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Carole Hillenbrand's book offers a profound understanding of the history of Muslims and their faith, from the life of Muhammad to the religion practised by 1.6 billion people around the world today. Each of the eleven chapters explains a core aspect of the faith in historical perspective, allowing readers to gain a sensitive understanding of the essential tenets of the religion and of the many ways in which the present is shaped by the past. It is an ideal introductory text for courses in Middle Eastern studies, in religious studies, or on Islam and its history.
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This commemorative volume discusses aspects of the life and work of the internationally famous scholar Professor W. Montgomery Watt (1909-2006). His writings on Islam and on Muslim-Christian relations gained him great prestige and respect, not only in the West but also - and perhaps more significantly - right across the Muslim world. The book includes contributions by Professor Carole Hillenbrand, Professor Fred Donner, Bishop Richard Holloway and the late Professor David Kerr, as well as substantial excerpts from Professor Watt's unpublished writings, copies of which he entrusted to Professor Hillenbrand.
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• The origin of key Shiʻite thought patterns in Islamic history / Adel S. al-Abdul Jader
• Additions to The new Islamic dynasties / C. Edmund Bosworth
• Al-Thaʻalibi's Adab al-muluk, a local mirror for princes / Julia Bray
• Religious identity, dissimulation and assimilation : the Ismaili experience / Farhad Daftary
• Saladin's pious foundations in Damascus : some new hypotheses / Anne-Marie Eddé
• The coming of Islam to Bukhara / Hugh Kennedy
• A Barmecide feast : the downfall of the Barmakids in popular imagination / Remke Kruk
• The History of the patriarchs of the Egyptian Church as a source for the history of the Seljuks of Anatolia / Gary Leiser
• Genealogy and exemplary rulership in the Tarikh-i Chingiz Khan / Charles Melville
• Vikings and Rus in Arabic sources / James E. Montgomery
• Qashani and Rashid al-Din on the Seljuqs of Iran / Alexander H. Morton
• Exile and return : diasporas of the secular and sacred mind / Ian Richard Netton
• Clerical perceptions of Sufi practices in late seventeenth-century Persia, II : Al-Hurr al-ʻAmili (d. 1693) and the debate on the permissibility of Ghina / Andrew J. Newman
• On Sunni sectarianism / A. Kevin Reinhart
• The violence of the Abbasid revolution / Chase F. Robinson
• Nationalist poetry, conflict and meta-linguistic discourse / Yasir Suleiman.

The publication of this book honours Professor Carole Hillenbrand' s outstanding achievements in and service to Islamic and Middle Eastern Scholarship. It gathers original research from a range of leading international scholars from the UK, Europe and the USA whose chapters throw new light on a set of topics in medieval Islamic history, Islamic doctrine and practice, and the interaction between Islam and the modern world. Seeking to present fresh evidence and engaging ways of looking at old and new material, the authors contribute to a richer understanding of the interaction between historical events, social trends, religious practices and lived experiences in medieval Turkey and Central Asia, Iran and the Arabic-speaking lands. The book also discusses how some of the most abiding themes in the Arab-Islamic tradition continue to resonate in the modern world. Living Islamic History features contributions from Adel Al-Abdul Jader, C. E. Bosworth, Julia Bray, Farhad Daftary, Anne-Marie Edde, Hugh Kennedy, Remke Kruk, Gary Leiser, Charles Melville, James E. Montgomery, A. H. Morton, Ian R. Netton, Andrew Newman, A. Kevin Reinhart, Chase F. Robinson and Yasir Suleiman.
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• Acknowledgements-- Professor Carole Hillenbrand: List of Publications-- List of Contributors-- Introduction, Yasir Suleiman--
• 1. The Origin of Key Shiite Thought Patterns in Islamic History, Adel Al-Abdul Jader (Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences)--
• 2. Additions to The New Islamic Dynasties, C. Edmund Bosworth (University of Manchester (Emeritus))--
• 3. Al-Tha'alibi's Adab al-muluk, A Local Mirror for Princes, Julia Bray (Universite Paris 8)--
• 4. Religious Identity, Dissimulation and Assimilation: The Ismaili Experience, Farhad Daftary (Institute of Ismaili Studies)--
• 5. Saladin's Pious Foundations in Damascus: Some New Hypotheses, Anne-Marie Edde (Institut de recherche et d'histoire des textes, CNRS)--
• 6. The Coming of Islam to Bukhara, Hugh Kennedy (School of Oriental and African Studies)--
• 7. A Barmecide Feast: The Downfall of the Barmakids in Popular Imagination, Remke Kruk (Universiteit Leiden)--
• 8. The History of the Patriarchs of the Egyptian Church as a Source for the History of the Seljuks of Anatolia, Gary Leiser (Travis Air Museum)--
• 9. Genealogy and Exemplary Rulership in the Tarikh-i Chingiz Khan, Charles Melville (University of Cambridge)--
• 10. Vikings and Rus in Arabic Sources, James E. Montgomery (University of Cambridge)--
• 11. Qashani and Rashid al-Din on the Seljuqs of Iran, Alexander H. Morton (School of Oriental and African Studies)--
• 12. Exile and Return: Diasporas of the Secular and Sacred Mind, Ian Richard Netton (University of Exeter)--
• 13. Clerical Perceptions of Sufi Practices in Late 17th Century Persia, II: Al-Hurr al-'Amili (d. 1693) and the Debate on the Permissibility of Ghina, Andrew J. Newman (University of Edinburgh)--
• 14. On Sunni Sectarianism, A. Kevin Reinhart (Dartmouth College)--
• 15. The Violence of the Abbasid Revolution, Chase F. Robinson (City University of New York)--
• 16. Nationalist Poetry, Conflict and Meta-linguistic Discourse, Yasir Suleiman (University of Cambridge)-- Bibliography-- Index.
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The publication of this book honours Professor Carole Hillenbrand's outstanding achievements in and service to Islamic and Middle Eastern Scholarship. It gathers original research from a range of leading international scholars from the UK, Europe and the USA whose chapters throw new light on a set of topics in medieval Islamic history, Islamic doctrine and practice, and the interaction between Islam and the modern world. Seeking to present fresh evidence and engaging ways of looking at old and new material, the authors contribute to a richer understanding of the interaction between historical events, social trends, religious practices and lived experiences in medieval Turkey and Central Asia, Iran and the Arabic-speaking lands. The book also discusses how some of the most abiding themes in the Arab-Islamic tradition continue to resonate in the modern world. Living Islamic History features contributions from Adel Al-Abdul Jader, C. E. Bosworth, Julia Bray, Farhad Daftary, Anne-Marie Edde, Hugh Kennedy, Remke Kruk, Gary Leiser, Charles Melville, James E. Montgomery, A. H. Morton, Ian R. Netton, Andrew Newman, A. Kevin Reinhart, Chase F. Robinson and Yasir Suleiman.
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