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Abrahamian: A History of Modern Iran. Paperback
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  • History of Modern Iran. Paperback
  • Ervand Abrahamian
  • 264 pages, 29 halftones 2 maps 13 tables. July 2008. In a reappraisal of Iran’s modern history, Ervand Abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the Pahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the Islamic Republic.

Abrahamov: Islamic Theology. Traditionalism and Rationalism. Paperback
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  • Islamic Theology. Traditionalism and Rationalism. Paperback
  • Binyamin Abrahamov. 192 pages. 1998. The principal theological struggle in Islam has taken place between traditionalist and rationalist theologians. Assessing material from the 3rd/9th century to the 10th/16th century, this book focuses on the foundations of both theologies

Adib-moghaddam: Iran in World Politics: The Question of the Islamic Republic. Hardcover
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  • Iran in World Politics: The Question of the Islamic Republic. Hardcover
  • by Arshin Adib-moghaddam
  • xi, 272 pages. 2008

Akkermans: The Archaeology of Syria. From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (c.16,000 - 300 BC). Paperback
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  • Archaeology of Syria. From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (c.16,000–300 BC). Paperback
  • by Peter M. M. G. Akkermans, Glenn M. Schwartz. 486 pages, 112 line diagrams, 79 half-tones, 13 maps. 2004. This is the first book to present a comprehensive review of the archaeology of Syria from the end of the Paleolithic period to 300 BC.

Aksan, Goffman: The Early Modern Ottomans. Remapping the Empire. Paperback
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  • Early Modern Ottomans. Remapping the Empire. Paperback
    Edited by Virginia H. Aksan, Daniel Goffman
  • 376 pages. 2007. A groundbreaking reinterpretation of the middle years of the Ottoman Empire, from the conquest of Byzantium in 1453 to the establishment of the Tanzimat in 1839.

Ali: A Manual of Hadith. Hardcover
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  • Manual of Hadith. Hardcover
    by Muhammad Ali and Maulana Muhammad Ali
    340 pages. 1990

Ali: Al-Qur'an. A Contemporary Translation. Paperback
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  • Al-Quran. A Contemporary Translation. Paperback
  • Ahmed Ali
  • 572 pages, with index and Arabic text. This is a bilingual edition of the Qur'an, the Holy Book of Islam. On each page the original Arabic and the translated English sit side-by-side which shoud encourage the reader to draw from both texts. There are also notes where necessary, providing the full meaning of each word and phrase

Ali-Shah: Die Sufi-Tradition im Westen. Broschur
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  • Sufi-Tradition im Westen. Broschur
  • Sayed Omar Ali-Shah. Übersetzer: Kathleen Göpel
  • 234 Seiten. 1999. Sufismus als praktikable Philosophie, als ein Lebensweg in der westlichen Welt. Die Botschaft wird dem Leser in einer erfrischend lebendigen Sprache übermittelt, voll Humor und mit sanfter Geduld.

Allen: An Introduction to Arabic Literature. Paperback
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  • Introduction to Arabic Literature. Paperback
  • Roger Allen
  • 286 pages. 2000. Roger Allen provides a comprehensive introductory survey of literary texts in Arabic, from their unknown beginnings in the fifth century AD to the present day. The volume focuses on the major genres of Arabic literature, dealing with Islam’s sacred text, the Qur’an, and a wealth of poetry, narrative prose, drama and criticism.

Arberry: Sufism. An Account of the Mystics of Islam. Paperback
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  • Sufism. An Account of the Mystics of Islam. Paperback
  • A.J. Arberry. 141 pages, index. reprint 1950 edition. The first concise history of Sufism to appear in any language, this work remains among the best.

Arghandawi: British Imperialism and Afghanistan's Struggle for Independence: 1914-21. Cloth
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  • British Imperialism and Afghanistan's Struggle for Independence: 1914-21. Cloth
  • Abdul Ali Arghandawi
  • 406 pages, with Appendices, Index, Bibliography. First published 1989

Arnold: Lehrbuch des Neuwestaramäischen. Paperback
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  • Lehrbuch des Neuwestaramäischen. Paperback
  • Werner Arnold
  • xviii, 135 Seiten, 1 Abbildung. 2. Auflage 2006. Das Neuwestaramäische, gesprochen in den Orten Malula, Baxa und Gubbadin, etwa 60km nördlich von Damaskus, ist das einzige Relikt des Westaramäischen und die archaischste aller lebenden aramäischen Sprachen.

Arnold: The Caliphate. Cloth
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  • Caliphate. Cloth
  • Sir Thomas W. Arnold
  • 223 pages, with 5 appendices, index. 1924, reprinted 2000

Asad: On Suicide Bombing. Cloth
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  • On Suicide Bombing. Cloth
  • By Talal Asad. 144 pages. 2007. For many non-Muslims, "the suicide bomber" quickly became the icon of "an Islamic culture of death", a conceptual leap that struck Asad as problematic. Is there a "religiously-motivated terrorism?" If so, how does it differ from other cruelties? What makes its motivation "religious"?

Ayubi: Political Islam. Religion and Politics in the Arab World. Paperback
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  • Political Islam. Religion and Politics in the Arab World. Paperback, 14x21,5 cm.
  • by Nazih Ayubi
  • XII + 292 pages. With bibliography and index. 1991

Badawi: Modern Arabic Literature. Paperback
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  • Modern Arabic Literature. Paperback. Series: The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature
  • Edited by M. M. Badawi. 588 pages. November 2006

Badawi: Modern Written Arabic. A Comprehensive Grammar. Paperback
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  • Modern Written Arabic. A Comprehensive Grammar. Paperback
  • Elsaid Badawi, M.G. Carter and Adrian Gully
  • xi, 812 pages. 2004. A complete reference guide to the grammar of Modern Written Arabic.

Baqir al-Sadr: Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence: According to Shi'i Law. Paperback
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  • Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence: According to Shi'i Law. Paperback
  • by Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
  • 143 pages. 2005

Barr: Journal of a March from Delhi to Peshawar and from thence to Cabul. Hardcover
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  • Journal of a March from Delhi to Peshawur and from thence to Cabul with the mission of Lieut-Colonel Sir C.M. Wade including travels in the Punjab, a visit to the city of lahore, and a Narrative of operations in the Khyber Pass, undertaken in 1839. Hardcover
  • by Lieut. William Barr
  • xv, 235 pages, reprint of 1844: 2003

Bary de, Bloom: Approaches to the Asian Classics. Cloth
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  • Approaches to the Asian Classics. Cloth
  • edited by William Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom
  • 394 pages. 1990. Classics of the Islamic / Chinese / Japanese / Indian Traditions
  • out-of-print but we still have

Bayat: Making Islam Democratic: Social Movements and the Post-Islamist Turn. Paperback
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  • Making Islam Democratic: Social Movements and the Post-Islamist Turn. Paperback
  • by Asef Bayat
  • 2007. 291 pages. Bayat proposes that democratic ideals have less to do with the essence of any religion than with how it is practiced. He offers a new approach to Islam and democracy, outlining how the social struggles of student organizations, youth and women's groups, the intelligentsia, and other social movements can make Islam democratic

Bell, Watt: Introduction to the Qur'an. By Richard Bell, completely revised by W. Montgomery Watt. Paperback
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  • Introduction to the Qur'an. Paperback
  • by Richard Bell, completely revised by W. Montgomery Watt
  • xii, 258 pages. Reprint 2002 (1977). This classical introduction to the Qur'an sketches the historical background to the life, aims, character and inspiration of Muhammad. It explains the history, form and chronology of the Qur'an and gives the views of Muslim and Occidental scholars.

Biegman: Living Sufism: Sufi Rituals in the Middle East and the Balkans. Hardcover
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  • Living Sufism: Sufi Rituals in the Middle East and the Balkans. Hardcover
  • by Nicolaas Biegman. 208 pages. 2009

Blair: The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250 - 1800. Cloth
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  • Art and Architecture of Islam 1250 - 1800. Cloth
  • by Sheila S. Blair , Jonathan M. Bloom
  • 364 pages,bibliography,maps,150 colour plates. 1994. Virtually all the masterpieces of Islamic art, the Alhambra, the Taj Mahal and the Tahmasp Shahnama, were produced during the period from the Mongol conquests in the early 13th century to the advent of European colonial rule in the 19th century. This work surveys the architecture and arts of the traditional Islamic lands during this era.

Bloom, Blair: Islamic Arts. Paperback
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  • Islamic Arts. Paperback
  • By Jonathan Bloom and Sheila S. Blair
  • 448 pages, 250 illustrations, (200 in colour). 1997. A comprehensive survey of the arts in all the Islamic lands. Featuring architecture, calligraphy, textiles and decorative arts from the seventh to eighteenth centuries - the great era of Islamic art.

Boardman: Persia and the West. Cloth
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  • Persia and the West. Cloth
  • John Boardman
  • 255 pages, with 295 illustrations and maps, notes, index. 2000. In the 6th century BC, the early kings of the Achaemenid Persian empire, Cyrus the Great and Darius, sought a new style of monumental architecture and sculpture with which to distinguish their capital cities.

Bonner: Jihad in Islamic History: Doctrines and Practice. Paperback
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  • Jihad in Islamic History: Doctrines and Practice. Paperback
  • Michael  Bonner
  • 224 pages. 2 maps. 2008. Michael Bonner provides the first study in English that focuses on the early history of jihad, shedding much-needed light on the most recent controversies over jihad.

Booth: May Her Likes Be Multiplied: Biography and Gender Politics in Egypt, Paperback
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  • May Her Likes Be Multiplied: Biography and Gender Politics in Egypt, Paperback
  • Marilyn Booth
  • xxxviii, 460 pages. 2001

Bosworth: The Ghaznavids. Their Empire in Afghanistan and Eastern India 994 - 1040. Cloth ip
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  • Ghaznavids. Their Empire in Afghanistan and Eastern India 994 - 1040. Cloth
  • by C.E. Bosworth
  • 332 pages, with 2 fold-out maps, bibliography and index, genealogical tables
  • 1963, first indian publication 1992

Bosworth: The Later Ghaznavids: Splendour and Decay. The Dynasty in Afghanistan and Northern India, 1040 - 1186. Cloth
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  • Later Ghaznavids: Splendour and Decay. The Dynasty in Afghanistan and Northern India, 1040 - 1186. Cloth
  • by C.E. Bosworth
  • 196 pages, with bibliography, notes and index
  • 1977, first indian publication 1992

Boulting: Four Pilgrims. Hiuen Tsiang: Saewulf: Ibn Battuta: Ludovico Varthema of Bologna. Cloth
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  • Four Pilgrims. Hiuen Tsiang: Saewulf: Ibn Battuta: Ludovico Varthema of Bologna. Cloth. 14x21,5cm.
  • by William Boulting
  • 1: Hiuen Tsiang: Perilous Journey to the Sacred Land of Buddha, A.D. 627-643. 2: Saewulf: An English Pilgrim to Palestine. 3: Ibn Battuta: The Greatest of Moslem Travellers, AD 1304-1377. 4: Ludovico Varthema of Bologna: Reivegade Pilgrim to Mecca Foremost of Italian Travellers. 256 pages, reprint 1992

Bowen: Muslims Through Discourse: Religion and Ritual in Gayo Society. Paperback
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  • Muslims Through Discourse: Religion and Ritual in Gayo Society. Paperback
  • by John Richard Bowen
  • ix, 358 pages. 1993

Bowen: Why the French Don't Like Headscarves: Islam, the State, and Public Space. Paperback
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  •  Why the French Don't Like Headscarves: Islam, the State, and Public Space. Paperback
  • John R. Bowen
  • 304 pages. 6 halftones. 2008. Bowen argues that the focus on headscarves came from a century-old sensitivity to the public presence of religion in schools, feared links between public expressions of Islamic identity and radical Islam, and a media-driven frenzy that built support for a headscarf ban during 2003-2004. Although the defense of laïcité (secularity) was cited as the law's major justification, politicians, intellectuals, and the media linked the scarves to more concrete social anxieties--about "communalism," political Islam, and violence toward women.

Boyce: Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. Paperback
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  • Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. Paperback
    by Mary Boyce. 252 pages. 2000. Zoroastrianism is of enormous importance in the history of religions. It became the state religion of the three great Iranian empires and influenced other world faiths: northern Buddhism and Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Brend: Islamic Art. Paperback
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  • Islamic Art. Paperback
  • by Barbara Brend
  • 240 pages, glossary, index, 105 colour and 60 bw illustrations. 1991. This illustrated history of Islamic art surveys the achievement of Muslim artists and craftsmen over 1200 years, from the 7th to the 19th centuries AD. The author examines the great diversity of styles, region by region. Also considered is the specific character of Islamic art and its influences.

Briggs: History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India till the Year 1612. In 4 volumes. Cloth
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  • History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India till the Year 1612. To Which is Added an Account of the Conquest by the Kings of Hyderabad of those Parts of the Madras Provinces denominated the Ceded Districts and Northern Circars
  • Translated from the Original Persian of Mahomed Kasim Ferishta by John Briggs
  • Volume 1: 360 pages, including a general chronology. Volume 2: 352 pages, with some fold-out pages. Volume 3: 328 pages (with chronological epitome of the Wars of the Portuguese in India). Volume 4: 424 pages, 2 appendices. 1829, reprinted 1981

Brock: Holy Women of the Syrian Orient. New edition. Paperback
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  • Holy Women of the Syrian Orient. Paperback
  • translated with an introduction by Sebastian P. Brock & Susan Ashbrook Harvey
  • xix, 198 pages, 1 illustration, 1 map, bibliography, index. 1998. The 15 hagiographies of holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs' passions and saints' lives, pious romances and personal reminiscences. Dating from the 4th to 7th centuries AD, they are translated from Syriac into accessible prose

Brockelmann: History of the Islamic Peoples. Cloth
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  • History of the Islamic Peoples. Cloth. 15x22,5cm.
  • by Carl Brockelmann. Translated by Joel Carmichael and Moshe Perlmann
  • 582 pages
  • Illustrated with 8 maps
  • with a chronological table, bibliography and index

Browne: Literary History of Persia. Hardcover. In 4 volumes. Cloth. i/p
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  • Literary History of Persia. Hardcover. In 4 volumes. Cloth. indian publication
  • Volume 1: From the Earliest Times until Firdawsi. xiv, 521 pages. Volume 2: From Firdawsi to Sadí. xiv, 568 pages. Volume 3: The Tartar Dominion (1265 - 1502). xi, 586 pages. Volume 4: Modern Times (1500 - 1924). xvi, 530 pages. All volumes with index and some illustrations
  • Not so much a history of Persian Literature, as a history of the Persian people from a literary point of view

Bruijn: Persian Sufi Poetry: An Introduction to the Mystical Use of Classical Persian Poems. Paperback
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  • Persian Sufi Poetry: An Introduction to the Mystical Use of Classical Persian Poems
  • J. T. P. de Bruijn. 228 pages. 1997. Focusing on the poems themselves rather than on their authors, this very readable introduction surveys the development of Persian mystical poetry, dealing first with the relation between Sufism and literature and then with the four main genres of the tradition: the epigram, the homiletic poem, love poetry, and symbolic narrative.

Burke: History and Social Theory. 2nd edition. Paperback
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  • History and Social Theory. 2nd edition. Paperback
  • by Peter Burke. 198 pages, bibliography, index. 2005. Offers a reappraisal of the relations between history and the social sciences.

Burton: Sind Revisited. With notices of the Anglo-Indian Army; Railroads; Past, Present, and Future, etc. Cloth
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  • Sind Revisited. With notices of the Anglo-Indian Army; Railroads; Past, Present, and Future, etc. 2 volumes bound in 1. Cloth
  • by Richard F. Burton
  • Volume 1: 343 pages. Volume 2: 331 pages. 1877, 1997

Cheneviere: Syrien. Wiege der Kultur. Gebunden
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  • Syrien. Wiege der Kultur. 29,5 cm. Gebunden
  • by Alain Chenevière
  • 190 Seiten, zahlreichen Farbfotos und 1 farbigen Übersichts-Karte. 1996. Seit frühgeschichtlicher Zeit war Syrien Schmelztiegel der Völker, Religionen und Kulturen: Assyrer und Ägypter, Perser und Phönizier, Griechen und Römer, Mongolen und Türken, fränkische Ritter und osmanische Statthalter kämpften um die Herrschaft in diesem Land voller Gegensätze.

Chittick: Sufism: A Beginner's Guide. Paperback
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  • Sufism: A Beginner's Guide. Paperback
  • by William C. Chittick. 233 pages. 2008

Chwaszcza: Jemen. Im Land der Königin von Saba. 26 cm. Gebunden
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  • Jemen. Im Land der Königin von Saba. 26 cm. Gebunden
  • Joachim  Chwaszcza
  • 96 Seiten, zahlreiche Farbfotos. 1998

Colloquial Arabic (Levantine): The Complete Language Course. Book and CD
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  • Colloquial Arabic (Levantine): The Complete Language Course. Book and CD
  • by Leslie J. McLoughlin
  • New edition, 12/2008. Colloquial Arabic (Levantine) offers you a step-by-step approach to the Arabic spoken in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine. Levantine Arabic is also widely recognised as one of the major languages of Arabic radio and television. It is the ideal course for self-study or class use and requires no previous knowledge of the language.

Critchley: The Book of Dead Philosophers. Paperback
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  • Book of Dead Philosophers. Paperback
  • by Simon Critchley
  • xxxviii, 265 pages. 2009. “To philosophize is to learn how to die”; Cicero; assassinated. “One who no longer is cannot suffer”; Lucretius; suicide, allegedly driven mad by a love potion. “Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”; Hobbes; died in bed, age 91

Crone: Gods Rule: Government and Islam. Paperback
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  • Gods Rule: Government and Islam. Paperback
  • by Patricia Crone
  • x, 462 pages. 2006/2009. Crone explains Islamic political thought, which seems difficult because it is based on a number of assumptions that differ from political discourse in the West. She traces developments from the beginnings of government through the waning of the tribal tradition, coping with a fragmented world, and government and society today. Paperback sept. 2009

Crone: Slaves on Horses. Paperback
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  • Slaves on Horses. Paperback
  • Patricia Crone. 302 pages. 1980-2003
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Curatola: Persien. Kunst und Architektur. Hardcover, 19,5 x 28,5 cm
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  • Persien. Kunst und Architektur. Hardcover, 19,5 x 28,5 cm
  • Giovanni Curatola
  • 72 Seiten, 160 Farbabbildungen, Klapptafel. Hier sind neben dem Kunsthandwerk vor allem die architektonischen Entwicklungen von besonderem Interesse, im Rahmen derer unter anderem die Moscheen (Yazd, Nain, Isfahan, Tabriz), Mausoleen (Bukhara, Kharaqan, Sultaniyeh, Samakand) und Paläste (Marv, Mashhad) mit ihren reizvollen farbenfrohen blautürkisen Fliesen und Ziegeln vorgestellt werden.