Book Display – October 2016

The following list of books includes English-language titles published in October 2016 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.

Islamic Education in Africa: Writing Boards and Blackboards

Editor: Robert LaunayPublisher: Indiana University PressYear: 2016Discipline: Religious Studies, Education, HistoryRegion: Africa

For Love of the Prophet: An Ethnography of Sudan's Islamic State

Author: Noah SalomonPublisher: Princeton University PressYear: 2016Discipline: Anthropology, PoliticsRegion: Africa

Muslims and the Making of America

Author: Amir HussainPublisher: Baylor University PressYear: 2016Discipline: HistoryRegion: North America

Arab Fall: How the Muslim Brotherhood Won and Lost Egypt in 891 Days

Author: Eric TragerPublisher: Georgetown University PressYear: 2016Discipline: PoliticsRegion: North Africa

The Making of a Salafi Muslim Woman: Paths to Conversion

Author: Anabel IngePublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2016Discipline: Anthropology, Religious StudiesRegion: Europe

Inside the Muslim Brotherhood: Religion, Identity, and Politics

Author: Khalil al-AnaniPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2016Discipline: PoliticsRegion: Middle East

Philosophy in the Islamic World

Author: Peter AdamsonPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2016Discipline: Philosophy, HistoryRegion: Global

Shurat Legends, Ibadi Identities: Martyrdom, Asceticism, and the Making of an Early Islamic Community

Author: Adam R. GaiserPublisher: University of South Carolina PressYear: 2016Discipline: Religious StudiesRegion: Middle East

Modern Muslims: A Sudan Memoir

Author: Steve HowardPublisher: Ohio University PressYear: 2016Discipline: History, PoliticsRegion: Africa

Philosophical Perspectives on Modern Qur'anic Exegesis: Key Paradigms and Concepts

Author: Massimo CampaniniPublisher: EquinoxYear: 2016Discipline: Religious Studies, PhilosophyRegion: Global

Indian Muslims: Struggling for Equality of Citizenship

Editor: Riaz HassanPublisher: Melbourne University PressYear: 2016Discipline: PoliticsRegion: South Asia

Between Quran and Kafka: West-Eastern Affinities

Author: Navid KermaniPublisher: WileyYear: 2016Discipline: LiteratureRegion: Europe

Milton in the Arab-Muslim World

Author: Islam IssaPublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2016Discipline: LiteratureRegion: Middle East

Rethinking Place in South Asian and Islamic Art, 1500-Present

Editor: Deborah S. Hutton and Rebecca M. BrownPublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2016Discipline: Art HistoryRegion: South Asia, Global

Muslim Democratic Parties in the Middle East: Economy and Politics of Islamist Moderation

Author: A. Kadir YildirimPublisher: Indiana University PressYear: 2016Discipline: Political ScienceRegion: Middle East

Islamophobia: Experiences of Online and Offline Victimisation

Author: Irene Zempi and Imran AwanPublisher: Policy PressYear: 2016Discipline: SociologyRegion: Europe

The Last Mufti of Iranian Kurdistan: Ethnic and Religious Implications in the Greater Middle East

Author: Ali EzzatyarPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanYear: 2016Discipline: HistoryRegion: Middle East

The Spirit and the Letter: Approaches to the Esoteric Interpretation of the Qur'an

Editor: Annabel Keeler and Sajjad H. RizviPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2016Discipline: Religious StudiesRegion: Global
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The Circassian: A Life of Esref Bey, Late Ottoman Insurgent and Special Agent

Author: Benjamin C. FortnaPublisher: HurstYear: 2016Discipline: HistoryRegion: Middle East

Lebanese Shi'ite Leadership, 1920-1970s: Personalities, Alliances, and Feuds

Author: Omri NirPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanYear: 2016Discipline: Politics, HistoryRegion: Middle East

Debates on Civilization in the Muslim World: Critical Perspectives on Islam and Modernity

Editor: Lutfi SunarPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2016Discipline: History, Religious StudiesRegion: Global

Shari'a Councils and Muslim Women in Britain

Author: Tanya WalkerPublisher: BrillYear: 2016Discipline: Law, PoliticsRegion: Europe

The Age of Jihad: Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East

Author: Patrick CockburnPublisher: VersoYear: 2016Discipline: PoliticsRegion: Middle East