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Tag: Islamic History

A picture of the ceiling of dome to Abu Nasr Parsa Shrine
Cultural History

The destruction of ‘un- Islamic’ edifices by ISIS and the Taliban

posted by Kevin Worrall September 13, 20214 min read252 Views

by Shivan Mahendrarajah The Taliban are back in power, ushering in renewed fears of destruction of cultural heritages. Their first…

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Transcendent God, Rational World: A Māturīdī Theology

posted by Helena Heald July 15, 20219 min read174 Views

by Ramon Harvey Ramon Harvey introduces his approach to Islamic theology in his new book Transcendent God, Rational World: A…

Ancient History

The Lost Splendour of Ghazni: Rediscovering an Islamic Capital in Medieval Afghanistan

posted by Teri Williams May 3, 20215 min read216 Views

By Viola Allegranzi Located in present-day Afghanistan, Ghazni was once a prosperous commercial and cultural centre at the crossroads of…

This medieval Arabic manuscript features a title page recycled from a Latin homiliary.
Cultural History

Three fun ways to create a medieval Arabic manuscript

posted by Naomi Farmer December 11, 20196 min read686 Views

From recycling to creating huge anthologies, Konrad HIrschler looks at some innovative ways that book lovers created their medieval Arabic manuscripts.

Making Mongol History
Cultural History

Tracing the life and work of Rashid al-Din

posted by Emma at EUP September 2, 20198 min read1020 Views

By Stefan Kamola, author of Making Mongol History: Rashid al-Din and the Jamiʿ al-Tawarikh Early in 1839, Professor of Linguistics…

Challenging Cosmopolitanism
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Challenging Cosmopolitanism

posted by Emma at EUP October 4, 20185 min read1510 Views

The temptation to look longingly to idealised visions of Islamic cosmopolitanism as the antithesis to the militant communal solidarity associated…

Cultural Studies

Islamic Thought in China

posted by Ruth at EUP Journals July 6, 20164 min read2776 Views

“There are Muslims in China?  I didn’t know that.”  Yes, indeed, there are—possibly as many as 25-30 million souls—and they…

History

Introducing The Great Seljuk Empire

posted by Ruth at EUP Journals October 2, 20157 min read3988 Views

The collapse of the Ottoman empire in the wake of the First World War a century ago did not merely…

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