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Islam
This expansive four-volume encyclopedia presents a broad introduction to Islam that enables learning about the fundamental role of Islam in world history and promotes greater respect for cultural diversity. One of the most popular and widespread religions in the world, Islam has attracted a great deal of attention in recent times, particularly in the Western world. With the ongoing tensions in the Middle East and a pervasive sense of hostility toward Arab Americans, there is ever increasing need to examine and understand Islam as a religion and historical force. Islam: A Worldwide Encyclopedia provides some 700 entries on Islam written by expert contributors that cover the religion from the ...
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab States Today
This extremely timely and helpful ready reference will familiarize all students and readers with the Gulf region and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Dubai, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, and Qatar. These states are bound by the desert culture, the Gulf, new oil economy, and Islam, to name some commonalities. Most Americans know something about the region, such as oases, dates, camels, oil, Bedouin tribes, and the legends of Lawrence of Arabia to Osama bin Laden. Islamic concepts and practices are still unfamiliar. On one extreme, Saudi Arabia, the cradle of Islam, has been largely closed off to Western tourists. On the other extreme, Dubai courts tourist dollars as it constructs modern architectural s...
Translation in the Arab World
The Translation Movement of the Abbasid Period, which lasted for almost three hundred years, was a unique event in world history. During this period, much of the intellectual tradition of the Greeks, Persians, and Indians was translated into Arabic—a language with no prior history of translation or of science, medicine, or philosophy. This book investigates the cultural and political conflicts that translation brought into the new Abbasid state from a sociological perspective, treating translation as a process and a product. The opening chapters outline the factors involved in the initiation and cessation of translational activity in the Abbasid period before dealing in individual chapters...
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
Provides information on the cultures of the world, covering different areas of daily life including clothing, food, language and religion.
Nasrani di Sekeliling Rasulullah : Dari Gereja Persia Hingga Ortodoks Absinia
Buku ini mengupas tentang kekristenan (alam pikiran Kristen) menjelang kelahiran Rasulullah SAW, madzhab-madzhab Kristen dan para tokohnya semasa beliau hidup, hubungan beliau dengan kaum Nasrani di dunia Arab, Nasrani di Makkah dan Madinah, para rahib yang membenarkan kenabian Muhammad SAW, perjalanan spritual para tokoh di zaman Nabi SAW hingga mereka menjadi Muslim, kisah Raja Najasyi, Heraklius, Muqawqis, dan lain-lain. Buku ini, bisa dibilang berisi tentang Sirah dan Kristologi dengan analisa yang menarik, lugas, berdasarkan sumber-sumber dari Kitab Suci dan literatur-literatur sejarah yang bisa dipertanggungjawabkan. Sangat jarang buku yang membahas tentang Nasrani di sekeliling Rasulu...
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
The breadth of knowledge offered within this multivolume set is astounding. Coverage includes articles on countries, regions, and ethnic groups; themes involving social history, demography, family life, politics, economics, religion, thought, education, science and technology, and culture; and events such as major wars.
