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Author: Herbert Berg
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9789004126022
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of articles examines the various and often mutually exclusive methodological approaches and theoretical assumptions used by scholars of Islamic origins.
Author: Fred McGraw Donner
Publisher: Darwin Press, Incorporated
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDonner (Near Eastern history, Oriental Institute and U. of Chicago) challenges the scholarly assumption that the earliest Muslim believers wanted to write history out of "idle curiosity" and suggests that Islamic historical tradition resulted from a variety of challenges facing the community during the seventh to tenth centuries, C.E. He identifies the intellectual context in which Muslims began to think and write historically; sketches the issues, themes, and forms of the early Islamic historiographical tradition; considers the value of some radically revisionist interpretations of early Islam that have appeared in the past 20 years; and discusses the problem of sources in studying Islamic origins. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Mohammed A. Bamyeh
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780816632640
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the genesis of Islam for insight into the nature of ideological transformation.
Author: Fred M. Donner
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2012-05-07
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 0674064143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLooks at the history of Islam, arguing that its origins began with the "Believers" movement that emphasized strict monotheism and righteous behavior that included both Christians and Jews in its early years.
Author: Najam Haider
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-09-26
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 1139503316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Sunni-Shi'a schism is often framed as a dispute over the identity of the successor to Muhammad. In reality, however, this fracture only materialized a century later in the important southern Iraqi city of Kufa (present-day Najaf). This book explores the birth and development of Shi'i identity. Through a critical analysis of legal texts, whose provenance has only recently been confirmed, the study shows how the early Shi'a carved out independent religious and social identities through specific ritual practices and within separate sacred spaces. In this way, the book addresses two seminal controversies in the study of early Islam, namely the dating of Kufan Shi'i identity and the means by which the Shi'a differentiated themselves from mainstream Kufan society. This is an important, original and path-breaking book that marks a significant development in the study of early Islamic society.
Author: Goitein
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-09-25
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9004662359
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael A. Cook
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2011-03-21
Total Pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9004194355
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBringing together the expansive scholarly expertise of former students of Professor Michael Allan Cook, this volume contains highly original articles in Islamic history, law, and thought. The contributions range from studies in the pre-Islamic calendar, to the "blood-money group" in Islamic law, to transformations in Arabic logic.
Author: Walter Williams
Publisher: Maathian Press
Published: 2003-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781881040514
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn his book The Historical Origin Of Islam Walter Williams explains how the religion known as Islam developed historically. The information presented in this book differs from the traditional Islamic theology and literature and must be read with an open mind.
Author: Ahmad Dallal
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2010-05-18
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 0300159145
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In this wide-ranging and masterly work, Ahmad Dallal examines the significance of scientific knowledge and situates the culture of science in relation to other cultural forces in Muslim societies. He traces the ways the realms of scientific knowledge and religious authority were delineated historically. For example, the emergence of new mathematical methods revealed that many mosques built in the early period of Islamic expansion were misaligned relative to the Ka'ba in Mecca; this misalignment was critical because Muslims must face Mecca during their five daily prayers. The realization of a discrepancy between tradition and science often led to demolition and rebuilding and, most important, to questioning whether scientific knowledge should take precedence over religious authority in a matter where their realms clearly overlapped"--Page 2 of cover.
Author: Kambiz GhaneaBassiri
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-04-19
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1139788914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMuslims began arriving in the New World long before the rise of the Atlantic slave trade. Kambiz GhaneaBassiri's fascinating book traces the history of Muslims in the United States and their different waves of immigration and conversion across five centuries, through colonial and antebellum America, through world wars and civil rights struggles, to the contemporary era. The book tells the often deeply moving stories of individual Muslims and their lives as immigrants and citizens within the broad context of the American religious experience, showing how that experience has been integral to the evolution of American Muslim institutions and practices. This is a unique and intelligent portrayal of a diverse religious community and its relationship with America. It will serve as a strong antidote to the current politicized dichotomy between Islam and the West, which has come to dominate the study of Muslims in America and further afield.
