uscpress.com - Studies in Comparative Religion https://uscpress.com/ The Children of Salvation https://uscpress.com/book-post/4795482/The-Children-of-Salvation
A glimpse into the role of new African churches and exploration of the impact of Aladura churches on Liberian Culture

Founded in West Nigeria in the early twentieth century, the Aladura…]]>
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Self and Secrecy in Early Islam https://uscpress.com/book-post/4795308/Self-and-Secrecy-in-Early-Islam
An original inquiry into the meanings of concealment and revelation in early Arabo-Islamic texts

In this comparative analysis of the significance of keeping and revealing secrets in ear…]]>
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Muslim Medical Ethics https://uscpress.com/book-post/4795311/Muslim-Medical-Ethics
A timely exploration of balancing Islamic heritage with contemporary medical and health concerns

Muslim Medical Ethics draws on the work of historians, health-care professionals, theolo…]]>
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Messianic Beliefs and Imperial Politics in Medieval Islam https://uscpress.com/book-post/4795332/Messianic-Beliefs-and-Imperial-Politics-in-Medieval-Islam
An analysis of the dynamic relationship between apocalyptic prophesies and medieval Muslim politics

Messianic Beliefs and Imperial Politics in Medieval Islam analyzes the role of Muslim…]]>
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Women Mystics and Sufi Shrines in India https://uscpress.com/book-post/4795386/Women-Mystics-and-Sufi-Shrines-in-India
Insightful field research into the complexity of women's roles in a subset of Islamic culture.

Women Mystics and Sufi Shrines in India combines historical data with years of ethnographi…]]>
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Sufi Aesthetics https://uscpress.com/book-post/4795421/Sufi-Aesthetics
An approach to understanding Muslim mystics as perceiving divine beauty and human beauty as one reality

Sufi Aesthetics argues that the interpretive keys to erotic Sufi poems and their…]]>
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Mount Fuji https://uscpress.com/book-post/4795423/Mount-Fuji
The first comprehensive English-language study of the evolving religious and aesthetic symbolism of the world's most famous mountain

Illustrated with color and black-and-white images of…]]>
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Sonic Liturgy https://uscpress.com/book-post/4795430/Sonic-Liturgy
A groundbreaking study into the parallel developments of worship and musical performance in Hindu culture

Sonic Liturgy: Ritual and Music in Hindu Tradition builds on the foundation of…]]>
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Knowledge before Action https://uscpress.com/book-post/4795477/Knowledge-before-Action
A study of the teachings of a revered South Asian Sufi master

In Knowledge before Action, Amina M. Steinfels examines medieval Sufism and its place in Islamic society by telling the sto…]]>
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Speaking Qur'an https://uscpress.com/book-post/4795783/Speaking-Quran
An exploration of how Muslims in the United States have interpreted the Qur'an in ways that make it speak to their American realities

In Speaking Qur'an: An American Scripture, Timur R.…]]>
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