Sufi Warrior Saints
Dagikhudo Dagiev, Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, UK
Harry S. Neale, Independent Scholar
A Bibliographical Survey
The Shi’i Ismaili Muslims of Central Asia have a complex political history. This book is the first English-language study of the Ismaili Muslims in this region, based on analysis of the Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet scholarship about them. It sheds new light on their history and heritage, and also shows how the Ismailis of Central Asia have been understood and presented in the academic literature. UK February 2022 • US February 2022 • 288 pages • 15 bw illus PB 9780755644957 • £24.99 / $34.95 • HB 9780755644964 • £75.00 / $100.00 ePub 9780755644988 • £22.49 / $29.96 ePdf 9780755644971 • £22.49 / $29.96 Series: Ismaili Heritage • I.B. Tauris World English
Islam and the Liberal State
National Identity and the Future of Muslim Britain Stephen H. Jones, University of Birmingham, UK
Stories of Sufi Jihad from Muslim Hagiography This book presents a collection of hagiographical stories of Sufi saints, often referred to as friends of Gods. Examining hagiographical depictions of mujahids, Neale corrects misunderstandings of the term jihad in relation to Sufi thought and practice. Using Sufi hagiography, treatises, travel narratives and Muslim histories, each chapter comprises the lives of Sufi saints during significant historical events, from the Crusades to the Mongol Invasion and in regions ranging from Islamic Spain to North Africa and India. Using Persian and Arabic sources, Neale provides a sense of the range, themes and global dissemination of Sufi literature on war and heroism. UK April 2022 • US April 2022 • 224 pages HB 9780755643370 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9780755643394 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9780755643387 • £76.50 / $100.32 I.B. Tauris
Sufism and the Scriptures
Metaphysics and Sacred History in the Thought of 'Abd al-Karim al-Jili Fitzroy Morrissey, University of Oxford, UK
Since Muslims settled in the UK in large numbers in the 1950s and 1960s, there has been a decisive shift in British Islamic legal, educational and representative institutions. Based on empirical resesarch, this book charts these developments to argue that a distinctive British Islam has been created and that the national orientation of Islam called for by British policymakers is, in fact, already happening. The book examines the context of ‘liberalism’ and shows how the expression of religious arguments in public settings allows for associations between religious groups and the state.
This book provides the first in-depth study of the concept of sacred history in the Sufi thinker ‘Abd al-Karim al-Jili’s masterpiece, al-Insan al-kamil (The Perfect Human). Through a translation and analysis of the key passages on the Qur’an, Torah, Psalms and Gospel, it shows how al-Jili’s view of sacred history is conditioned by his Ibn ‘Arabian Sufi metaphysics, whereby the phenomenal world is viewed as a manifestation of God, and the prophets and scriptures as special places where the divine attributes appear more completely.
UK May 2022 • US May 2022 • 256 pages PB 9780755635269 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781838605858 ePub 9781838605872 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9781838605889 • £76.50 / $100.32 I.B. Tauris
UK June 2022 • US June 2022 • 256 pages PB 9780755636860 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780755618316 ePub 9780755618323 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9780755618330 • £76.50 / $100.32 I.B. Tauris
M I D D L E E A S T S T U D I E S - Islamic Studies
The Ismailis of Central Asia
Early and Medieval Islamic World Roy Mottahedeh, Harvard University, USA
History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate
Writing the Past in Medieval Arabic Literature Letizia Osti, University of Milan, Italy Abu Bakr al-Suli was a noted polymath and table companion in the courts of three Abbasid caliphs. In addition to his work as observer of the court, he is perhaps best known for his poetry - which would have a long-lasting influence on Arabic literature - historiographical insight and skill as a chess player. Letizia Osti here provides the first full-length English-language study devoted to al-Suli. In so doing, she sheds light onto broader questions, such as: How did the Abbasid court make sense of the past? What was the importance of written culture? And book collecting? What does ‘historiography’ mean in a medieval Islamic context? UK June 2022 • US June 2022 • 272 pages HB 9781788319232 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781838600563 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9781838600570 • £76.50 / $100.32 Series: Early and Medieval Islamic World • I.B. Tauris
Gender and Succession in Medieval and Early Modern Islam
Bilateral Descent and the Legacy of Fatima Alyssa Gabbay, University of North California, USA Through the lens of Fatima, and drawing on a host of texts including Qur’an commentaries, hadith, historical chronicles, court records and poetry taken from India to Morocco, and everywhere in between, Alyssa Gabbay here reconsiders various episodes from the medieval Islamic world in which individuals or societies acknowledged bilateral descent. In the process, Gabbay sheds important light onto gender roles in the pre-modern world and beliefs and practices on lineage and bilateral descent, as well as considering Fatima as a ‘feminist icon’ and her resounding (and long-lasting) influence throughout the medieval Islamic world more generally. UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 288 pages • 3 bw illus PB 9780755646210 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781838602314 ePub 9781838602338 • £26.09 / $35.17 ePdf 9781838602345 • £26.09 / $35.17 Series: Early and Medieval Islamic World • I.B. Tauris
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