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  • ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF JEWISH RITUAL AND PRACTICE
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    ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF JEWISH RITUAL AND PRACTICE
    LEAMAN, OLIVER
    Ritual and practice are some of the most defining features of religion, linked with its central beliefs. Discussing the wide range of Jewish ritual and practice, this volume provides a contemporary guide to this significant aspect of religious life and experience. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, this volume describes not only what takes place, but the reasons behind thi...

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  • ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF ISLAMIC RITUAL AND PRACTICE
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    ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF ISLAMIC RITUAL AND PRACTICE
    LEAMAN, OLIVER
    Ritual and practice are one of the most distinctive features of religion, and they are linked with its central beliefs. Islam is no exception here, and this Handbook covers many aspects of those beliefs and practices. It describes the variety of what takes place but mainly why, and what the implications of both the theory and practice have for our understanding of Islam. The bo...

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  • HISTORY OF ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY
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    HISTORY OF ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY
    OLIVER LEAMAN / ‎SEYYED HOSSEIN NASR
    Islamic philosophy has often been treated as being largely of historical interest, belonging to the history of ideas rather than to philosophical study. This volume successfully overturns that view. Emphasizing the living nature and rich diversity of the subject, it examines the main thinkers and schools of thought, discusses the key concepts of Islamic philosophy and covers a ...

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  • FRIENDSHIP EAST AND WEST
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    FRIENDSHIP EAST AND WEST
    OLIVER LEAMAN
    There has been renewed interest in the concept of friendship in contemporary philosophy. Many of the existing treatments of the topic have been limited to Western notions of friendship, yet there is a far wider perspective available to us through an examination of a more extended cultural examination of the topic. Cultures other than those in Christian Europe have had important...

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  • AVERROES AND HIS PHILOSOPHY
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    AVERROES AND HIS PHILOSOPHY
    OLIVER LEAMAN
    Despite his important stature in the history of philosophy, Averroes is a thinker whose work has been left largely unexplored in this century. It is the aim of this book to rectify this omission, and to argue that his philosophical output is of considerable philosophical as well as historical significance. ...

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  • MOSES MAIMONIDES
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    MOSES MAIMONIDES
    OLIVER LEAMAN
    Moses Maimonides (1135--1204) is recognized both as a leading Jewish thinker and as one of the most radical philosophers of the Islamic world. The study reveals the significance of Maimonides to contemporary philosophical and theological problems. ...

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  • CONTROVERSIES IN CONTEMPORARY ISLAM
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    CONTROVERSIES IN CONTEMPORARY ISLAM
    OLIVER LEAMAN
    This book helps to deepen our understanding of the varieties of contemporary Islam and the issues that are of most concern to Muslims today. Oliver Leaman explores some of the controversies and debates that exist within Islam and between Islam and other religions. He considers how the religion can be defined by looking at the contrast between competing sets of beliefs, and argu...

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  • ISLAM: THE KEY CONCEPTS
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    ISLAM: THE KEY CONCEPTS
    KECIA ALI / OLIVER LEAMAN
    Islam: The Key Concepts is a clear and concise guide to the religion and culture of Islam. Kecia Ali and Oliver Leaman explore this highly topical subject focusing on key issues including: the Qur’an, faith, theology, gender, fundamentalism, martyrdom, Jihad, Islam in America, Islam in Europe and Islamic Law. This is the ideal study resource and includes: a comprehensive introd...

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  • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASIAN PHILOSOPHY
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    ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASIAN PHILOSOPHY
    OLIVER LEAMAN
    Incorporating cultural and religious contexts, this unique Encyclopedia provides a vital guide to the main concepts and thinkers in Asian philosophy - starting with Abhidharma and ending with Zurvan.The main philosophical trends and thinkers in each geographical area are featured, with an emphasis on endtemporary developments and movements. The A-Z structured encyclopedia empha...

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  • JEWISH THOUGHT
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    JEWISH THOUGHT
    OLIVER LEAMAN
    This fresh and contemporary introduction to the Jewish faith, its philosophies and worldviews, explores debates which have preoccupied Jewish thinkers over the centuries and examines their continuing influence in contemporary Judaism. Written by Oliver Leaman, a leading figure in the field, the book surveys the central controversies in Judaism, including the protracted argument...

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  • THE QUR'AN
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    THE QUR'AN
    LEAMAN, OLIVER
    A RUSA 2007 Outstanding Reference Title The Qur'an is the source of inspiration for one of the world's major religions, followed today by over a billion people. It plays a central role in Islam and ever since it appeared fourteen hundred years ago has been the subject of intense debate. Some of this has been carried out by Muslims and some by those hostile or indifferent to Isl...

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  • KEY CONCEPTS IN EASTERN PHILOSOPHY
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    KEY CONCEPTS IN EASTERN PHILOSOPHY
    OLIVER LEAMAN
    Key Concepts in Eastern Philosophy provides an extensive glossary of the main terms and concepts used in Eastern philosophy. The book includes definitions of philosophical ideas linked to the national traditions of: * Persia * India * Islamic world * China * Japan * Tibet including concepts from: * Zoroastrianism * Hinduism * Sufism * Islam * Confucianism * Shintoism * Taoism *...

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  • THE FUTURE OF PHILOSOPHY
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    THE FUTURE OF PHILOSOPHY
    OLIVER LEAMAN
    Where is philosophy going? Are we entering a post-philosophy millenium? The Future of Philosophy presents the notion of what the future of philosophy is as a crucial concept, since it allows us to speculate not only on the future, but also on the past. Eleven clear and concise essays consider a variety of issues, from ethics to mind,language to feminist thought, postmodernism t...

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  • EASTERN PHILOSOPHY: KEY READINGS
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    EASTERN PHILOSOPHY: KEY READINGS
    OLIVER LEAMAN
    Through key readings from primary and secondary sources this book communicates at first hand the principal features of a remarkable range of Eastern thought - from Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism to Islam, Shinto, and Zoroastrianism. Passages from key texts guide the reader through over ninety major terms, from abhidharma to Zen.Material is drawn not only from such corners...

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