Books

Examining a series of common features in the works of Derrida and the Sufism of Ibn ‘Arabi, considered to be one of the most influential figures in Islamic thought, the…

Religion and Democratization is a comparative study of democratization in Muslim and Catholic societies. It explores the nature and impact of “religiously friendly democratization” processes, which institutionally favor a religion of…

With over one billion believers throughout the globe, Islam remains one of the most misunderstood of the world’s great Revelations. In this fully revised and amended translation of his masterpiece,…

Abu Ma’ali al-Juwayni (d.478/1085) lived in a politically tumultuous period. The rise of powerful dynastic families forced the Abbasid Caliph into a position of titular power, and created instability. He…

This volume, edited by Patrick Laude and Peter Jonkers, gathers the proceedings of the international conference of the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy “Re-learning to be Human for…

Considered the gold standard on interest group politics, this book “The Interest Group Society” analyzes interest groups within the intuitive framework of democratic theory. Readers gain an understanding of the…

God at the Grassroots 2016 (Rowman & Littlefield 2017), edited by Mark Rozell and Clyde Wilcox gathers a distinguished group of political scientists, many of whom have been studying the…

The study of the sharīʿa has enjoyed a renaissance in the last two decades and it will continue to attract interdisciplinary attention given the ongoing social, political and religious developments…

Although fifty years have passed since the death of Fatima Jinnah – author, activist and stateswoman known in Pakistan as the ‘mother of the nation’ – Fatima Jinnah: Mother of…

This work is the result of a symposium held at the Georgetown University concerning “The Question of Evil: Literature, Ethics, Politics, and Comparative Religion.” It includes an interview with Francois…

The ties that bind Africa and the Gulf region have deep historical roots that influence both what Braudel called the longue durée and the short-term events of current policy shifts,…

The late President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), has been represented in many major works of Egyptian literature and film, and continues to have a presence in everyday life…