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Formation of Islam, The: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800 - 18Part IV. Medieval Islam, 1000-1500: 18. The medieval Islamic Near East£18.04
Politics, Philosophy and Religion: The Book of Haggai: Prophecy and Society in Early Persian Yehud - Vetus Testamentum Supplements 91 by John Kessler (Professor of Old Testament, Tyndale Seminary, USA) (2002) - This monograph is a study of the perceptions reflected in the book of Haggai regarding the primary social, political and religious institutions in early Persian Yehud. Special attention is given to the form and function of prophecy, and to the role of the prophet in society. The work includes a history of the criticism of Haggai, a study of the book's redactional history and socio-political context, and an exegesis and literary analysis of the text. It concludes with an examination of the distinctive...£216.00
Politics, Philosophy and Religion: Civil Society in the Yemen: The Political Economy of Activism in Modern Arabia - Cambridge Middle East Studies v. 9 by Sheila Carapico, et al. (2007) - The Political Economy of Activism in Modern Arabia - Cambridge Middle East Studies v. 9 by Sheila Carapico , Charles Tripp , Julia A. Clancy-Smith , Israel Gershoni , Roger Owen , Yazid Yusuf Sayigh , Judith E. Tucker£26.99
Politics, Philosophy and Religion: State and Society in Iran: From Constitution to the Rise of the Pahlavi State - Library of Modern Middle East Studies v. 28 by Homa Katouzian (2000) - Iran was the first country of the Middle East to experience (in 1905-6) a popular revolution that demanded the rule of law and parliamentary government. But the democratic constitution established by the revolution plunged the country into a period of turmoil and, despite subsequent popular democratic movements, most notably in the early 1950s and during the Iranian revolution of 1978-9, the country has for most of the century, lived under arbitrary rule. Katouzian offers a theoretical framework...£45.00
Politics, Philosophy and Religion: Mari and the Bible - Studies in the History & Culture of the Ancient Near East 12 by Abraham Malamat (1998) - The town of Mari is situated on the Euphrates near the eastern Syrian border. This study compares the old Babylonian texts from Mari with the Hebrew scriptures, and the early history of Israel. It is organized into three chapters, dealing with Mari and the West, prophecy, and customs and society. In view of the West Semitic or Amorite character of both Mari and the Bible, this comparison could be called imperative. In 22 chapters of essays, this study considers: Mari and the West, dealing with...£176.00
Politics, Philosophy and Religion: Wisdom, Politics and Historiography: Tractate Avot in the Context of the Graeco-Roman Near East - Oxford Oriental Monographs by Amram Tropper (2004) - In third-century CE Palestine, the leading member of the rabbinic movement put together a highly popular wisdom treatise entitled Tractate Avot. Though Avot has inspired hundreds of commentaries, this book marks the first comprehensive effort to situate Avot within the context of the Graeco-Roman Near East. Following his novel interpretation of Avot, Amram Tropper relates the text to ancient Jewish literary paradigms as well as to relevant socio-political, literary, and intellectual streams of...£84.00
Politics, Philosophy and Religion: The Society of the Muslim Brothers in Egypt: The Rise of an Islamic Mass Movement, 1928-1942 by Lia Brynjar (2006) - Following the remarkable resurgence of Islamic political activism in recent decades, radical Islamist movements now have a presence in almost every Muslim country and form the major opposition forces to the established regimes in the Middle East. This important book deepens our understanding of the influence of contemporary Islamism by providing the first definitive history of the meteoric rise of the mother organization of all modern Islamist movements, the Society of the Muslim Brothers. Founded...£19.99
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