Islamic Liberation Theology

Resisting the Empire

By Hamid Dabashi

This book is a radical piece of counter-intuitive rethinking of the clash of civilizations theory and global politics.

In this richly detailed criticism of contemporary...

Published May 12th 2008 by Routledge.

Edited by Gabriel Said Reynolds

Providing commentary on the controversial revisionist school of Qur’anic studies, this book explores the origins, scholarship and development of the Qur'an. The collection of articles,...

Published October 4th 2007 by Routledge.

An Anthropological Perspective

By Maureen Bloom

Providing a unique anthropological perspective on Jewish mysticism and magic, this book is a study of Jewish rites and rituals and how the analysis of...

Published July 11th 2007 by Routledge.

By Sayed Khatab, Gary D. Bouma

Challenging the view of Islamic extremists and critics of Islam, this book explores the very topical issue of Islam’s compatibility with democracy. It examines:

• principles...

Published June 21st 2007 by Routledge.

Devotional Piety in Sunni Islam

By Marion Holmes Katz

In the medieval period, the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (the mawlid) was celebrated in popular narratives and ceremonies that expressed the religious agendas and...

Published April 19th 2007 by Routledge.

Gender, Culture and Identity

Edited by Haideh Moghissi

Muslim Diaspora identifies those aspects of migratory experience that shatter or reinforce a group’s attachment to its homeland and affect its readiness to adapt to...

Published July 26th 2006 by Routledge.

Fifty Key Figures in Islam

By Roy Jackson

The perfect resource for those wishing to learn more about the Muslim culture, its people and its teachings, Fifty Key Figures in Islam explores the...

Published June 27th 2006 by Routledge.

Ahmad Kasravi and the Iranian Mystical Tradition

By Lloyd Ridgeon

Sufi Castigator investigates the writings of Ahmad Kasravi, one of the foremost intellectuals in Iran. It studies his work within the context of Sufism in...

Published May 15th 2006 by Routledge.

Sufism in the West

Edited by Jamal Malik, John Hinnells

With the increasing Muslim diaspora in post-modern Western societies, Sufism – intellectually as well as sociologically – may eventually become Islam itself due to its...

Published March 8th 2006 by Routledge.

By E. Elder, Mirza Husayn, W. McE. Miller

Published November 11th 2004 by Routledge.