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And Muhammad Is His Messenger: The Veneration of the Prophet in Islamic Piety (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9780807841280

The important role of the Prophet Muhammad in the everyday lives of Muslims is usually overlooked by Western scholars and has consequently never been understood by the Western world. Using original sources in the various Islamic languages...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:389

USD $43.64

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As Through a Veil (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9781851682744

This text presents the complicated story of how a poetic tradition evolved in a number of different languages over a period of twelvehundred years. It involves the history of Sufism...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:384

USD $29.22

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As Through a Veil: Mystical Poetry in Islam (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9780231052467

With this book we see a philosopher well steeped in the Western tradition thinking through ancient Eastern disciplines, meditating on what it means to learn to breathe...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:380

USD $175.61

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Deciphering Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9780791419823

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Format:Paperback Pages:302

USD $27.99

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Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia, Religions, Islam in the Indian Subcontinent (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9789004061170

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Format:Paperback Pages:303

USD $269.07

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Islam-An Introduction: An Introduction (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9780791413289

For the general reader there are many profound insights of great consequence, for example, the passages on women, marriage, and inheritance, or the section on jihad...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:166

USD $26.78

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Islamic Names: An Introduction (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9780748606887

Guiding Western readers through the endlessly fascinating and complicated system of Islamic personal names, Annemarie Schimmel's directory touches upon almost every aspect of Islamic life....more details
Format:Paperback Pages:137

USD $94.58

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Make a Shield from Wisdom (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9781860647253

Born in 1004, Nasir-i Khusraw was the major poet and philosopher of the early Ismailiyya. The outward political and religious events of the first half of the 11th century were the canvas on which Nasir-i Khusraw's poetry and prose developed. It is a poetry that teaches the importance of wisdom...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:112

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Mystical Dimensions of Islam, 35th Anniversary Ed (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9780807899762

Thirty-five years after its original publication, "Mystical Dimensions of Islam" still stands as the most valuable introduction to Sufism, the main form of Islamic mysticism. This edition brings to a new generation of readers Annemarie Schimmel's historical treatment of the transnational phenomenon of Sufism...more details
Format:Paperback / softback Pages:512

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Mystical Dimensions of Islam (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9780807812716

"Mystical Dimensions of Islam" presents, for the first time, a balanced historical treatment of the transnational phenomenon of Sufism--Islamic mysticism--from its beginnings through the nineteenth century. Through her sensitivity and deep understanding of the subject...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:527

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Pain and Grace: A Study of Two Mystical Writers of Eighteenth-Century Muslim India (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9789004047716

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Format:Hardcover Pages:310

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Rumi (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9781848854970

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Format:Paperback Pages:150

USD $23.22

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The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9781861891853

A richly illustrated and fascinating portrait of an advanced oriental civilization, the historical and cultural legacy of which still inspires universal admiration today....more details
Format:Hardback Pages:352

USD $70.19

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Triumphal Sun: A Study of the Works of Jalaloddin Rumi (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9780791416365

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Format:Paperback Pages:513

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All the Kings Falcons: Rumi on Prophets and Revelation (Book)

John Renard;Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9780791422229

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Format:Paperback Pages:216

USD $32.47

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Cairo Cats: Egypt's Enduring Legacy (Book)

Lorraine Chittock;Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9789771724315

Far from being pampered house pets, the cats of Cairo are street-smart survivors who roam freely throughout the city. However, their ancestors in ancient Egypt were revered as gods and were so beloved that they were portrayed in statues and jewelry. In subsequent centuries...more details
Format:Paperback / softback Pages:93

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Eternal Garden: Mysticism, History, and Politics at a South Asian Sufi Center (Book)

Carl W Ernst;Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9780791408841

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Format:Paperback Pages:381

USD $31.05

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Sufi Heirs of the Prophet (Book)

Arthur F Buehler;Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9781570037832

Sufi Heirs of the Prophet explores the multifaceted development of personal authority in Islamic societies by tracing the transformation of one mystical sufi lineage in colonial India...more details
Format:Paperback / softback Pages:344

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Tao of Islam: A Sourcebook on Gender Relationships in Islamic Thought (Book)

Sachiko Murata;Annemarie Schimmel

ISBN:9780791409145

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Format:Paperback Pages:397

USD $39.54

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The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture (Book)

Annemarie Schimmel;Corinne Waghmar Burzine KAttwood

ISBN:9781861892515

The Mughal empire (1526-1857) has long been viewed as a wonderland of unimaginable treasure; it was in fact the mightiest Islamic empire in the history of India. This book is a richly illustrated and fascinating portrait of an advanced oriental civilization...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:352

USD $45.80

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Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes (Book)

Shems Friedlander;Nezih Schimmel AnnemarieUzel

ISBN:9780930407599

Beautifully illustrated with rare photographs of dervishes, tells the tale of the Sufi order and poet, mystic Mevlana Jalalu'ddin Rumi. Offers a special section devoted to Mevlevi music...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:167