Islamic Disputation Theory: The Uses & Rules of Argument in Medieval Islam, Miller Larry Benjamin

Автор: Tabbaa Yasser
Название: The Production of Meaning in Islamic Architecture and Ornament
ISBN: 147448218X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474482189
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: This volume collects Yasser Tabbaa`s investigative and interpretive articles on medieval Islamic architecture, ornament and gardens in Syria and Iraq, with comparisons to Anatolia, Egypt, North Africa and Spain, within the context of the political divisions and theological ruptures of the Islamic world between the 11th and 13th centuries.

Название: Master and the Disciple
ISBN: 0755602625 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780755602629
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: This volume presents a fully annotated English translation and critical edition of the Arabic text of the Kitab al–‘Alim wa’l Ghulam ( The Book of the Master and the Disciple ), one of the earliest Ismaili Shi‘i writings by the famous AH 4th/10th century CE Yemeni author, Ja‘far b. Mansur al–Yaman. It preserves in authentic form a glimpse of the character of Ismaili thought and activities in the period prior to the establishment of the Fatimid state in AH 296/909 CE.In addition to being a key source of pre–Fatimid Ismaili thought, this book is uniquely important as an elaborate example of the narrated dialogue form in Arabic literature. It consists of a series of dramatic dialogues between the ‘Master’ or ‘Knower’ ( ‘alim ) and his young disciple ( ghulam ), and their own encounters with other seekers of truth and justice. These archetypal encounters, reminiscent of the Platonic dialogues (although probably unknown to the author), underline the full variety of human capacities and the corresponding methods of spiritual pedagogy and guidance.Within the Ismaili tradition, Ja‘far b. Mansur al–Yaman is recognised as a master of ta‘wil (esoteric interpretation of the Qur’an). This reputation is amply reflected in his complex integration and existential elaboration of Qur’anic themes illustrated throughout the dialogue. The numerous allusions to the Qur’an embedded in the text, both explicitly and implicitly, serve to illuminate the correspondence between the underlying principles of the sacred book and the structures of one’s own spiritual life.

Автор: Richard Foltz
Название: A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East
ISBN: 1784539554 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784539559
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The Tajiks are a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group from the modern-day Central Asian states of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan.

In this comprehensive and up to date history, from prehistoric proto-Indo-Iranian times to the post-Soviet period, Richard Foltz traces the complex linguistic, cultural and political history of the Tajiks. In eight chapters, the author explores the revitalisation of Persian culture under the Samanid Empire in the Tajik heartlands of historical Khorasan and Transoxiana; the evolution of the politics of Tajik identity; and traces the history of the ethnic Tajik diaspora today.

Автор: James W. Morris
Название: The Master and the Disciple: An Early Islamic Spiritual Dialogue on Conversion Kitab al-`Alim wa`l-Ghulam
ISBN: 178076426X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781780764269
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Описание: Includes a fully annotated translation and Arabic critical edition of one of the earliest surviving Ismaili Shi`i writings, by the famous Yemeni author Ja`far Ibn Mansur al-Yaman (ca 270-345 All). This work is of interest to students of Islamic Studies and comparative religion.

Автор: Faith Wallis, Robert Wisnovsky
Название: Medieval Textual Cultures: Agents of Transmission, Translation and Transformation
ISBN: 3110465469 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110465464
Издательство: Walter de Gruyter
Цена: 111510.00 T
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Описание: Understanding how medieval textual cultures engaged with the heritage of antiquity (transmission and translation) depends on recognizing that reception is a creative cultural act (transformation). These essays focus on the people, societies and institutions who were doing the transmitting, translating, and transforming -- the "agents". The subject matter ranges from medicine to astronomy, literature to magic, while the cultural context encompasses Islamic and Jewish societies, as well as Byzantium and the Latin West. What unites these studies is their attention to the methodological and conceptual challenges of thinking about agency. Not every agent acted with an agenda, and agenda were sometimes driven by immediate needs or religious considerations that while compelling to the actors, are more opaque to us. What does it mean to say that a text becomes “available” for transmission or translation? And why do some texts, once transmitted, fail to thrive in their new milieu? This collection thus points toward a more sophisticated “ecology” of transmission, where not only individuals and teams of individuals, but also social spaces and local cultures, act as the agents of cultural creativity.

Автор: Foltz Richard
Название: History of the Tajiks
ISBN: 1838604464 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781838604462
Издательство: Macmillan
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Описание: In this comprehensive and up to date history, from prehistoric proto-Indo-Iranian times to the post-Soviet period, Richard Foltz traces the complex linguistic, cultural and political history of the Tajiks, a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group from the modern-day Central Asian states of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan. In eight chapters, the author explores the revitalisation of Persian culture under the Samanid Empire in the Tajik heartlands of historical Khorasan and Transoxiana; analyses the evolution of the politics of Tajik identity; and traces the history of the ethnic Tajik diaspora today.

Автор: David O. Morgan, Sarah Stewart
Название: The Coming of the Mongols
ISBN: 1788312856 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781788312851
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Описание: The Mongol invasions in the first half of the thirteenth century led to profound and shattering changes to the historical trajectory of Islamic West Asia.

Автор: Travis Zadeh
Название: Mapping Frontiers Across Medieval Islam: Geography, Translation and the `Abbasid Empire
ISBN: 178453739X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784537395
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Описание: The story of the 9th-century caliphal mission from Baghdad to discover the legendary barrier against the apocalyptic nations of Gog and Magog mentioned in the Quran, has been either dismissed as superstition or treated as historical fact. By exploring the intellectual and literary history surrounding the production and early reception of this adventure, Travis Zadeh traces the conceptualization of frontiers within early 'Abbasid society and re-evaluates the modern treatment of marvels and monsters inhabiting medieval Islamic descriptions of the world. Examining the roles of translation, descriptive geography, and salvation history in the projection of early 'Abbasid imperial power, this book is essential for all those interested in Islamic studies, the 'Abbasid dynasty and its politics, geography, religion, Arabic and Persian literature and European Orientalism.

Автор: Jiwa, Shainool
Название: The Fatimids
ISBN: 178453935X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784539351
Издательство: I B Tauris
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I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies

Emerging from a period of long seclusion, the leader of the burgeoning community of Ismaili Shi'i Muslims was declared the first Fatimid Imam-caliph in the year 909. Abd Allah al-Mahdi founded the only sustained Shi'i dynasty (909-1171) to rule over substantial parts of the medieval Muslim world, rivalling both the Umayyads of Spain and the Abbasids. At its peak, the Fatimid Empire extended from the Atlantic shores of North Africa, across the southern Mediterranean and down both sides of the Red Sea, covering also Mecca and Medina. This accessible history, the first of two volumes, tells the story of the birth and expansion of the Fatimid Empire in the 10th century. Drawing upon eyewitness accounts, Shainool Jiwa introduces the first four generations of Fatimid Imam-caliphs -- al-Mahdi, al-Qa'im, al-Mansur, and al-Mu'izz -- as well as the people who served them and those they struggled against. Readers are taken on a journey through the Fatimid capitals of Qayrawan, Mahdiyya, and Mansuriyya and on to the founding of Cairo. In this lively and comprehensive introduction, readers will discover various milestones in Fatimid history and the political and cultural achievements that continue to resonate today.

Автор: Oliver Leaman
Название: The Qur`an: A Philosophical Guide
ISBN: 1474216196 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474216197
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: Assuming no prior knowledge, The Qur'an: A Philosophical Guide is an introduction to the Qur'an from a philosophical point of view.

Oliver Leaman's guide begins by familiarizing the readers with the core theories and controversies surrounding the text. Covering key theoretical approaches and focusing on its style and language, Leaman introduces the Qur'an as an aesthetic object and as an organization. The book discusses the influence of the Qur'an on culture and covers its numerous interpreters from the modernizers and popularizers to the radicals.

He presents a close reading of the Qur'an, carefully and clearly presenting a variety of philosophical interpretation verse-by-verse. Explaining what the philosopher is arguing, relating the argument to a particular verse, and providing the reader with the means to be part of the discussion, this section includes:

- Translated extracts from the text
- A range of national backgrounds and different cultural and historic contexts spanning the classical and modern period, the Middle East, Europe and North America
- Philosophical interpretations ranging from the most Islamophobe to the extreme apologist
- A variety of schools of thought and philosophers such as Peripatetic, Illuminationist, and Sufi.

Written with clarity and authority and showing the distinct ways a variety of thinkers have sought to understand the text, The Qur'an: A Philosophical Guide introduces readers to the value of interpreting the Qur'an philosophically.

Автор: Kaukua, Jari.
Название: Self-Awareness in Islamic Philosophy
ISBN: 1107088798 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107088795
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This book provides an extended analysis of human selfhood and self-awareness in Avicenna and two of the most important post-classical Islamic philosophers, Suhrawardi and Mulla Sadra. It is of interest to readers in the history of philosophy, intellectual history, selfhood studies, Islamic studies, history of ideas and philosophy of mind.

Автор: Rihan Mohammad
Название: Politics and Culture of an Umayyad Tribe
ISBN: 1780765649 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781780765648
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Описание: By exploring the culture, literature, kinship structures and socio-political conditions of the tribe, this book highlights the ways in which alliances and divisions shifted and were used by caliphs of the period and offers insights into the Middle East at a pivotal point in its early and medieval history.