Book Display – April 2017

The following list of books includes English-language titles published in April 2017 which span a range of disciplines in the broad field of Islamic Studies. Meant to showcase current research by both established and emerging scholars, the Maydan Book Displays will surely be of interest to graduate students and advanced undergraduates who are searching for compelling sources to enrich their studies, as well as university professors and course instructors looking to add fresh material to their syllabi. Check back monthly for updates.

The World of Image in Islamic Philosophy: Ibn Sina, Suhrawardi, Shahrazuri and Beyond

Author: L.W.C. van LitPublisher: Edinburgh Univ. PressYear: 2017Discipline: Philosophy, Religious StudiesRegion: Middle East

Islam: An American Religion

Author: Nadia MarzoukiPublisher: Columbia Univ. PressYear: 2017Discipline: Political Science, Religious StudiesRegion: North America

Shari'ah on Trial: Northern Nigeria's Islamic Revolution

Author: Sarah EltantawiPublisher: Univ. of California PressYear: 2017Discipline: Religious Studies, HistoryRegion: Africa

Before Orthodoxy: The Satanic Verses in Early Islam

Author: Shahab AhmedPublisher: Harvard Univ. PressYear: 2017Discipline: Religious Studies, HistoryRegion: Middle East

The Idea of the Muslim World: A Global Intellectual History

Author: Cemil AydinPublisher: Harvard Univ. PressYear: 2017Discipline: HistoryRegion: Global

The Crucible of Islam

Author: G.W. BowersockPublisher: Harvard Univ. PressYear: 2017Discipline: HistoryRegion: Middle East

Qur'an of the Oppressed: Liberation Theology and Gender Justice in Islam

Author: Shadaab RahemtullaPublisher: Oxford Univ. PressYear: 2017Discipline: Religious StudiesRegion: Global

South Asia in World History

Author: Marc Jason GilbertPublisher: Oxford Univ. PressYear: 2017Discipline: HistoryRegion: South Asia

Political Islam in Tunisia: The History of Ennahda

Author: Anne WolfPublisher: Oxford Univ. PressYear: 2017Discipline: Politics, HistoryRegion: North Africa

The Moor's Last Stand: How Seven Centuries of Muslim Rule in Spain Came to an End

Author: Elizabeth DraysonPublisher: InterlinkYear: 2017Discipline: HistoryRegion: Europe

The First Islamic Classic in Chinese: Wang Daiyu's Real Commentary on the True Teaching

Editor: Sachiko MurataPublisher: SUNY PressYear: 2017Discipline: Religious Studies, HistoryRegion: Asia

Exploring the Qur'an: Context and Impact

Author: Muhammad Abdel HaleemPublisher: I.B. TaurisYear: 2017Discipline: Religious StudiesRegion: Global

Dar al-islam/dar al-harb: Territories, People, Identities

Editor: Giovanna Calasso and Giuliano LancioniPublisher: BrillYear: 2017Discipline: History, LawRegion: Global

Women Judges in the Muslim World: A Comparative Study of Discourse and Practice

Editor: Nadia Sonneveld and Monika LindbekkPublisher: BrillYear: 2017Discipline: Law, Religious StudiesRegion: Global

Sheikh Ahmadu Bamba: Selected Poems

Editor: Sana CamaraPublisher: BrillYear: 2017Discipline: LiteratureRegion: Africa

The Crisis of Citizenship in the Arab World

Editor: Roel Meijer and Nils ButenschonPublisher: BrillYear: 2017Discipline: Political Science, HistoryRegion: Middle East, North Africa

Urdu and Indo-Persian Thought, Poetics and Belles Lettres

Editor: Alireza KorangyPublisher: BrillYear: 2017Discipline: LiteratureRegion: South Asia

Universal Science: An Introduction to Islamic Metaphysics

Author: Mehdi Ha'iri Yazdi, transl. John CooperEditor: Saiyad Nizamuddin AhmadPublisher: BrillYear: 2017Discipline: History, PhilosophyRegion: Middle East

Middle Eastern Minorities: The Impact of the Arab Spring

Author: Ibrahim ZabadPublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2017Discipline: Politics, SociologyRegion: Middle East

Islamic Law and Society in Iran: A Social History of Qajar Tehran

Author: Nobuaki KondoPublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2017Discipline: History, LawRegion: Middle East

Indonesia, Islam, and the International Political Economy: Clash or Cooperation?

Author: Mark S. WilliamsPublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2017Discipline: Politics, Economics, AnthropologyRegion: Southeast Asia

Understanding Boko Haram: Terrorism and Insurgency in Africa

Editor: James J. Hentz, Hussein SolomonPublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2017Discipline: Politics, HistoryRegion: Africa

Contested Holy Places in Israel-Palestine: Sharing and Conflict Resolution

Author: Yitzhak ReiterPublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2017Discipline: Region: Middle East

Iconic Places in Central Asia: The Moral Geography of Dams, Pastures and Holy Sites

Author: Jeanne Feaux de la CroixPublisher: Transcript-VerlagYear: 2017Discipline: AnthropologyRegion: Central Asia