Author: Aly Khorshid
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: islamic, studies, series, banking, approach, insurance, modern
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 2004-03-25
List price: $200.00
ISBN-10: 0415311055
ISBN-13: 9780415311052
The book uses relevant Quranic and Sunnah extracts, and the arguments of pro- and anti-insurance jurists to arrive at its conclusion that Muslims can enjoy the peace of mind and equity of an Islamic insurance scheme.
Author: Samuel Haye
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publisher
Keywords: islamic, arab, laws, vol, series, risk, law, finance, religion, return
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 1998-01-01
List price: $124.00
ISBN-10: 9041105476
ISBN-13: 9789041105479
Mirroring the expansion of wealth in the Middle East and Asia and a surge in Islamic self-identity, Islamic banking practices have either become the law of the land or coexist and compete with Western practices in at least six countries. A growing number of institutions and mutual funds (akin to Western ’’socially responsible’’ funds) have established Islamic investment and other practices to cater to this burgeoning market. Because of its prevalence, practitioners in every banking-related area must familiarize themselves with current Islamic finance practices in order
Authors:Ashmolean Museum, Tony Goodwin,
Publisher: Ashmolean Museum
Keywords: islamic, sylloge, ashmolean, coins, volume, period, pre, reform, coinage
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2003-06
List price: $71.50
ISBN-10: 1854441736
ISBN-13: 9781854441737
This will be the third volume to appear in a proposed ten-volume series, which aims to present the coins and their descriptions in as simple a manner as possible and in a format which is intended to facilitate ease of use. The coins are grouped in regional or dynastic sub-sections and then arranged chronologically under mint headings.
Author: Ozay Mehmet
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: islamic, periphery, studies, development, identity
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 1991-07-24
List price: $200.00
ISBN-10: 0415043867
ISBN-13: 9780415043861
Turkey and Malaysia, two countries on the Islamic periphery, are often not included in discussions of Islamic reassertion and identity. Yet both have been at the forefront of modernization and development, and are exposed to a rising trend of Islamic revival which discloses a deep, psychological identity crisis. Ozay Mehmet examines this crisis in the wider context of the Islamic dilemma of reconciling nationalism with Islam. He sees the Islamic revival primarily as a protest movement, concentrated among urban migrant settlements where uneven post-war growth has upset the traditional Islamic o
Author: Ali Rahnema
Publisher: Zed Book
Keywords: islamic, society, studies, revival, pioneers, second
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2006-03-03
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 1842776150
ISBN-13: 9781842776155
This book examines the political environments, lives and works of those diverse 19th and 20th century Muslim thinkers who believed that Islam was capable of providing practical solutions to the problems of the modern world. It provides a balanced account of their contribution to contemporary revolutionary Islam and to political developments in countries from Morocco to Indonesia. A new introductory chapter included in this updated edition addresses these thinkers in the context of the extraordinarily changed circumstances confronting Islamic countries since 9/11.
Author: Ali Rahnema
Publisher: Zed Book
Keywords: islamic, society, studies, revival, pioneers
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1994-10-15
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1856492540
ISBN-13: 9781856492546
This accessible history of contemporary Islam examines the political environment, life and works of those nineteenth and twentieth century thinkers who believed in Islam’s capacity to solve the problems of the modern world and to restore the self-respect and influence of Middle Eastern societies. It provides a balanced account of their contribution to contemporary revolutionary Islam and to political developments in countries from Morocco to Indonesia. The book explains the roots of diverse movements in Islamic society, illustrates the breadth and heterogeneity of Islamic thought, dispel
Author: Chase F. Robinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: islamic, history, historiography, themes
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2002-12-23
List price: $31.99
ISBN-10: 0521629365
ISBN-13: 9780521629362
Chase Robinson’s book is a timely introduction to Islamic historiography, from its origins in the seventh and eighth centuries to the fifteenth century. It covers the rise of the tradition, the historians’ principal genres, assumptions and methods, and stresses the social and political functions of historical writing. It is an authoritative guide for students with little or no background in Islamic history or Arabic.
