Frederick M Denny: 9 books
Knowledge before Action
Islamic Learning and Sufi Practice in the Life of Sayyid Jalal al-din Bukhari Makhdum-I Jahaniyan
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
In Knowledge before Action, Amina M. Steinfels examines medieval Sufism and its place in Islamic society by telling the story of the life and career of Sayyid Jalal al-din Bukhari, a revered figure in Pakistan. Considered one of the most important Sufi masters of South Asia, Sayyid Jalal al-din Bukhari,...
"Mysticism" in Iran
The Safavid Roots of a Modern Concept
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
“Mysticism” in Iran is an in-depth analysis of significant transformations in the religious landscape of Safavid Iran that led to the marginalization of Sufism and the eventual emergence of ‘irfan as an alternative Shi‘i model of spirituality. Ata Anzali draws on a treasure-trove of manuscripts...
Sonic Liturgy
Ritual and Music in Hindu Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Sonic Liturgy: Ritual and Music in Hindu Tradition builds on the foundation of Guy L. Beck's earlier work, Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound, which described the theoretical role of sound in Hindu thought. Sonic Liturgy continues the discussion of sound into the realm of Hindu ritual and musical...
Sufi Aesthetics
Beauty, Love, and the Human Form in the Writings of Ibn 'Arabi and 'Iraqi
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Sufi Aesthetics argues that the interpretive keys to erotic Sufi poems and their medieval commentaries lie in understanding a unique perceptual experience. Using careful analysis of primary texts, Cyrus Ali Zargar explores the theoretical and poetic pronouncements of two major Muslim mystics, Muhyi...
by Kelly Pemberton, Frederick M. Denny
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
Women Mystics and Sufi Shrines in India combines historical data with years of ethnographic fieldwork to investigate women's participation in the culture of Sufi shrines in India and the manner in which this participation both complicates and sustains traditional conceptions of Islamic womanhood....
Copts in Context
Negotiating Identity, Tradition, and Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Though the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt is among the oldest Christian communities in the world, it remained relatively unknown outside of Egypt for most of its existence. In the wake of the Arab Spring, however, this community was caught up in regional violence, and its predicament became a cause...
Speaking Qur'an
An American Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2017
In Speaking Qur’an: An American Scripture, Timur R. Yuskaev examines how Muslim Americans have been participating in their country’s cultural, social, religious, and political life. Essential to this process, he shows, is how the Qur’an has become an evermore deeply American text that speaks...
Shurāt Legends, Ibāḍī Identities
Martydom, Asceticism, and the Making of an Early Islamic Community
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
In Shurāt Legends, Ibāḍī Identities, Adam Gaiser explores the origins and early development of Islamic notions of martyrdom and of martyrdom literature. He examines the catalogs or lists of martyrs (martyrologies) of the early shurāt (Khārijites) in the context of late antiquity, showing that...
Partners of Zaynab
A Gendered Perspective of Shia Muslim Faith
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
How do pious Shia Muslim women nurture and sustain their religious lives? How do their experiences and beliefs differ from or overlap with those of men? What do gender-based religious roles and interactions reveal about the Shia Muslim faith? In Partners of Zaynab, Diane D’Souza presents a rich...