Alternative Islamic Discourses and Religious Authority

Islamic popular preachers and storytellers had enormous influence in defining common religious knowledge and faith in the medieval Middle East. Jonathan Berkey's book illuminates the popular culture...

A series of thought-provoking and deeply spiritual sermons on a range of religious topics, delivered by the celebrated novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott.This work has been selected by scholars as...

From the origins of Muhammad's prophetic movement through the development of Islam's principal branches to the establishment of the Umayyad dynasty, the concept of authority has been central to...

The twentieth century was a fascinating period of profound political, social and economic changes in Indonesia. These changes contributed to the diversification of the religious landscape and as a...