Religion Books

New and Published Books

1. Science and Religion in Mamluk Egypt

   Ibn al-Nafis, Pulmonary Transit and Bodily Resurrection

   By Nahyan Fancy

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   The discovery of the pulmonary transit of blood was a ground-breaking discovery in the history of the life sciences, and a prerequisite for William Harvey’s fully developed theory of blood circulation three centuries later. This book is the first attempt at understanding Ibn al-Nafis’s anatomical...

   Published April 28th 2013 by Routledge
2. Mulla Sadra and Metaphysics

   Modulation of Being

   By Sajjad H. Rizvi

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   Mulla Sadra is one of the most important Islamic philosophers after Avicenna. In this exploration of his philosophy, Sajjad H. Rizvi examines the central doctrine of the modulation of being, and contextualises his work within the intellectual history of philosophical traditions in the Islamic East....

   Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
3. Islamic Political and Social Movements

   Edited by Barry Rubin

   Series: Critical Concepts in Political Science

   The growing importance of Islam in the world coincides with the growing interest by scholars in understanding Islam as a religion and its political and social influences. The geographic scope of Islam goes far beyond the Middle East, ranging from the Far East to sub-Saharan Africa.There is a vast...

   Published April 22nd 2013 by Routledge
4. Muhammad and the Supernatural

   Medieval Arab Views

   By Rebecca Williams

   Series: Routledge Studies in Classical Islam

   Muhammad and the Supernatural: Medieval Arab Views examines the element of the supernatural (or miracle stories) in the life of the Prophet Muhammad as depicted in two genres: prophetic biography (sira) and Qur'an exegesis (tafsir). ...

   Published April 15th 2013 by Routledge
5. Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict

   The Conflict in Pakistan

   By Niaz A Shah

   Series: Routledge Research in the Law of Armed Conflicts

   Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict: The Conflict in Pakistan demonstrates how international law can be applied in Muslim states in a way that is compatible with Islamic law. Within this broader framework of compatible application, Niaz A. Shah argues that the Islamic law of qital (i.e. armed...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
6. Sufis in Western Society

   Global networking and locality

   Edited by Markus Dressler, Ron Geaves, Gritt Klinkhammer

   Series: Routledge Sufi Series

   In recent years Sufism has undergone something of a revival as a spiritual alternative to other manifestations of Islam. This book investigates the development of Sufism in Western societies, with a regional focus on North America and Europe. Exploring a number of issues relating to the dynamic...

   Published April 9th 2013 by Routledge
7. Islam, Law and Identity

   Edited by Marinos Diamantides, Adam Gearey

   The essays brought together in Islam, Law and Identity are the product of a series of interdisciplinary workshops that brought together scholars from a plethora of countries. Funded by the British Academy the workshops convened over a period of two years in London, Cairo and Izmir. The workshops...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge-Cavendish
8. Women, Religion and Culture in Iran

   By Sarah Ansari, Vanessa Martin

   Series: Royal Asiatic Society Books

   Investigates how women, religion and culture have interacted in the context of 19th and 20th century Iran, covering topics as seemingly diverse as the social and cultural history of Persian cuisine, the work and attitudes of 19th century Christian missionaries, the impact of growing female literacy...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
9. German Orientalism

   The Study of the Middle East and Islam from 1800 to 1945

   By Ursula Wokoeck

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   During the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, German universities were at the forefront of scholarship in Oriental studies. Drawing upon a comprehensive survey of thousands of German publications on the Middle East from this period, this book presents a detailed history of the...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
10. Schools of Qur'anic Exegesis

    Genesis and Development

    By Hussein Abdul-Raof

    Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

    Qur’anic exegesis has become the battleground of political Islam and theological conflict among various Muslim schools of thought. Using comparative and contrastive methodology, examples from the Qur'an are investigated in the light of various theological views to delineate the birth, development...

    Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge