Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

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1. Tafsir

   Interpreting the Qur'an

   Edited by Mustafa Shah

   Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

   Within the classical Islamic tradition, the field of Qur'anic exegesis, more commonly referred to as tafsir, occupies a revered place among the traditional Muslim sciences. Although tafsir encompasses various approaches to the explication of the Qur’an and these include legal, theological,...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
2. Islam and Religious Diversity

   Edited by Lloyd Ridgeon

   Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

   This is a new four-volume collection from Routledge’s Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies series. It brings together in one ‘mini library’ the canonical and the best cutting-scholarship to explore the complex relationship between Islam and religious diversity. The collection is supplemented with a...

   Published August 23rd 2011 by Routledge
3. Islamic Law

   Edited by Gavin Picken

   Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

   Islamic law is a legal tradition entrenched within a religious context; it is one of the most intriguing and fascinating areas of Islamic Studies. Many practitioners of Islam believe that their lives should be governed by a divinely revealed and sanctioned form of law that affects every aspect of...

   Published October 20th 2010 by Routledge
4. Islam in the West

   Edited by David Westerlund, Ingvar Svanberg

   Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

   In recent decades, the number of Muslims in the West has increased rapidly, and interesting transformations of Islam have taken place—to some extent with repercussions in Islamic or predominantly Muslim countries in Asia and Africa. This new four-volume Major Work collection from Routledge helps to...

   Published September 7th 2010 by Routledge
5. Islamic Medical and Scientific Tradition

   Edited by Peter Pormann

   Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

   Islam developed over the course of its history one of the world’s most innovative and interesting scientific and medical traditions. In this context, the term Islam should not simply be understood as referring to the religion of the prophet Muhammad, but rather to a civilization which was once...

   Published September 1st 2010 by Routledge
6. Islam in South Asia

   Edited by David Taylor

   Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

   There are more Muslims – over 400 million – in South Asia than in any other region in the world. Many of the most important political, intellectual and spiritual developments within Islam have had their origins, or have flourished, in the area, and Muslims from the region have played important...

   Published July 15th 2010 by Routledge
7. Jihad and Martyrdom

   Edited by David Cook

   Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

   Jihad (or ‘struggle’) and martyrdom in Islam have an ever-greater relevance in today’s world, but there remains a great deal of ignorance about these critical concepts. This new four-volume collection from Routledge brings together a broad range of scholarly opinion to provide a work of reference...

   Published November 29th 2009 by Routledge
8. The Hadith

   Articulating the Beliefs and Constructs of Classical Islam

   Edited by Mustafa Shah

   Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

   The Prophetic traditions of Islam, which are commonly referred to as the hadiths (literally: ‘reports’), preserve the sum and substance of the utterances, deeds, directives, and descriptive anecdotes connected with the life of the Prophet Muhammad and his Companions. Together with the Qur’an, the...

   Published October 28th 2009 by Routledge
9. Islam in Southeast Asia

   Edited by Joseph Liow, Nadirsyah Hosen

   Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

   The Islamic community in Southeast Asia is widely regarded as one of the most moderate and tolerant in the Muslim world. While most of the region’s Muslims are Sunni and fairly orthodox, the Islamic faith as practised in the region has historically been a syncretic blend of Islam, Hinduism,...

   Published September 23rd 2009 by Routledge
10. World Islam

    Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

    Edited by Andrew Rippin

    Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

    Reflecting the diversity of Islam, this collection focuses on the presence of Muslims in countries outside the traditionally conceived heartlands of the Islamic world. The history of the arrival of Islam in such countries and the nature of the way in which Islam is practised in such places is the...

    Published June 25th 2008 by Routledge