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Ibn Al-Arabi's Fusus Al-Hikam An Annotated Translation of The Bezels of Wisdom

Ibn Al-Arabi's Fusus Al-Hikam An Annotated Translation of The Bezels of Wisdom

Ibn al-Arabi’s Fusus al-Hikam is a translation of one of the most important works written on Islamic Mysticism. Muhyi al-Din Ibn al-Arabi (1165-1240) is deemed the greatest mystic of Islam and his mystical philosophy has attracted the attention of both Muslims and non-Muslims from his time to the present day. Believing that the world is the self- manifestation of God he claimed that all religions are equal and that the perfect human being is he who knows all the religious phenomena in the world. Fusus al-hikam examines the singular characteristics of twenty seven prophets of Islam and constitutes the best summary of Ibn al-Arabi's thought. The translation of these twenty seven chapters is preceded by an introduction that explains the main ideas of Ibn al-Arabi and is accompanied by explanatory notes to the text. Providing an easily accessible translation of one of the greatest mystics of Islam Ibn al Arabi’ Fusus al-Hikam is essential reading for students scholars and researchers of Islamic Philosophy Mysticism and Islamic Mysticism in particular. | Ibn Al-Arabi's Fusus Al-Hikam An Annotated Translation of The Bezels of Wisdom

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Perspectives on Early Islamic Mysticism The World of al-Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī and his Contemporaries

Perspectives on Early Islamic Mysticism The World of al-Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī and his Contemporaries

This monograph explores the original literary produce of Muslim mystics during the eighth–tenth centuries with special attention to ninth-century mystics such as al-Tustarī al-Muḥāsibī al-Kharrāz al-Junayd and in particular al-Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī. Unlike other studies dealing with the so-called ‘Formative Period’ this book focuses on the extant writings of early mystics rather than on the later Ṣūfī compilations. These early mystics articulated what would become a hallmark of Islamic mysticism: a system built around the psychological tension between the self (nafs) and the heart (qalb) and how to overcome it. Through their writings already at this early phase the versatility fluidity and maturity of Islamic mysticism become apparent. This exploration thus reveals that mysticism in Islam emerged earlier than customarily acknowledged long before Islamic mysticism became generically known as Ṣūfism. The central figure of this book is al-Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī whose teaching and inner world focus on themes such as polarity the training of the self the opening of the heart the Friends of God (al-awliyāʾ) dreams and visions divine language mystical exegesis and more. This book thus offers a fuller picture than hitherto presented of the versatility of themes processes images practices terminology and thought models during this early period. The volume will be a key resource for scholars and students interested in the study of religion Ṣūfī studies Late Antiquity and Medieval Islam. | Perspectives on Early Islamic Mysticism The World of al-Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī and his Contemporaries

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Abū’l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī’s Metaphysical Philosophy The Kitāb al-Mu‘tabar

Abū’l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī’s Metaphysical Philosophy The Kitāb al-Mu‘tabar

Abū’l-Barakāt is a renowned philosopher of the Arabic-Jewish milieu who composed in his magnum opus the Kitāb al-Mu‘tabar a comprehensive metaphysics which challenged the accepted notions of the traditional metaphysical philosophy. ‘Abū’l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī’s Metaphysical Philosophy’ examines the novel philosophical conceptions of the first book of the Metaphysics of the Kitāb al-Mu‘tabar. The aim is to present a developed conception of Abū’l-Barakāt’s systematic metaphysics. This is accomplished by following the order of topics discussed while translating the relevant passages. These different topics comprise stages of cognition that move from an analysis of time creation and causality to the conception of a higher spiritual realm of mental entities and a conception of God as the First Knower and Teacher. The epistemological and ontological conceptions are analyzed at each culminating stage. ‘Abū’l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī’s Metaphysical Philosophy’ analyzes vast portions of the metaphysical study for the first time. The book will thus be a valuable resource for all those seeking an original and broad metaphysics and for students and scholars of Jewish and Islamic Philosophy. Furthermore it is of importance for those seeking a metaphysics related to scientific theories and those interested in the history of science and metaphysics. | Abū’l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī’s Metaphysical Philosophy The Kitāb al-Mu‘tabar

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Ibn al-'Arabi and Islamic Intellectual Culture From Mysticism to Philosophy

Ibn al-'Arabi and Islamic Intellectual Culture From Mysticism to Philosophy

Ibn al-'Arabī (d. 1240) was one of the towering figures of Islamic intellectual history and among Sufis still bears the title of al-shaykh al-akbar or the greatest master. Ibn al-'Arabī and Islamic Intellectual Culture traces the history of the concept of oneness of being (wahdat al-wujūd) in the school of Ibn al- 'Arabī in order to explore the relationship between mysticism and philosophy in Islamic intellectual life. It examines how the conceptual language used by early mystical writers became increasingly engaged over time with the broader Islamic intellectual culture eventually becoming integrated with the latter’s common philosophical and theological vocabulary. It focuses on four successive generations of thinkers (Sadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī Mu'ayyad al-Dīn al-Jandī 'Abd al-Razzāq al-Kāshānī and Dāwūd al-Qaysarī) and examines how these philosopher-mystics refined and developed the ideas of Ibn al-'Arabī. Through a close analysis of texts the book clearly traces the crystallization of an influential school of thought in Islamic history and its place in the broader intellectual culture. Offering an exploration of the development of Sufi expression and thought this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Islamic thought philosophy and mysticism. | Ibn al-'Arabi and Islamic Intellectual Culture From Mysticism to Philosophy

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Abū’l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī’s Scientific Philosophy The Kitāb al-Mu‘tabar

Abū’l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī’s Scientific Philosophy The Kitāb al-Mu‘tabar

Abū’l-Barakāt is often considered one of the most comprehensive philosophers of the Arabic-Jewish milieu in the medieval age. His extensive and unique philosophical theories especially his theories in the particular sciences were seen as a major challenge for the traditional conceptions of the Aristotelian school of thought during and after this period. ‘Abū’l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī’s Scientific Philosophy’ explores the core material of Abū’l-Barakāt’s scientific studies found in his magnum opus the Kitāb al-Mu‘tabar. The book then locates these scientific theories within Abū’l-Barakāt’s philosophy more widely. Whilst providing a comprehensive critique of ancient philosophy including the work of Aristotle certain affinities between Abū’l-Barakāt’s work and that of more modern scientific conceptions are also examined. Containing vast amounts of previously untranslated text ‘Abū’l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī’s Scientific Philosophy’ sheds new light on the philosopher’s scientific theories particularly with regards to his logical conceptions. For this reason the book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Jewish and Islamic Philosophy whilst the scientific material will appeal to those studying the history of science. | Abū’l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī’s Scientific Philosophy The Kitāb al-Mu‘tabar

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Sufism and the Perfect Human From Ibn ‘Arabī to al-Jīlī

Sufism and the Perfect Human From Ibn ‘Arabī to al-Jīlī

Studying the history of the notion of the ‘Perfect Human’ (al-insān al-kāmil) this book investigates a key idea in the history of Sufism. First discussed by Ibn ‘Arabī and later treated in greater depth by al-Jīlī the idea left its mark on later Islamic mystical metaphysical and political thought from North Africa to Southeast Asia up until modern times. The research tells the story of the development of that idea from Ibn ‘Arabī to al-Jīlī and beyond. It does so through a thematic study based on close reading of primary sources in Arabic and Persian of the key elements of the idea including the idea that the Perfect Human is a locus of divine manifestation (maẓhar) the concept of the ‘Pole’ (quṭb) and the ‘Muhammadan Reality’ (al-ḥaqīqah al-Muhammadiyyah) and the identity of the Perfect Human. By setting the work of al-Jīlī against the background of earlier Ibn ‘Arabian treatments of the idea it demonstrates that al-Jīlī took the idea of the Perfect Human in several new directions with major consequences for how the Prophet Muhammad – the archetypal Perfect Human – was viewed in later Islamic thought. Introducing readers to the key Sufi idea of the Perfect Human (al-insān al-kāmil) this volume will be of interest to scholars and students interested in Sufism Islam religion and philosophy. | Sufism and the Perfect Human From Ibn ‘Arabī to al-Jīlī

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Islam and Evolution Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm

Islam and Evolution Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm

This book attempts to equip the reader with a holistic and accessible account of Islam and evolution. It guides the reader through the different variables that have played a part in the ongoing dialogue between Muslim creationists and evolutionists. This work views the discussion through the lens of al-Ghazālī (1058-1111) a widely-known and well-respected Islamic intellectual from the medieval period. By understanding al-Ghazālī as an Ash’arite theologian a particular strand of Sunni theology his metaphysical and hermeneutic ideas are taken to explore if and how much Neo-Darwinian evolution can be accepted. It is shown that his ideas can be used to reach an alignment between Islam and Neo-Darwinian evolution. This book offers a detailed examination that seeks to offer clarity if not agreement in the midst of an intense intellectual conflict and polarity amongst Muslims. As such it will be of great interest to scholars of Science and Religion Theology Philosophy of Religion Islamic Studies and Religious Studies more generally. *Winner of the International Society for Science & Religion (ISSR) book prize 2022 (academic category)* | Islam and Evolution Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm

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Al-Ghazali and the Divine

Al-Ghazali and the Divine

This book examines the philosophy of al-Ghazali analysing his conception of God within Islamic theology. Seeking to contribute to the greater understanding of Muslim thought it analyses his ‘orthodox’ theory based on the notion that the spiritual struggle (jihad) and philosophical enquiry are informed by the possession of firm science (‘ilm). Exploring a wide range of Arab texts and Arab primary literature this book therefore examines a crucial period of Medieval Islamic history whilst emphasizing the multifarious and by no means monolithic components of the Muslim outlook. In seeking to understand Islamic religion as a creative and progressive heritage it also demonstrates the moderate and equilibrate character of mainstream Islam and ultimately argues that al-Ghazali’s thought is the best expression of Islamic intellectuality and spirituality. Taking a theoretical approach this book will be useful to students and scholars of Islamic philosophy theology and history. | Al-Ghazali and the Divine

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Semántica Una introducción al significado lingüístico en español

Semántica Una introducción al significado lingüístico en español

Semántica: Una introducción al significado lingüístico en español es una introducción integral al estudio de la semántica con un enfoque especial en la lengua española. Sin asumir conocimientos lingüísticos previos el libro conduce al lector por los principales temas del estudio del significado logrando un equilibrio entre la teoría y la práctica. Los temas nocionales y las discusiones conceptuales se entrelazan con el desarrollo de herramientas analíticas. Las explicaciones se apoyan en abundantes ejemplos que ilustran los puntos tratados. Cada capítulo proporciona ejercicios y sugerencias para lecturas e investigaciones adicionales con el fin de guiar a los estudiantes de español en las complejidades de la semántica léxica y composicional. Escrito íntegramente en español en un estilo claro y atractivo el libro es ideal para estudiantes avanzados de pregrado y posgrado de español y lingüística hispánica. Semántica: Una introducción al significado lingüístico en español is a comprehensive introduction to the study of semantics with a special focus on Spanish. Without assuming prior linguistic knowledge the book leads the reader through the main topics in the study of meaning striking a balance between theory and practice. In a clear and engaging style notional issues and conceptual discussions are intertwined with the development of analytical tools. Explanations are supported by plentiful examples to reinforce each new point. Exercises and suggestions for further reading and research are provided throughout to guide students of Spanish seamlessly into the complexities of lexical and compositional semantics. Written entirely in Spanish the book is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of Spanish and Spanish linguistics. | Semántica Una introducción al significado lingüístico en español

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Hamas and Ideology Sheikh Yusuf al-Qara?awi on the Jews Zionism and Israel

Hamas and Ideology Sheikh Yusuf al-Qara?awi on the Jews Zionism and Israel

Sheikh Yusūf al- Qaraḍāwī is regarded as the most influential contemporary Muslim religious figure. His best-selling book Al-Ḥalal wal-Ḥaram fi al-Islam (The Forbidden and the Permitted in Islam) is perhaps one of the most widely read Islamic works after the Qur’ān. The subject of jihad in Palestine is a salient feature of Qaraḍāwī’s thought and is addressed frequently in his books. His views on Israel and on the Jews shape those of many Muslims throughout the world. This book paints al- Qaraḍāwī’s portrait within the context of the subject of the struggle for Palestine and assesses why he is committed so fervently to the Palestinian course. It also sheds light on another important aspect of al-Qaradawi’s thought namely the marked contrast between his ideas regarding the Muslim world and his views on relations with other religions and countries. Whereas al- Qaraḍāwī is considered to be a moderate in Islamic matters his attitude toward the Jews and to Israel is one of abiding hatred and uncompromising struggle. The book aims to classify Qaraḍāwī’s thought along the axis of moderation and extremism by drawing comparisons between Qaraḍāwī’s teachings and those of other Muslim jurists. Furthermore it compares the features of antisemitic writing with that of Qaraḍāwī in order to answer the question as to whether Qaraḍāwī’s teachings actually constitute an expression of anti-semitism. Despite the subject of jihad in Palestine being so central to Qaraḍāwī’s thought there has not been a comprehensive and systematic academic study of this to date. The book therefore represents a major contribution to the field and will appeal to anyone studying the Israel-Palestine conflict Islamic Studies Jewish Studies Terrorism and Political Violence. | Hamas and Ideology Sheikh Yusuf al-Qara?awi on the Jews Zionism and Israel

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The Book of the Jihad of 'Ali ibn Tahir al-Sulami (d. 1106) Text Translation and Commentary

The Book of the Jihad of 'Ali ibn Tahir al-Sulami (d. 1106) Text Translation and Commentary

In 1105 six years after the first crusaders from Europe conquered Jerusalem a Damascene Muslim jurisprudent named ’Ali ibn Tahir al-Sulami (d. 1106) publicly dictated an extended call to the military jihad (holy war) against the European invaders. Entitled Kitab al-Jihad (The Book of the Jihad) al-Sulami’s work both summoned his Muslim brethren to the jihad and instructed them in the manner in which it ought to be conducted covering topics as diverse as who should fight and be fought treatment of prisoners and plunder and the need for participants to fight their own inner sinfulness before turning their efforts against the enemy. Al-Sulami’s text is vital for a complete understanding of the Muslim reaction to the crusades providing the reader with the first contemporary record of Muslim preaching against the crusaders. However until recently only a small part of the text has been studied by modern scholars as it has remained for the most part an unedited manuscript. In this book Niall Christie provides a complete edition and the first full English translation of the extant sections (parts 2 8 9 and 12) of the manuscript of al-Sulami’s work making it fully available to modern readers for the first time. These are accompanied by an introductory study exploring the techniques that the author uses to motivate his audience the precedents that influenced his work and possible directions for future study of the text. In addition an appendix provides translations of jihad sermons by Ibn Nubata al-Fariqi (d. 985) a preacher from Asia Minor whose rhetorical style was highly influential in the development of al-Sulami’s work. | The Book of the Jihad of 'Ali ibn Tahir al-Sulami (d. 1106) Text Translation and Commentary

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A Beam of Intense Darkness Wilfred Bion's Legacy to Psychoanalysis

A Beam of Intense Darkness Wilfred Bion's Legacy to Psychoanalysis

Written by pioneering analyst and creative thinker James Grotstein A Beam of Intense Darkness offers a thorough overview and illuminating insight into the often-complex work of W. R. Bion. This psychoanalytic classic sees Grotstein introduce over 30 key Bionian theories comprehensively explaining them to the reader before offering his own insight and commentary. Grotstein first encountered Bion as his analysand and later as his friend. This book offers a level of insight only possible through such a close relationship and offers a dialogue between Bion and Grotstein as they delve into the inner workings of the human psyche. Throughout Grotstein offers his own original thoughts on topics such as projective transidentification transcendent position and the truth drive. With a new introduction from Nicola Abel-Hirsch this book is an essential read for anyone interested in Bion’s work and legacy. | A Beam of Intense Darkness Wilfred Bion's Legacy to Psychoanalysis

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Islamic Mysticism and Abu Talib Al-Makki The Role of the Heart

Islamic Mysticism and Abu Talib Al-Makki The Role of the Heart

Both in everyday language and religious metaphor the heart often embodies the true self and is considered to be the seat of emotion in many cultures. Many Muslim thinkers have attempted to clarify the nature of Sufism using its metaphorical image particularly in the tenth and eleventh centuries. This book examines the work of Abū Tālib al-Makkī and his wider significance within the Sufi tradition with a focus on the role of the heart. Analysing his most significant work Qūt al-qulūb (‘The Nourishment of Hearts’) the author goes beyond an examination of the themes of the book to explore its influence not only in the writing of Sufis but also of Hanbalī and Jewish scholars. Providing a comprehensive overview of the world of al-Makkī and presenting extracts from his book on religious characteristics of the heart with selected passages in translation for the first time in English this book will give readers a better understanding not only of the essential features of Sufism but also the nature of mysticism and its relation to monotheistic faiths. | Islamic Mysticism and Abu Talib Al-Makki The Role of the Heart

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Psychoanalytic Perspectives On Intense Involvement in Sports

Psychoanalytic Perspectives On Intense Involvement in Sports

This book is a unique volume that brings a variety of psychoanalytic perspectives to the study of sport. It highlights the importance of sports for different individuals and how the function and use of sports can be brought into the consulting room. Passionate interest in actively engaging in sports is a universal phenomenon. It is striking that this aspect of human life prior to this volume has received little attention in the literature of psychoanalysis. This edited volume is comprised largely of psychoanalysts who are themselves avidly involved with sports. It is suggested that intense involvement in sports prioritizes commitment and active engagement over passivity and that such involvement provides an emotionally tinged distraction from the various misfortunes of life. Indeed the ups and downs in mood related to athletic victory or defeat often supplant temporarily matters in life that may be more personally urgent. Engaging in sports or rooting for teams provides a feeling of community and a sense of identification with like-minded others even among those who are part of other communities and have sufficient communal identifications. This book offers a better psychoanalytic understanding of sports to help us discover more about ourselves our patients and our culture and will be of great interest to psychotherapists and psychoanalysts or anyone with an interest in sport and its link to psychoanalysis and mental health. | Psychoanalytic Perspectives On Intense Involvement in Sports

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Global Leadership and Coaching Flourishing under intense pressure at work

Global Leadership and Coaching Flourishing under intense pressure at work

Global Leadership & Coaching: Flourishing Under Intense Pressure at Work is a unique and personal look at coaching leading and working internationally bringing together inspiring original and dramatic stories of leadership from around the world. From war zones to refugee camps prisons to hospitals elite sport to supermarkets each case study draws on psychoanalytic below the surface thinking to analyse interpret and understand a leader’s decisions motivations and fears. Rachel Ellison’s inter-cultural approach takes us to Afghanistan Syria and Iraq Sudan Somalia and the Central African Republic to Honduras the Czech Republic the USA and the UK. Global Leadership & Coaching presents a series of individual case studies from Ellison’s own experiences working with senior commercial public and third sector leaders across 35 different countries cultures and organisational contexts. Compellingly written this book explores the a diverse range of themes to consider when managing risk danger and extreme emotional stress in some of the most hazardous and challenging work environments. Throughout the text leaders share their stories of learning how to lead and develop others. Accessible engaging and original research Global Leadership & Coaching: Flourishing Under Intense Pressure at Work is essential reading for today’s leaders and aspiring leaders looking to develop themselves personally and professionally. This book is also a resource for coaches and coach supervisors. Global Leadership & Coaching provides contemporary practical and applicable examples of excellence in leadership for individuals and organisations seeking to develop a high performance reflective and reflexive corporate learning culture which enables employees to successfully navigate challenge increase productivity and find joy in coming to work. | Global Leadership and Coaching Flourishing under intense pressure at work

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The Tunisian Revolution and Democratic Transition The Role of al-Nahdah

The Tunisian Revolution and Democratic Transition The Role of al-Nahdah

Drawing on the history of post-independence Tunisia the book studies the evolution of al-Nahḍah as a political party in Tunisia and its role in a protracted struggle to shape the post-authoritarian order along democratic lines. It explores al-Nahḍah's relationship with the Tunisian state society and beyond that resulted in shaping its fluctuating expressions of ideology and practices. State repression political participation or internal differentiation (among other factors) place an Islamic movement (in this case al-Nahḍah) in such a situation that demands a perpetual self re-evaluation as well as implementation of ideology objectives and political programmes. The study explains how the socio-political setting in Tunisia demanded various ideologically opposite currents (Islamic liberal or leftist) to endure cross-ideological cooperation either to contest authoritarian regimes or to engage in the political process. It more importantly analyzes the trajectory of a gradual democratization process in the country and provides evidence explaining the impact and importance of a vibrant civil society building alliances and sharing of power. The book provides comparative analytical attention to the primary sources on these issues to create a critical historiography. It thus adds to the body of literature on the state society and politics in the MENA region and particularly targets students scholars and social scientists interested in understanding the nature of power and politics in Tunisia and beyond. | The Tunisian Revolution and Democratic Transition The Role of al-Nahdah

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Rivals in the Gulf Yusuf al-Qaradawi Abdullah Bin Bayyah and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis

Rivals in the Gulf Yusuf al-Qaradawi Abdullah Bin Bayyah and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis

Rivals in the Gulf: Yusuf al-Qaradawi Abdullah Bin Bayyah and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis details the relationships between the Egyptian Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi and the Al Thani royal family in Qatar and between the Mauritanian Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah and the Al Nahyans the rulers of Abu Dhabi and senior royal family in the United Arab Emirates. These relationships stretch back decades to the early 1960s and 1970s respectively. Using this history as a foundation the book examines the connections between Qaradawi’s and Bin Bayyah’s rival projects and the development of Qatar’s and the UAE’s competing state-brands and foreign policies. It raises questions about how to theorize the relationships between the Muslim scholarly-elite (the ulama) and the nation-state. Over the course of the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis Qaradawi and Bin Bayyah shaped the Al Thani’s and Al Nahyan’s competing ideologies in important ways. Offering new ways for academics to think about Doha and Abu Dhabi as hegemonic centers of Islamic scholarly authority alongside historical centers of learning such as Cairo Medina or Qom this book will appeal to those with an interest in modern Islamic authority the ulama Gulf politics as well as the Arab Spring and its aftermath. | Rivals in the Gulf Yusuf al-Qaradawi Abdullah Bin Bayyah and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis

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Ibn al-Haytham's Geometrical Methods and the Philosophy of Mathematics A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 5

Ibn al-Haytham's Geometrical Methods and the Philosophy of Mathematics A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 5

This fifth volume of A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics is complemented by four preceding volumes which focused on the main chapters of classical mathematics: infinitesimal geometry theory of conics and its applications spherical geometry mathematical astronomy etc. This book includes seven main works of Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) and of two of his predecessors Thābit ibn Qurra and al-Sijzī:The circle its transformations and its properties; Analysis and synthesis: the founding of analytical art; A new mathematical discipline: the Knowns; The geometrisation of place;Analysis and synthesis: examples of the geometry of triangles;Axiomatic method and invention: Thābit ibn Qurra;The idea of an Ars Inveniendi: al-Sijzī. Including extensive commentary from one of the world’s foremost authorities on the subject this fundamental text is essential reading for historians and mathematicians at the most advanced levels of research. | Ibn al-Haytham's Geometrical Methods and the Philosophy of Mathematics A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 5

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The Musical Heritage of Al-Andalus

The Musical Heritage of Al-Andalus

The Musical Heritage of Al-Andalus is a critical account of the history of Andalusian music in Iberia from the Islamic conquest of 711 to the final expulsion of the Moriscos (Spanish Muslims converted to Christianity) in the early 17th century. This volume presents the documentation that has come down to us accompanied by critical and detailed analyses of the sources written in Arabic Old Catalan Castilian Hebrew and Latin. It is also informed by research the author has conducted on modern Andalusian musical traditions in Morocco Algeria Tunisia Egypt Lebanon and Syria. While the cultural achievements of medieval Muslim Spain have been the topic of a large number of scholarly and popular publications in recent decades what may arguably be its most enduring contribution – music – has been almost entirely neglected. The overarching purpose of this work is to elucidate as clearly as possible the many different types of musical interactions that took place in medieval Iberia and the complexity of the various borrowings adaptations hybridizations and appropriations involved.

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The Motional Improvisation of Al Wunder

The Motional Improvisation of Al Wunder

The Motional Improvisation of Al Wunder takes readers on a journey through the life history creative genealogies and unique working processes of one of the master teachers of Euro-American postmodern movement-based improvisational performance who has until now received scant critical attention. The book offers a long overdue examination of the significant impact made by an important figure on grassroots movement-based improvisational performance in 1960s/1970s America and in Australia from the 1980s onwards. It revisits the work of groundbreaking New York choreographer Alwin Nikolais with whom Wunder trained and for whom he later taught in the 1960s; covers collaborations with founders of ‘Action Theater’ Ruth Zaporah and ‘Motivity Aerial Dance’ Terry Sendgraff as part of the explosion of improvisation in San Francisco in the 1970s and tracks the consolidation of a unique pedagogy that would see hundreds of students learn how to map their performative creativity in Melbourne from the 1980s onwards. It conducts a fascinating investigation into the wellsprings of Wunder’s approach to improvised performance as an end in itself covering teaching innovations such as his use of the Hum Drum positive feedback personal power sources and articulators. It includes valuable contributions from a number of ex-students and established Australian artists in dance music and visual art who share the profound impact Wunder has made on their creative practices. This book will be a valuable resource to movement/dance improvisation students and teachers at undergraduate and postgraduate level and independent artists drawn to movement improvisation as performance.

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Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in Al-Andalus

Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in Al-Andalus

Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in al-Andalus investigates a largely overlooked subset of Muslim and Jewish love poetry in medieval Spain: hetero- and homo-erotic love poems written by Muslim and Jewish religious scholars in which the lover and his sensual experience of the beloved are compared to scriptural characters and storylines. This book examines the ways in which the scriptural referents fit in with or differ from the traditional Andalusian poetic conventions. The study then proceeds to compare the scriptural stories and characters as presented in the poems with their scriptural and exegetical sources. This new intertextual analysis reveals that the Jewish and Muslim scholar-poets utilized their sacred literature in their poems of desire as more than poetic ornamentation; in employing Qur’ānic heroes in their secular verses the Muslim poets presented a justification of profane love and sanctification of erotic human passions. In the Hebrew lust poems which utilize biblical heroes we can detect subtle subversive and surprisingly placed interpretations of biblical accounts. Moving beyond the concern with literary history to challenge the traditional boundaries between secular and religious poetry this book provides a new multidisciplinary approach to existing materials and will be of interest to students scholars and researchers of Islamic and Jewish Studies as well as to those with an interest in Hebrew and Arabic poetry of Islamic Spain.

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Practical Mysticism in Islam and Christianity A Comparative Study of Jalal al-Din Rumi and Meister Eckhart

Practical Mysticism in Islam and Christianity A Comparative Study of Jalal al-Din Rumi and Meister Eckhart

Practical Mysticism in Islam and Christianity offers a comparative study of the works of the Sufi-poet Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273) and the practical teachings of the German Dominican Meister Eckhart (c1260-1327/8). Rumi has remained an influential figure in Islamic mystical discourse since the thirteenth century while also extending his impact to the Western spiritual arena. However his ideas have frequently been interpreted within the framework of other mystical philosophical or religious systems. Through its novel approach this book aims to reformulate Rumi’s practical mysticism by employing four methodological principles: a) mysticism is a coherent structure with mutual interconnection between its parts; b) the imposition of alien structures to interpret any particular mysticism damages its inward coherency; c) practical mysticism consists of two main parts namely practices and stages; and d) the proper use of comparative methodology enables a deeper understanding of each juxtaposed system. Eckhart’s speculative mysticism which differs from and enjoys similarities with the love-based mysticism of Rumi provides a mirror that highlights the special features of Rumi’s practical mysticism. Such comparison also allows a deeper comprehension of Eckhart’s practical thought. Offering a critical examination of practical mysticism this book is a valuable resource for students and scholars of Islamic studies comparative mysticism and the intellectual history of Islam. | Practical Mysticism in Islam and Christianity A Comparative Study of Jalal al-Din Rumi and Meister Eckhart

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Bedouin of Northern Arabia Traditions of the Āl-Ḍhafīr

Bedouin of Northern Arabia Traditions of the Āl-Ḍhafīr

This is an absorbing and authentic account first published in 1986 of the history and traditional way of life of the Al-Dhafir bedouins of north-eastern Arabia based on a study of their traditions Arabic historical annals and the reports of western travellers over the past two hundred years. During the early part of the twentieth century the Al-Dhafir were a major power in the desert south west of the Euphrates between Samawa and Zubair. Beginning in the Hijaz in the early 1600s as a confederation of small tribes under the leadership of the Suwait clan they have had an eventful history in which their tribal tradition records battles with the Sharifs in the Hijaz the al’Urai’ir in al Hasa the Muntafiq in Iraq and finally the Ikhwan raiders in the 1920s. They are well known for an almost quixotic adherence to the taditions of hospitality and protection of fugitives for which their sheikhs became known as the Ahl al-Buwait ‘people of the little tent’. | Bedouin of Northern Arabia Traditions of the Āl-Ḍhafīr

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Memory Voice and Identity Muslim Women’s Writing from across the Middle East

Memory Voice and Identity Muslim Women’s Writing from across the Middle East

Muslim women have been stereotyped by Western academia as oppressed and voiceless. This volume problematizes this Western academic representation. Muslim Women Writers from the Middle East from Out al-Kouloub al-Dimerdashiyyah (1899–1968) and Latifa al-Zayat (1923–1996) from Egypt to current diasporic writers such as Tamara Chalabi from Iraq Mohja Kahf from Syria and even trendy writers such as Alexandra Chreiteh challenge the received notion of Middle Eastern women as subjugated and secluded. The younger largely Muslim women scholars collected in this book present cutting edge theoretical perspectives on these Muslim women writers. This book includes essays from the conflict-ridden countries such as Iran Iraq Palestine Syria and the resultant diaspora. The strengths of Muslim women writers are captured by the scholars included herein. The approach is feminist post-colonial and disruptive of Western stereotypical academic tropes. | Memory Voice and Identity Muslim Women’s Writing from across the Middle East

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