveys: The Influence of Islam on Medieval Europe.

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Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman

By: William Montgomery Watt

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Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman

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A biography of Muhammad, the founder of Islam.

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A Christian Faith for Today

By: William Montgomery Watt

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A Christian Faith for Today

By: William Montgomery Watt

Provides a much-needed response to modernity's challenge to God. Suggests how the miraculous might be understood from a rational perspective and the genuinely transcendental distinguished from allegory and symbolism.

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Psychology Press

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Introduction to the Qur'an

By: William Montgomery Watt

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Introduction to the Qur'an

By: William Montgomery Watt

Surveying the life, aims, character and inspiration of Muhammad, this classic introduction explains the history, form and chronology of the Qur'an, and gives the views of Muslim and Occidental scholars.

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Edinburgh University Press

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Failure and Nerve in the Academic Study of Religion

By: William E. Arnal,Willi Braun,Russell T. McCutcheon

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Failure and Nerve in the Academic Study of Religion

By: William E. Arnal,Willi Braun,Russell T. McCutcheon

Failure and Nerve in the Academic Study of Religion presents a provocative critique of the unwillingness of modern scholars to publically distinguish research into comparative religion from confessional studies written within denominationally-affiliated institutions. The book offers the 19th Century founders of the study of religion as a bracing corrective to contemporary timidity. The issue was analysed and documented by Wiebe a quarter of a century ago. Here, marking Wiebe's work, a wide range of contributors reassess the methodology and ambition of contemporary religious research. The book argues that conceptualizing religion as part of the world of human action and experience is the first requirement of the study of religion.

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Routledge

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1317543963

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Islamic and Comparative Religious Studies

Selected Writings

By: William A. Graham

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Islamic and Comparative Religious Studies

Selected Writings

By: William A. Graham

William A Graham, a leading international scholar in the field of Islamic Studies, gathers together his selected writings under three sections: 1.History and Interpretation of Islamic Religion; 2.The Qur'an as Scripture, and 3. Scripture in the History of Religion. Each section opens with a new introduction by Graham, and a bibliography of his works is included. Graham's work in Islamic studies focuses largely on the analysis and interpretation of the religious dimensions of ritual action, scriptural piety, textual authority/revelation, tradition, and major concepts, such as grace and transcendence. His work in the comparative history of religion has focused in particular on the 'problem' of scripture as a cross-cultural religious phenomenon that is more complex than simply 'sacred text'. This invaluable resource will be of primary interest to students of the Islamic tradition, especially as regards Qur'anic piety, Muslim 'ritual' practice, and fundamental structures of Islamic thought, and to students of the comparative history of religion, especially as regards the phenomenon of 'scripture' and its analogs.

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1351925962

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Faith and Practice of Islam

Three Thirteenth-Century Sufi Texts

By: William C. Chittick

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Faith and Practice of Islam

Three Thirteenth-Century Sufi Texts

By: William C. Chittick

Translations and analyses of three Persian Sufi texts, offering a perspective on Islam that is rarely met in modern works.

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State University of New York Press

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0791498948

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The Animal Names of the Arab Ancestors

Explaining the Non-human Names of Arab Kinship Groups, Volume 1

By: William C. Young

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The Animal Names of the Arab Ancestors

Explaining the Non-human Names of Arab Kinship Groups, Volume 1

By: William C. Young

In the Arab world, people belong to kinship groups (lineages and tribes). Many lineages are named after animals, birds, and plants. Why? This survey evaluates five old explanations – “totemism,” “emulation of predatory animals,” “ancestor eponymy,” “nicknaming,” and “Bedouin proximity to nature.” It suggests a new hypothesis: Bedouin tribes use animal names to obscure their internal cleavages. Such tribes wax and wane as they attract and lose allies and clients; they include “attached” elements as well as actual kin. To prevent outsiders from spotting “attached” groups, Bedouin tribes scatter non-human names across their segments, making it difficult to link any segment with a human ancestor. Young’s argument contributes to theories of tribal organization, Arab identity, onomastics, and Near Eastern kinship.

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Islamic Fundamentalism and Modernity (RLE Politics of Islam)

By: William Montgomery Watt

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Islamic Fundamentalism and Modernity (RLE Politics of Islam)

By: William Montgomery Watt

Islam is a burning topic in modern scholarship and contemporary world affairs. It is a subject poorly understood by Western observers, and in this book Professor Montgomery Watt takes a significant step towards its demystification. Montgomery Watt examines the crucial questions of traditional world-view and self-image which dominate the thinking of Muslims today. This traditional self-image causes them to perceive world events in a different perspective from Westerners – a fact not always appreciated by the foreign ministries of Western powers. Professor Watt presents a brilliant and critical analysis of the traditional Islamic self-image, showing how it distorts Western modernism and restricts Muslims to a peripheral role in world affairs. In a scholarly and incisive way, he traces this harmful image to its origins in the medieval period and then to the traumatic exposure of Muslims to the West in modern times. He argues that Muslim culture is suffering from a dangerous introspection, and in his closing chapters presents a constructive criticism of contemporary Islam, aimed at contributing to a truer, more realistic Islamic self-image for today. First published in 1988.

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1134609779

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Beyond the Written Word

Oral Aspects of Scripture in the History of Religion

By: William Albert Graham

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Beyond the Written Word

Oral Aspects of Scripture in the History of Religion

By: William Albert Graham

The concept of 'scripture' as written religious text is re-examined, considering orally distributed sacred writings.

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Cambridge University Press

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Islam and the Integration of Society

By: William Montgomery Watt

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Islam and the Integration of Society

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Ths book is one of the most important to explore the formation of Islamic thought and civilisation. William Montgomery Watt made an outstanding contribution to Islamic scholarship.

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Christianity, Islam and Secular Criticism

By: William AL-SHARIF

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Christianity, Islam and Secular Criticism

By: William AL-SHARIF

This book invites scholars and activists to re-examine Christianity and Islam for the sake of justice, peace and freedom in the world.

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Lulu.com

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Sharecropping in the Yemen

A Study of Islamic Theory, Custom, and Pragmatism

By: William J. Donaldson

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Sharecropping in the Yemen

A Study of Islamic Theory, Custom, and Pragmatism

By: William J. Donaldson

This text discusses sharecropping in the Yemen against the background of Islamic law and customary law. Sharecropping is interesting in Islam since its basis is ostensibly inconsistent with the Islamic prohibition against transactions involving gharar (risk or uncertainty).

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Muhammad and Jesus

A Comparison of the Prophets and Their Teachings

By: William E. Phipps

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Muhammad and Jesus

A Comparison of the Prophets and Their Teachings

By: William E. Phipps

This carefully researched and provocative treatment of the two most influential persons in world history sets aside the cultural prejudices that often hamper open, honest comparison of Muhammad and Jesus. Phipps begins with a thorough biographical investigation of the early lives of the Meccan and the Nazarene and a thoughtful assessment of their later contributions as statesman and reformer. He then debunks many of the invidious myths about Jesus and Muhammad during the course of a careful exploration of the ways in which they interpreted Hebrew Scriptures, their prescriptions for moral conduct, and their attitudes toward rewards and punishment on earth and in the afterlife.

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William Percy's Mahomet and His Heaven

A Critical Edition

By: William Percy

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William Percy's Mahomet and His Heaven

A Critical Edition

By: William Percy

William Percy's Mahomet and His Heaven (1601) - roughly contemporary to Shakespeare's Othello - is the only known play of the early modern period to place the Prophet Mohammad on the stage. The play takes place in around the mosques of 'Mecha' and the action mirrors parts of the Qur'an, the Islamic holy text that was rarely available in England at the time.Matthew Dimmock presents here the play in its entirety, with a critical introduction which introduces some of the key themes of the play, and its textual and social context. A section of detailed explanatory scholarly notes follow the play, with a full translation of the short Latin sections and a reference to any political or literary parallels. This book should be required reading for historians and literary scholars dealing with notions of 'race' and 'religion' in early modern England.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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0754654060

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Confounding Powers

Anarchy and International Society from the Assassins to Al Qaeda

By: William J. Brenner

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Confounding Powers

Anarchy and International Society from the Assassins to Al Qaeda

By: William J. Brenner

A comparative historical examination of the international systemic and societal origins and effects of Al Qaeda and similar historical actors.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107109450

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Divine Word and Prophetic Word in Early Islam

A Reconsideration of the Sources, with Special Reference to the Divine Saying or Hadith Qudsi

By: William A. Graham

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Divine Word and Prophetic Word in Early Islam

A Reconsideration of the Sources, with Special Reference to the Divine Saying or Hadith Qudsi

By: William A. Graham

The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems – both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.

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The Rise of the West

A History of the Human Community

By: William H. McNeill

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The Rise of the West

A History of the Human Community

By: William H. McNeill

The Rise of the West, winner of the National Book Award for history in 1964, is famous for its ambitious scope and intellectual rigor. In it, McNeill challenges the Spengler-Toynbee view that a number of separate civilizations pursued essentially independent careers, and argues instead that human cultures interacted at every stage of their history. The author suggests that from the Neolithic beginnings of grain agriculture to the present major social changes in all parts of the world were triggered by new or newly important foreign stimuli, and he presents a persuasive narrative of world history to support this claim. In a retrospective essay titled "The Rise of the West after Twenty-five Years," McNeill shows how his book was shaped by the time and place in which it was written (1954-63). He discusses how historiography subsequently developed and suggests how his portrait of the world's past in The Rise of the West should be revised to reflect these changes. "This is not only the most learned and the most intelligent, it is also the most stimulating and fascinating book that has ever set out to recount and explain the whole history of mankind. . . . To read it is a great experience. It leaves echoes to reverberate, and seeds to germinate in the mind."—H. R. Trevor-Roper, New York Times Book Review

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0226561615

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The Kalam Cosmological Argument

By: William L. Craig

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The Kalam Cosmological Argument

By: William L. Craig

Does God exist? Of the many ongoing debates to answer this question, William Craig examines one of the most controversial proofs for the existence of God; the Kalam cosmological argument. Dr. Craig provides a broad assessment of the argument in lieu of recent developments in philosophy, mathematics, science and theology.

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Recent Reference Books in Religion

A Guide for Students, Scholars, Researchers, Buyers & Readers

By: William M. Johnston

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Recent Reference Books in Religion

A Guide for Students, Scholars, Researchers, Buyers & Readers

By: William M. Johnston

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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1579580351

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Islam

The Ebook

By: William Shepard

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Islam

The Ebook

By: William Shepard

A college etextbook for religion courses.

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JBE Online Books

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098016334X

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America’s War against Global Jihad

Past, Present, and Future

By: William R. Nester

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America’s War against Global Jihad

Past, Present, and Future

By: William R. Nester

A specter haunts America, the specter of Global Jihad, Islamic Holy War. This specter was never more horrific than on September 11, 2001, when nineteen fanatics hijacked four jetliners and used them as guided missiles to destroy the twin World Trade Towers, damage the Pentagon, murder nearly 3,000 people, and cause as much as several hundred billion dollars’ worth of direct and indirect damage to New York City and the national economy. But Jihadists have periodically attacked Americans ever since November 1979, when mobs shouting death to America overran the American embassy in Tehran and held 52 officials hostage for 444 days. President George W. Bush responded to the September 11 atrocities by declaring a global war on terror. Now in its second decade, that war has cost the United States thousands of lives and trillions of dollars. Americans are haunted by horrific televised images from across a swath of the Muslim world of bomb-blasted cities, hundreds of slaughtered bodies, thousands of refugees huddled in squalid camps, and American journalists in orange jump suits kneeling in the desert before the black robed and masked men who will behead them. Americans increasingly question whether the global war on terror has been worth those costs for their own nation and the lands where it is fought. This book analyzes America’s crusade against Jihadism. The key related questions it addresses are these: Looking back, what were the successes and failures of Washington’s counter-Jihadist strategy before and after September 11? Looking ahead, should Americans stay the course or cut their losses in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere? Was the catastrophic September 11 attack a one-time event or could its equivalent or worse in death and destruction happen again? Renowned Harvard professor Samuel Huntington asserted that: “The underlying problem for the West is not Islamic fundamentalism, it is Islam, a different civilization, whose people are convinced of the superiority of their culture and are obsessed with the inferiority of their power.” Is that true? Just what of Muhammad’s words and deeds, if any, justifies the barbarism of al Qaeda, Islamic State, and other Jihadists? Finally, just how corporeal is that specter of global Jihad to the United States? A startling surprise awaits the reader in the final chapter as acclaimed expert William Nester weighs the specter of global Jihad against an array of other national security threats.

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Lexington Books

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1498575315

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Politically Incorrect Guide to Jihad

By: William Kilpatrick

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Politically Incorrect Guide to Jihad

By: William Kilpatrick

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

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Simon and Schuster

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1621576078

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Outline of Sufism

The Essentials of Islamic Spirituality

By: William Stoddart

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Outline of Sufism

The Essentials of Islamic Spirituality

By: William Stoddart

Followed by many millions of Muslims throughout the world, Sufism is the heart of Islamic spirituality. This succinct, yet comprehensive book offers an overview of Sufism's fundamental doctrines and spiritual practices. Book jacket.

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World Wisdom, Inc

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1936597020

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Islam

A Threat to Civilization 2nd Edition

By: William Russell

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Islam

A Threat to Civilization 2nd Edition

By: William Russell

Civilization Suffers Where Islam Rules When the terrible events of 9/11 struck New York City, I was astonished that there were such a large number of people in the Islamic countries of the Middle East who hate us, who danced in the streets and burned our flag shouting, “Death to America” when they heard the tragic news. The fact that our sovereign country was invaded, property destroyed, and thousands of innocent Americans were murdered by this sneak attack, this act of war stirred me to find out who did it and why. When we learned that 11 university-educated Muslim men (4 with PHD’S) performed this evil act simply because their God, Allah, the God of Islam, told them to do it, was disturbing enough but when further study revealed the fundamental objective of these Muslim fanatics is to take over the world with their philosophies, energized me to learn more about Islam and write this book. Keywords: Islam, Threat of Islam, Islam – a Theocracy, Islam Hates Jews, Islam and Nazism, Islam and Isis, Islam and Terrorism, Islam – Violent Religion, Islam – Sharia Law, Islam at War

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First Edition Design Pub.

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1506904106

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Gifts of the Prophets from Abraham to Muhammad

From Abraham to Muhammad

By: William Assad

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Gifts of the Prophets from Abraham to Muhammad

From Abraham to Muhammad

By: William Assad

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Quoth the Maven

Religious Studies in Ontario

A State-of-the-Art Review

By: Harold Remus,Daniel Fraikin,William Closson James

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Religious Studies in Ontario

A State-of-the-Art Review

By: Harold Remus,Daniel Fraikin,William Closson James

Most Ontario universities were established by Christian denominations; a Christian ethos was assumed and pervasive, and students were required to take courses designed to teach and inculcate religion. This insightful and comprehensive study demonstrates how, as Ontario society became secularized and pluralistic, so too did universities. Today, religion is again studies in university classrooms but as “religious studies,” a relatively new field that reflects the religiously pluralistic nature of Ontario and the world-wide explosion of knowledge. This authoritative volume will be of interest to students of religion in and outside academic circles, to adminstratots of academic institutions and granting agencies and to persons wanting to know more about the social and cultural changes that have transformed Ontario and Canadian society.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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0889206368

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The Human Web

A Bird's-eye View of World History

By: John Robert McNeill,William Hardy McNeill

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The Human Web

A Bird's-eye View of World History

By: John Robert McNeill,William Hardy McNeill

Why did the first civilizations emerge when and where they did? How did Islam become a unifying force in the world of its birth? What enabled the West to project its goods and power around the world from the fifteenth century on? Why was agriculture invented seven times and the steam engine just once?World-historical questions such as these, the subjects of major works by Jared Diamond, David Landes, and others, are now of great moment as global frictions increase. In a spirited and original contribution to this quickening discussion, two renowned historians, father and son, explore the webs that have drawn humans together in patterns of interaction and exchange, cooperation and competition, since earliest times. Whether small or large, loose or dense, these webs have provided the medium for the movement of ideas, goods, power, and money within and across cultures, societies, and nations. From the thin, localized webs that characterized agricultural communities twelve thousand years ago, through the denser, more interactive metropolitan webs that surrounded ancient Sumer, Athens, and Timbuktu, to the electrified global web that today envelops virtually the entire world in a maelstrom of cooperation and competition, J. R. McNeill and William H. McNeill show human webs to be a key component of world history and a revealing framework of analysis. Avoiding any determinism, environmental or cultural, the McNeills give us a synthesizing picture of the big patterns of world history in a rich, open-ended, concise account.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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039305179X

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Islamic Political Thought

By: William Montgomery Watt

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Islamic Political Thought

By: William Montgomery Watt

Examining the close relationship between religious beliefs and political doctrine in Islamic countries, this introductory book offers a clear account of how Islamic political thought has developed from the politico-religious structure established by Mohammed and his immediate successors.

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