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Islam, Sectarianism and Politics in the Sudan Since the Mahdiyya
ISBN: PB: 9781850655909, Hurst Publishers, May 2003
240 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! Why another study of Islam and politics in Sudan? The unique history of Sudan's Islamic politics suggests the answer. The revolt in 1881 was led by a Mahdi who came to renew and purify Islam. It was in effect an uprising agains...
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£18,99
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Modernizing Islam Religion in the Public Sphere in Europe and the Middle East
ISBN: PB: 9781850656784, Hurst Publishers, December 2002
276 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! Increased Muslim migration has changed the religious landscape of Europe and America. Mosques and Islamic centres are found in many urban areas while Muslim cities now include Paris, London and New York as much as Cairo, Tunis...
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£25,00
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Islam in the Soviet Union From the Second World War to Perestroika
ISBN: HB: 9781850654032, Hurst Publishers, August 2000
775 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! This text provides a detailed historical study of Islam under post-war Soviet Communism. Yaacov Ro'i describes and analyzes all aspects of Islam which relate to the Soviet domestic scene, with the purpose of demonstrating how a...
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£65,00
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Dictionary of Muslim Names
ISBN: PB: 9781850653578, Hurst Publishers, July 1999
352 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! In a well-known hadith, Muhammed advises Muslims that, "On the Day of Resurrection, you will be called by your names and the names of your fathers; so keep beautiful names". Inspired by the teachings of Islam, names fulfill the...
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£15,00
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Critical Terms for Religious Studies
ISBN: PB: 9780226791579, ISBN: HB: 9780226791562, University of Chicago Press, August 1998
430 pp., 23x15 cm, 5 halftones, 1 table
A century that began with modernism sweeping across Europe is ending with a remarkable resurgence of religious beliefs and practices throughout the world. Wherever one looks today, from headlines about political turmoil in the Middle East to pop musi...
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£23,50
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£80,00
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Fundamentalism Reborn? Afghanistan and the Taliban
ISBN: PB: 9781850653608, Hurst Publishers, February 1998
272 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! This book traces the Taliban movement's origins, its rise to power, and the tensions and contradictions which made it impossible to accommodate within the modern international system. It exposes some of the misunderstandings wh...
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£25,00
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Countdown to Armageddon Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam
ISBN: PB: 9781850652892, Hurst Publishers, November 1996
416 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! This work provides a portrait of Louis Farrakhan, who leads the Nation of Islam, the largest radical black Muslim organisation in the USA, most of whose adherents are African Americans in the inner cities. Members have included...
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£25,00
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