Islamic life and practice

Sufism is often understood to be the mystical dimension of Islam, and many works have focused on the nature of "e;mystical experiences"e; and the relationship between man and God.

First Published in 1970.

First Published in 1970.

The expression of an Islamic political radicalism in Britain has been one of the most dramatic developments in recent decades.

The expression of an Islamic political radicalism in Britain has been one of the most dramatic developments in recent decades.

How do Muslims in Europe acquire discursive and practical knowledge of Islam?

How do Muslims in Europe acquire discursive and practical knowledge of Islam?

This book discusses the idea that there is a specific Islamic form of entrepreneurship.

This book discusses the idea that there is a specific Islamic form of entrepreneurship.

The revival of madrasas in the 1980s coincided with the rise of political Islam and soon became associated with the "e;clash of civilizations"e; between Islam and the West.

The revival of madrasas in the 1980s coincided with the rise of political Islam and soon became associated with the "e;clash of civilizations"e; between Islam and the West.

This book is a study of the changing relationship over time (1856-1994) between the Rishi, an ex-Untouchable jati of Bengal/South-West Bangladesh, and various groups of Catholic missionaries.

This book is a study of the changing relationship over time (1856-1994) between the Rishi, an ex-Untouchable jati of Bengal/South-West Bangladesh, and various groups of Catholic missionaries.

This book sets out to open up the space for interpretation of history and politics in Aceh which is now in a state of armed rebellion against the Indonesian government.

This book sets out to open up the space for interpretation of history and politics in Aceh which is now in a state of armed rebellion against the Indonesian government.

Purification of the soul is a principle that is central to understanding Islamic spirituality but despite this, relatively little has been written explicitly in the Islamic tradition regarding this discrete method of spiritual purification.

Purification of the soul is a principle that is central to understanding Islamic spirituality but despite this, relatively little has been written explicitly in the Islamic tradition regarding this discrete method of spiritual purification.

The Sufi phenomenon is not easy to sum up or define.

The Sufi phenomenon is not easy to sum up or define.

This book examines the Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of Oriental and Islamic studies, which comprised a rich body of knowledge especially on Central Asia and the Caucasus.

This book examines the Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of Oriental and Islamic studies, which comprised a rich body of knowledge especially on Central Asia and the Caucasus.

This study reveals the world of Sufi ritual with particular reference to two major Sufi orders.

This study reveals the world of Sufi ritual with particular reference to two major Sufi orders.

The term 'local Islam' has been coined to describe local responses to the effects of globalisation in the Islamic world.

The term 'local Islam' has been coined to describe local responses to the effects of globalisation in the Islamic world.

This user-friendly reference work provides an accessible introduction to Islam for the general reader and student alike.

This user-friendly reference work provides an accessible introduction to Islam for the general reader and student alike.

This study of the Qur'an arises from an interest in a pressing contemporary issue, the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims ('the Ummah and the Other').

This study of the Qur'an arises from an interest in a pressing contemporary issue, the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims ('the Ummah and the Other').

Home to approximately one-fifth of the world's Muslim population, Indonesia and Malaysia are often overlooked or misrepresented in media discourses about Islam.

Home to approximately one-fifth of the world's Muslim population, Indonesia and Malaysia are often overlooked or misrepresented in media discourses about Islam.

Despite his important stature in the history of philosophy, Averroes is a thinker whose work has been left largely unexplored in this century.

Despite his important stature in the history of philosophy, Averroes is a thinker whose work has been left largely unexplored in this century.

This is a reconstruction of the history of the Muslim community in China known today as the Hui or often as the Chinese Muslims as distinct from the Turkic Muslims such as the Uyghurs.

This is a reconstruction of the history of the Muslim community in China known today as the Hui or often as the Chinese Muslims as distinct from the Turkic Muslims such as the Uyghurs.

First published in 1976, this Routledge Revivals reissue presents an analysis of the Swat Pathans, the people of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, who belong administratively to Pakistan despite being a fiercely independent group, with their own codes and ways of life.

First published in 1976, this Routledge Revivals reissue presents an analysis of the Swat Pathans, the people of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, who belong administratively to Pakistan despite being a fiercely independent group, with their own codes and ways of life.

This book provides translations of the earliest Arabic autobiography and the earliest theoretical explanation of the psychic development and powers of an Islamic holy man (Saint, Friend of God).

This book provides translations of the earliest Arabic autobiography and the earliest theoretical explanation of the psychic development and powers of an Islamic holy man (Saint, Friend of God).

Keep up with management issues in the rapidly changing Islamic business world!

Keep up with management issues in the rapidly changing Islamic business world!

Islamic schools, especially madrasahs, have been viewed as sites of indoctrination for Muslim students and militants.

Islamic schools, especially madrasahs, have been viewed as sites of indoctrination for Muslim students and militants.

This book draws on extensive fieldwork among Muslims in Nepal to examine the local and global factors that shape contemporary Muslim identity and the emerging Islamic revival movement based in the Kathmandu valley.

This book draws on extensive fieldwork among Muslims in Nepal to examine the local and global factors that shape contemporary Muslim identity and the emerging Islamic revival movement based in the Kathmandu valley.

In the recent past, Islamic finance has made an impressive case on the banking scene by becoming an alternative to the popular conventional financial systems, spurring a lively academic debate on how the Islamic finance industry can expand its services to cover the poor.

In the recent past, Islamic finance has made an impressive case on the banking scene by becoming an alternative to the popular conventional financial systems, spurring a lively academic debate on how the Islamic finance industry can expand its services to cover the poor.

In recent decades, academic debates on how to conceptualize 'Islam' as an object of study and how to approach it theoretically have been revitalized.

Islam is a vital, growing religion in America.

Islam is a vital, growing religion in America.