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Founded in West Nigeria in the early twentieth century, the Aladura Church combines traditional Christian liturgy, a theology of the Spirit, and creative ritual strategies and social practices…]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 07:01:54 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4030841/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…]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 07:01:54 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4030844/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…]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 07:01:54 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4030865/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…]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 07:01:54 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4030919/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…]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 07:01:54 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4030954/Sufi-Aesthetics
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 te…]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 07:01:54 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4030956/Mount-Fuji
Illustrated with color and black-and-white images of the mountain and its associated religious practices, H. Byron Earhart's study utilizes his decades of fieldwork—including climbing Fuji wit…]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 07:01:54 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4030963/Sonic-Liturgy
Sonic Liturgy: Ritual and Music in Hindu Tradition builds on the foundation of Guy L. Beck's earlier work, which described the theoretical role of sound in Hindu thought. Sonic Liturgy continu…]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 07:01:54 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4031011/Knowledge-before-Action
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 f…]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 07:01:54 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4031318/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.…]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 07:01:54 -0700