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Seven Doors to Islam
"A comprehensive tour of the exuberant landscape of Muslim religious life, past and present. With an impressive array of textual and visual works, Renard's kaleidoscopic survey sounds the death toll to the longstanding misconception that Islam is a dry and mechanistic religion devoid of spirituality. This is the best introductory book on Islam currently available."—Ahmet T. Karamustafa, Washington University "Comprehensive and accessible, this book is a richly textured and wide-ranging introduction to Islamic spirituality and a refreshing change from the obsession with current politics that characterizes most approaches of Islam."—Carl W. Ernst, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Jāmī in Regional Contexts
Jāmī in Regional Contexts: The Reception of ʿAbd Al-Raḥmān Jāmī’s Works in the Islamicate World is the first attempt to present in a comprehensive manner how ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Jāmī (d. 898/1492), a most influential figure in the Persian-speaking world, reshaped the canons of Islamic mysticism, literature and poetry and how, in turn, this new canon prompted the formation of regional traditions. As a result, a renewed geography of intellectual practices emerges as well as questions surrounding authorship and authority in the making of vernacular cultures. Specialists of Persian, Arabic, Chinese, Georgian, Malay, Pashto, Sanskrit, Urdu, Turkish, and Bengali thus provide a unique connected account of the conception and reception of Jāmī’s works throughout the Eurasian continent and maritime Southeast Asia.
The A to Z of Sufism
With more than 3,000 entries and cross-references on the history, main figures, institutions, theory, and literary works associated with Islam's mystical tradition, Sufism, this dictionary brings together in one volume, extensive historical information that helps put contemporary events into a historical context. Additional features include: · chronology of all major figures and events · introductory essay · glossary of 400 Arabic, Berber, Chinese, Persian, and Turkish terms · comprehensive bibliography Ideal for libraries, as well as students and scholars of religion.
Research on the Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya and Singapore
This book explains how to do' research on the early Malay doctors. A detailed account of the meaning of the word Malay' is given, in due recognition of the high status accorded to Malay Civilisation in the Malay annals and Chinese chronicles. Forty-three early Malay doctors were traced over nine years in Malaya and Singapore. The techniques deployed to trace them are explained. The sources of their biographies are described, which include interviews, narratives, family accounts, newspapers, publications, and contacting their former institutions, friends and associations. Only a brief one-page biography for each doctor is included in this book. There are 30 appendices that contain tabulated information about these doctors, information about the early schools, medical institutions and hospitals at the time. This book is a resource guide on the early Malay doctors based on present research findings. More research efforts need to be channelled to find the remaining 12 early Malay doctors.
Historical Imagination and Cultural Responses to Colonialism and Nationalism
‘The basis of our historical imagination is the intellectual’s (or historian’s) critical thinking and their solidarity with the people, with their destiny and predicament, with the consistent aim of emancipating and liberating the subjugated, the oppressed, and the marginalised.’ History conditions the way that society discusses its problems. Treating history as a form of ‘imagination’, Azhar Ibrahim invites readers to probe the colonialist and nationalist tampering, suppression, and distortion of narratives on the Malays. In this thought-provoking book, the author encourages contemporary historians to move beyond the practice of Orientalist scholars: collecting data and describing facts. Instead, he promotes an alternative reading of history, one that departs from mainstream versions. Reflecting a strong understanding of classical Malay texts, the author also touches on broad themes such as psychological feudalism, orientalism, and the contestation of nationalist and colonialist perspectives on the community. Azhar’s book is a welcomed contribution and a must-read for those interested in alternative discourses in Malay Studies.
Censorship
First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Tasawuf dan Tarekat Sejarah Perkembangan dan Alirannya di Malaysia
Buku ini cuba mengupas persoalan mengenai kedudukan dan perkembangan tasawuf dan tarekat di Tanah Melayu/Malaysia. Tasawuf dan tarekat kini seolah-olah dilihat sebagai sesuatu yang terasing dalam Islam oleh sesetengah pihak. Justeru, melalui buku ini persoalan mengenai tasawuf dan tarekat dibincangkan secara agak menyeluruh berkaitan dengan peristilahan tasawuf dan tarekat serta sejarahnya yang bermula pada zaman Nabi Muhammad SAW, kemudian pada zaman sahabat sehinggalah ke zaman seterusnya. Penulis juga melihat dari aspek kedatangan Islam di Alam Melayu dari sudut peranan golongan sufi dan tarekat. Dalam kajian ini, penulis turut menyentuh secara spesifik tentang kepelbagaian organisasi tarekat yang ada di Malaysia bagi menilai sejauh mana kedudukannya di persada masyarakat serta sumbangan kelompok sufi terhadap pembangunan negara. Secara umumnya penulisan buku ini lebih kepada sejarah dan tradisi kesufian yang terdapat di Malaysia yang penulis anggap sebagai kurang disoroti oleh pengkaji secara amnya. Semoga buku ini dapat memberikan maklumat dan panduan tambahan tentang keberadaan tasawuf dan tarekat di Malaysia, khususnya dari sudut perkembangan dan alirannya.
Historical Dictionary of Sufism
With more than 3,000 entries and cross-references on the history, main figures, institutions, theory, and literary works associated with Islam's mystical tradition, Sufism, this dictionary brings together in one volume extensive historical information that helps put contemporary events into a historical context.
