Oneworld Publications: 450 books
by Sunil Sharma
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Surveys the life and lyrics of the 14th century Persian-speaking Indian poet.
The Small Arms Trade
A Beginner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
This enlightening guide reveals the disturbing reality within the murky underworld of international arms trading.
Sufism
A Beginner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
William C. Chittick, the leading scholar in the field, offers a compelling insight into the origins, context, and key themes of this fascinating movement. After a general overview of the tradition, he draws upon the words of some of the greatest Sufi writers among them Ibn Arabi, Baha Walad and Rumi...
by Peter Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
This comprehensive and succinct encyclopedia traces the origins and development of the Bahá’í Faith from nineteenth-century Iran to the modern day, covering its central figures and major historical events.
Plato's Podcasts
The Ancients' Guide to Modern Living
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Do you ever get the feeling that something went wrong? What with credit crunches, the war on terror, and unemployment, it is natural to hark back to less complicated times. In this witty and inspiring book, Mark Vernon does just that. However, he doesn’t just look back to the 1980s try 400BC!...
Ireland
A Short History
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
This fourth edition of Joseph Coohill’s best-selling book has been fully updated to include the latest political, economic, and social developments in Ireland. Starting with the first prehistoric inhabitants of the island, Ireland takes readers right up to the present day through the Great Famine,...
The Polished Mirror
Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
How are virtue ethics presented in Islamic writings? Focusing on two pre-modern scholarly traditions central to contemplating virtue – philosophy and Sufism – The Polished Mirror presents the thinkers, metaphysicians, saints, poets and mystics who contributed to the pursuit of the perfection of...
Ibn 'Arabi
Heir to the Prophets
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
The importance of Muhyi al-Din Ibn al-Arabi (1165-1240) for Islamic mysticism lies in the fact that he was a speculative thinker of the highest order, albeit diffuse and difficult to understand. His central doctrine is the unity of all existence. In this text, William Chittick explores how, through...
The Wine of Wisdom
The Life, Poetry and Philosophy of Omar Khayyam
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Representative of the exotic and erotic east, enemy of Christianity, prophet of hedonism, champion of free thinkers, Omar Khayyam and his Ruba’iyyat have been the stuff of legend for centuries. Nourished by an admiration of Khayyam that has been with him since childhood, Aminrazavi’s comprehensive...
Ghazali
The Revival of Islam
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
This fascinating work profiles Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058-1111), the foremost Islamic scholar and mystic of the medieval period. Attracting the patronage of the vizier Nizam al-Mulk early in his career, he was appointed head of the Nizamiyyah College at Baghdad, and attracted audiences from across...
Ibn Tufayl
Living the Life of Reason
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
Ibn Tufayl (11051185) was an Andalusian courtier, philosopher, Sufi master, and royal physician to the Almohad Caliphs. He inspired the 12th-century Andalusian revolt against Ptolemaic astronomy and through his sponsorship he was also responsible for the career of the most renowned Aristotelian of...
Faith and Reason in Islam
Averroes' Exposition of Religious Arguments
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
The first translation available in English of a key work by the twelfth-century Muslim philosopher Averroes, which reveals his controversial views about reason, religion, and humankind's relationship with God. Suitable both for scholars and interested readers, this unique text proves that today's disputes between religion, reason, and science are far from a new phenomenon.
Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul
The Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology in the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Islamic Intellectualism is dead: or so argues William Chittick in this radical new book challenging modern trends in religious thought. Whilst many may say that Islamic studies thrives as a subject, Chittick points to the words of one of his former Professors when describing young colleagues: "they...
The Emergence of Modern Shi'ism
Islamic Reform in Iraq and Iran
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2015
This book takes a fresh look at the foundations of modern Islam. Scholars often locate the origins of the modern Islamic world in European colonialism or Islamic reactions to European modernity. This study, however, focuses on the rise of Islamic movements indigenous to the Middle East, which developed...