George Makdisi has brought together six of the most distinguished scholars in the field to explore the religion and culture of medieval Islam. This is an original and stimulating exchange. Makdisi's ...

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His new book, Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity will be published by Stanford University ... for a long time it has been recognized that this is not the way history has gone.

"Slavery, the State, and Islam is an important study of the history of slavery in Islam. Its highlight is the laborious linguistic work of excavating the Arabic lexicon of slavery and servitude.

Islam is a monotheistic faith. This means there is a belief in one God, and one God only. Muslims refer to Jesus as the ‘Son of Mary’ – a man who was sinless, but still human. They believe ...

But while the illuminations of Aceh have a distinct pedigree, many of the others are modern inventions designed to help Indonesians to think of the history of their country and its artistic ...