Afghanistan's Islam : From Conversion to the Taliban / / edited by Nile Green |
Autore | Green Nile |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California, : University of California Press, 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
Disciplina | 297.09581 |
Soggetto topico |
Muslims - Afghanistan - History
Islam - Afghanistan - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
afghanistan
conquests conversion eastern world female sainthood feminism global history islam islamic culture islamic history islamic world middle east middle eastern muslim feminists muslim history religion religious extremists religious ideas religious studies sharia law taliban timurid empire womens issues womens studies world history |
ISBN | 0-520-96737-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Maps -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction Afghanistan's Islam / Green, Nile -- Part One. From Conversions to Institutions (Ca. 700-1500) -- Introduction -- 1 The Beginnings of Islam in Afghanistan / Azad, Arezou -- 2 Women and Religious Patronage in the Timurid Empire / Arbabzadah, Nushin -- 3 The Rise of the Khwajagan-Naqshbandiyya Sufi Order in Timurid Herat / Paul, Jürgen -- Part Two. The Infrastructure of Religious Ideas (Ca. 1500-1850) -- Introduction -- 4 Earning a Living / McChesney, R. D. -- 5 Transporting Knowledge in the Durrani Empire / Ziad, Waleed -- Part Three. New States, New Discourses (Ca. 1850-1980) -- Introduction -- 6 Islam, Shari'a, and State Building under 'Abd al-Rahman Khan / Tarzi, Amin -- 7 Competing Views of Pashtun Tribalism, Islam, and Society in the Indo-Afghan Borderlands / Haroon, Sana -- 8 Nationalism, Not Islam / Bezhan, Faridullah -- Part Four. Holy Warriors and (Im)Pious Women (1979-2014) -- Introduction -- 9 Glossy Global Leadership / Fuchs, Simon Wolfgang -- 10 Female Sainthood between Politics and Legend / Baldauf, Ingeborg -- 11 When Muslims Become Feminists / Ahsan, Sonia -- Afterword / Monsutti, Alessandro -- Notes -- Glossary of Islamic Terms -- List of Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996328039703316 |
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Afghanistan's Islam : From Conversion to the Taliban / / edited by Nile Green |
Autore | Green Nile |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California, : University of California Press, 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
Disciplina | 297.09581 |
Soggetto topico |
Muslims - Afghanistan - History
Islam - Afghanistan - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
afghanistan
conquests conversion eastern world female sainthood feminism global history islam islamic culture islamic history islamic world middle east middle eastern muslim feminists muslim history religion religious extremists religious ideas religious studies sharia law taliban timurid empire womens issues womens studies world history |
ISBN | 0-520-96737-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Maps -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction Afghanistan's Islam / Green, Nile -- Part One. From Conversions to Institutions (Ca. 700-1500) -- Introduction -- 1 The Beginnings of Islam in Afghanistan / Azad, Arezou -- 2 Women and Religious Patronage in the Timurid Empire / Arbabzadah, Nushin -- 3 The Rise of the Khwajagan-Naqshbandiyya Sufi Order in Timurid Herat / Paul, Jürgen -- Part Two. The Infrastructure of Religious Ideas (Ca. 1500-1850) -- Introduction -- 4 Earning a Living / McChesney, R. D. -- 5 Transporting Knowledge in the Durrani Empire / Ziad, Waleed -- Part Three. New States, New Discourses (Ca. 1850-1980) -- Introduction -- 6 Islam, Shari'a, and State Building under 'Abd al-Rahman Khan / Tarzi, Amin -- 7 Competing Views of Pashtun Tribalism, Islam, and Society in the Indo-Afghan Borderlands / Haroon, Sana -- 8 Nationalism, Not Islam / Bezhan, Faridullah -- Part Four. Holy Warriors and (Im)Pious Women (1979-2014) -- Introduction -- 9 Glossy Global Leadership / Fuchs, Simon Wolfgang -- 10 Female Sainthood between Politics and Legend / Baldauf, Ingeborg -- 11 When Muslims Become Feminists / Ahsan, Sonia -- Afterword / Monsutti, Alessandro -- Notes -- Glossary of Islamic Terms -- List of Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910156518503321 |
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The Huston Smith reader [[electronic resource] /] / edited with an introduction by Jeffery Paine |
Autore | Smith Huston |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina | 200 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PaineJeffery <1944-> |
Soggetto topico |
Religion
Religions |
Soggetto non controllato |
books about religion
books for history lovers books for theology lovers comparative religion comparing religions discussion books evolution of religion exploring religion eye opening guide to understanding religion handbook to religion history of religion how to be a better person learning from experts leisure reads opinions on religion personal memoirs personal reads religious ideas religious studies religious spirituality theology what is religion world religions |
ISBN |
1-280-11674-9
9786613521033 0-520-95235-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preview: The Book Now in Your Hands -- Introduction: Grand Tour of All the Worlds -- Welcome to the Reader -- Book One. A Personal Starting Point -- Book Two. The Sacred Dimensions of Everyday Life -- Book Three. I Never Met a Religion I Didn't Like -- Book Four. The Big Picture -- Book Five. Return to the Personal -- Conclusion: The Sacred Unconscious -- Afterword: The Man Who Took Religion Seriously: Huston Smith in Context -- Works by Huston Smith -- Credits |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779080103321 |
Smith Huston
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
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