Subject(s): Islam -- Western countries | Muslims -- Western countries
Summary: "For more than a millennium, Islam has been a vital part of Western civilization. Today, however, it is sometimes assumed that Islam is a foreign element inside the West, and even that Islam and the West are doomed to be in perpetual conflict. The need for acc
Subject(s): Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 | Turkey -- History -- Murad III, 1574-1595 | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Turkey | Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
Summary: Long before the Barbary pirates challenged Thomas Jefferson, English merchants traveled to Marrakesh to trade gunpowder for sugar. Islam a
Subject(s): Qur'an and philosophy | Qur'an -- Tafsir
Summary: Assuming no prior knowledge, The Qur'an: A Philosophical Guide is the first balanced 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 t
Subject(s): Religion and state -- History -- 19th century -- Turkey | Islam and state -- History -- 19th century -- Turkey | Conversion -- Islam History -- 19th century | Apostasy -- Islam History -- 19th century | Islam -- History -- 19th century -- Turkey | Christianity -- History -- 19th century -- Turkey | Turkey -- History -- 19th century | Tu
Subject(s): Islamic law -- History -- Turkey | Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 | Hanafiyah -- History | Schools of jurisprudence (Islamic law) -- History
Summary: "The Second Formation of Islamic Law is the first book to deal with the rise of an official school of law in the post-Mongol period. The author explores how the Ott
Subject(s): Longhouses -- History -- Borneo | Ethnicity -- History -- Borneo | Community life -- History -- Borneo | Borneo -- Social life and customs | Borneo -- Antiquities | Borneo -- Politics and government | Borneo -- Commerce Social aspects History | Borneo -- Commerce -- China | China -- Commerce -- Borneo | Brunei -- Commerce History
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Subject(s): Artisans -- History -- Turkey | Occupational mobility -- History -- Turkey | Labor mobility -- History -- Turkey
Summary: It has often been assumed that the subjects of the Ottoman sultans were unable to travel beyond their localities - since peasants needed the permission of their local administrators before they could legitimately
