Search Results - "Islamic"

Selected themes in the study of religions in Nigeria

Table of Contents: “…Church history -- pt. 4. Islamic studies -- pt. 5. African traditional religion.…”
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The story of libraries : from the invention of writing to the computer age / by Lerner, Frederick Andrew, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…The earliest libraries -- Libraries of Classical -- Lanterns of the Dark Ages -- Libraries of the Orient -- Libraries of the Islamic world -- The High Middle Ages -- Gutenberg's legacy -- Treasuries of the book -- The repositories of knowledge -- Libraries of the people -- The rising generation -- Putting knowledge to work -- The craft of librarianship -- The science of information.…”

Children and childhood in world religions primary sources and texts /

Table of Contents: “…Bunge and John Wall -- Islam / Avner Giladi -- Hinduism / Laurie L. Patton -- Buddhism / Alan Cole -- Confucianism / Yiqun Zhou.…”
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Hausa women in the twentieth century

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Hausa women in Islam -- pt. 2. The power of women -- pt. 3. Women in the changing economy -- pt. 4. …”
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Mathematics in historical context by Suzuki, Jeff

Table of Contents: “…The ancient world -- The classical world -- China and India -- The Islamic world -- The Middle Ages -- Renaissance and Reformation -- Early modern Europe -- The eighteenth century -- The nineteenth century -- The United States -- The modern world.…”
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Unearthing Jerusalem 150 years of archaeological research in the Holy City /

Table of Contents: “…The Byzantine Period -- pt. 5. The Early Islamic and Medieval Periods.…”
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World religions and norms of war

Table of Contents: “…Reichberg -- Norms of war in Eastern Orthodox Christianity / Yuri Stoyanov -- Norms of war in Protestant Christianity / Valerie Ona Morkevicius -- Norms of war in Shia Islam / Davood Feirahi -- Norms of war in Sunni Islam / Amira Sonbol -- Norms of war in cross-religious perspective / Gregory M. …”
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The Africans: A triple heritage : A Legacy of lifestyles / by Mazrui, Ali AlAmin

The rise of the global south philosophical, geopolitical and economic trends of the 21st century /

Table of Contents: “…Conflict and resolution : geostrategic cooperation in Africa and the Arab/Islamic world -- pt. 3. Trade, tourism, and migration as south-south cooperation drivers.…”
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Fragile Conviction by Pelkmans, Mathijs, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…-- Walking the truth in Islam with the Tablighi Jamaat -- Pentecostal miracle truth on the frontier -- The tenacity of spiritual healing and seeing -- Conclusion : pulsation : dynamics of conviction.…”
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Remapping Travel Narratives, 1000-1700 : To the East and Back Again /

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The terrorist identity explaining the terrorist threat / by Arena, Michael P.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The psychology of terrorism -- The sociology of identity -- An overview of five extremist organizations -- The Provisional Irish Republican Army -- The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) -- The Peruvian Shining Path -- The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam -- Racist skinheads -- Conclusion.…”
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Women cross-culturally change and challenge /

Table of Contents: “…section 1. Women in Islam and Africa -- section 2. Women in Latin America -- section 3. …”
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Christianity & world religions : an introduction to the world's major faiths / by Cooper, Derek, 1978-

Table of Contents: “…Hinduism : the story of diversity and devotion -- Buddhism : the story of enlightenment -- Confucianism and Daoism : the stories of order and nature -- Judaism : the story of tradition and identity -- Islam : the story of submission -- Biblical responses to other religions -- Theological responses to other religions.…”

Testamentary formalities /

Table of Contents: “…Testamentary formalities in Roman law -- Testamentary formalities in Early Modern Europe -- Testamentary formalities in France and Belgium -- Testamentary formalities in Spain -- Testamentary formalities in Latin America with particular reference to Brazil -- Testamentary formalities in Italy -- Testamentary formalities in the Netherlands -- Testamentary formalities in Germany -- Testamentary formalities in Austria -- Testamentary formalities in Hungary -- Testamentary formalities in Poland -- Testamentary formalities in Islamic Law and their reception in the modern laws of Islamic countries -- Testamentary formalities in England and Wales -- Testamentary formalities in Australia and New Zealand -- Testamentary formalities in the United States of America -- Testamentary formalities in South Africa -- Testamentary formalities in Scotland -- Testamentary formalities in historical and comparative perspective.…”
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Visions of heaven the dome in European architecture / by Stephenson, David, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Davis -- Classical, Byzantine, Islamic, Romanesque, and Gothic architecture -- The Renaissance -- The Baroque in Southern and Western Europe -- The Baroque and Rococo in Central and Eastern Europe -- The nineteenth century -- The dome in European architecture / by Victoria Hammond.…”
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Religious schooling in America private education and public life / by Jones, Steven L., 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Public and private schooling in America -- The place of schooling in religious communities -- Religious schools and the undermining of democracy -- Religious schools and the fulfillment of democratic freedom -- Joining America's civil religion -- Islamic schooling in America -- Conclusion: moving the debate forward.…”
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Ecological imaginations in the world religions an ethnographic analysis / by Watling, Tony

Table of Contents: “…The modern world-view, the ecological model and the reimagination of nature -- Religious environmentalism : reimagining and revitalizing nature and religion -- Indian (Hindu and Jain) visions -- Chinese (Confucian and Daoist) visions -- Buddhist visions -- Jewish visions -- Christian visions -- Islamic visions.…”
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Lee Kuan Yew the grand master's insights on China, the United States, and the world / by Lee, Kuan Yew, 1923-

Table of Contents: “…-China relations -- The future of India -- The future of Islamic extremism -- The future of national economic growth -- The future of geopolitics and globalization -- The future of democracy -- How Lee Kuan Yew thinks -- Conclusion.…”
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Muslims in Europe integration and counter-extremism efforts /

Table of Contents: “…Robin Niblett, executive vice president & director, Europe Program, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hearing on "Islamic extremism in Europe" -- Testimony of Daniel Benjamin, senior fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hearing on "Islamic extremism in Europe" -- U.S.…”
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