Book Display | April 2021

The following list of books includes English-language titles published in April 2021 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. [ Curated by Muataz Al-Ali with the Maydan team].

A Companion to Islamic Granada

Editor: Bárbara Boloix-GallardoPublisher: Brill (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: Islamic Studies Region: Middle East

Syncretic Islam

Author: Anil Maheshwari, Richa SinghPublisher: Bloomsbury PublishingYear: 2021Discipline: Islamic Studies Region: Middle East

Affirming the Imamate: Early Fatimid Teachings in the Islamic West

Editor: Wilferd Madelung, Paul E. WalkerPublisher: Bloomsbury PublishingYear: 2021Discipline: Islamic Studies Region: Middle East

Violence in Early Islam

Author: Marco DemichelisPublisher: Bloomsbury PublishingYear: 2021Discipline: Islamic Studies Region: Middle East

The Rule of Law, Freedom of Expression and Islamic Law

Author: Hossein Esmaeili, Irmgard Marboe, Javaid RehmanPublisher: Bloomsbury PublishingYear: 2021Discipline: Islamic Studies Region: Middle East

Religious Television and Pious Authority in Pakistan

Author: Taha KaziPublisher: Indiana Univ. PressYear: 2021Discipline: Islamic Studies Region: Middle East

Soundtrack to a Movement

Author: Richard Brent TurnerPublisher: New York Univ. PressYear: 2021Discipline: Islamic Studies Region: Middle East