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Islam and Morality by Oliver Leaman
Booksplease Price: £30.23Islam and Morality considers how Islam, the Qur'an, and other Islamic texts have approached the ethics of a variety of contemporary and historical issues. Oliver Leaman provides a varied,... -
Islamic Philosophy by Oliver Leaman 9780745645995
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £16.95Although Islamic philosophy represents one of the leading philosophical traditions in the world, it has only recently begun to receive the attention it deserves in the non-Islamic world. This... -
The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia Oliver Leaman 9780415775298
RRP: £65.99Booksplease Price: £59.74A RUSA 2007 Outstanding Reference TitleThe 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... -
Islam and Morality by Oliver Leaman 9781350063181
Booksplease Price: £85.65Islam and Morality considers how Islam, the Qur'an, and other Islamic texts have approached the ethics of a variety of contemporary and historical issues. Oliver Leaman provides a varied, balanced,... -
Controversies in Contemporary Islam by Oliver Leaman
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £36.99This 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... -
Jewish Thought: An Introduction by Oliver Leaman
RRP: £40.99Booksplease Price: £37.52This 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... -
Moses Maimonides Oliver Leaman 9780700706761
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £38.37Moses 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... -
Key Concepts in Eastern Philosophy by Oliver Leaman
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £36.66Key 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... -
Islamic Aesthetics: An Introduction by Oliver Leaman 9780748617357
RRP: £28.99Booksplease Price: £25.85Is there something unique about Islamic art? This book argues that there is not -- that Islam does not play an leading role in the aesthetic judgements that we should make about objects created in... -
Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy by Oliver Leaman 9780415862530
RRP: £58.99Booksplease Price: £53.74Incorporating 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 Qur'an: A Philosophical Guide by Oliver Leaman 9781474216180
Booksplease Price: £27.89Assuming no prior knowledge, The Qur'an: A Philosophical Guide is an introduction to the Qur'an from a philosophical point of view.Oliver Leaman's guide begins by familiarizing the readers with the... -
History of Islamic Philosophy Oliver Leaman 9780415259347
RRP: £130.00Booksplease Price: £118.07Islamic 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... -
Averroes and His Philosophy Oliver Leaman 9780700706754
RRP: £65.99Booksplease Price: £58.94Despite 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... -
Eastern Philosophy: Key Readings by Oliver Leaman
RRP: £31.99Booksplease Price: £29.81Through 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... -
Evil and Suffering in Jewish Philosophy by Oliver Leaman 9780521427227
RRP: £44.00Booksplease Price: £42.75The problems of evil and suffering have been extensively discussed in Jewish philosophy, and much of the discussion has centred on the Book of Job. In this study Oliver Leaman poses two questions:... -
An Introduction to Classical Islamic Philosophy by Oliver Leaman 9780521793438
RRP: £83.00Booksplease Price: £77.22Islamic philosophy is a unique and fascinating form of thought, and particular interest lies in its classical (Greek-influenced) period, when many of the ideas of Greek philosophy were used to... -
Eastern Philosophy: Key Readings by Oliver Leaman 9780415173575
RRP: £125.00Booksplease Price: £111.35Through 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... -
An Introduction to Classical Islamic Philosophy by Oliver Leaman 9780521797573
RRP: £36.00Booksplease Price: £34.73Islamic philosophy is a unique and fascinating form of thought, and particular interest lies in its classical (Greek-influenced) period, when many of the ideas of Greek philosophy were used to... -
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy by Oliver Leaman 9781472569448
Booksplease Price: £76.10Philosophy flourished in the Islamic world for many centuries, and continues to be a significant feature of cultural life today. Now available in paperback, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic... -
Routledge Handbook of Jewish Ritual and Practice by Oliver Leaman 9781032271996
RRP: £46.99Booksplease Price: £43.04Ritual 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... -
Routledge Handbook of Islamic Ritual and Practice by Oliver Leaman 9780367491246
RRP: £46.99Booksplease Price: £41.78Ritual 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... -
Friendship East and West: Philosophical Perspectives by Oliver Leaman 9781138974708
RRP: £48.99Booksplease Price: £43.94There 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... -
The Future of Philosophy: Towards the Twenty First Century Oliver Leaman 9780415149297
RRP: £40.99Booksplease Price: £37.52Where 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... -
Islam: The Key Concepts: Islam: The Key Concepts by Oliver Leaman 9780415396387
RRP: £125.00Booksplease Price: £111.35Islam: 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... -
Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film Oliver Leaman 9780415757553
RRP: £58.99Booksplease Price: £56.20The Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film is a unique, one volume work which illuminates a fascinating variety of cinema which is little known outside its own area. The... -
Islamic Philosophy Oliver Leaman (Professor of Philosophy and Zantker Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Kentucky) 9780745645988
RRP: £55.00Booksplease Price: £49.05Although Islamic philosophy represents one of the leading philosophical traditions in the world, it has only recently begun to receive the attention it deserves in the non-Islamic world. This... -
Physical Education, Sport and Schooling: Studies in the Sociology of Physical Education John Evans 9781138221260
RRP: £34.99Booksplease Price: £32.04In Britain the physical education curriculum has been experiencing a period of unrest. For many teachers the practices of decades have become problematic features of their curriculum and teaching... -
World Philosophies by Ninian Smart
RRP: £45.99Booksplease Price: £42.10World Philosophies presents in one volume a superb introduction to all the world's major philosophical and religious traditions. Covering all corners of the globe, Ninian Smart's work offers a... -
Islam: The Key Concepts Kecia Ali (Brandeis University, USA) 9780415396394
RRP: £36.99Booksplease Price: £33.47Islam: 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... -
The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Jewish Philosophy by Daniel H. Frank
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £37.44From the ninth to the fifteenth centuries Jewish thinkers living in Islamic and Christian lands philosophized about Judaism. Influenced first by Islamic theological speculation and the great... -
Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides by Kenneth Seeskin 9780195128468
RRP: £76.00Booksplease Price: £60.68Monotheism is usually considered Judaism's greatest contribution to world culture, but it is far from clear what monotheism is. This work examines the notion that monotheism is not so much a claim... -
Islamic Theology: Traditionalism and Rationalism by Binyamin Abrahamov
RRP: £33.99Booksplease Price: £29.91The principal theological struggle in Islam has taken place between traditionalist and rationalist theologians. Assessing materials from the 3rd/9th century to the 10th/16th century, Professor... -
History of Jewish Philosophy Daniel Frank 9780415324694
RRP: £115.00Booksplease Price: £101.73Jewish philosophy is often presented as an addendum to Jewish religion rather than as a rich and varied tradition in its own right, but the History of Jewish Philosophy explores the entire scope and... -
Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed: A Critical Guide by Daniel Frank 9781108727600
Booksplease Price: £25.04Moses Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed (c. 1190) is the greatest and most influential text in the history of Jewish philosophy. Controversial in its day, the Guide directly influenced Aquinas,... -
Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed: A Critical Guide by Daniel Frank
RRP: £78.00Booksplease Price: £74.93Moses Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed (c. 1190) is the greatest and most influential text in the history of Jewish philosophy. Controversial in its day, the Guide directly influenced Aquinas,... -
Arab Philosophical Trends: Responses to Modernity Abdulrahman al-Salimi 9781399503297
RRP: £100.00Booksplease Price: £80.81This book studies the responses of the founders of twentieth-century Arab philosophical schools to the question of (primarily Western) modernisation in the Arab world, particularly to its... -
Islam: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation Imran Aijaz 9781138910225
RRP: £40.99Booksplease Price: £37.14Islam as a religion and a way of life guides millions of people around the world and has a significant impact on worldly affairs. To many Muslims, however, a philosophical understanding or assessment... -
Michael Oakeshott's Skepticism by Aryeh Botwinick 9780691147178
RRP: £48.00Booksplease Price: £38.93The English philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) is known as a conservative who rejected philosophically ambitious rationalism and the grand political ideologies of the twentieth century on the... -
The Routledge Introduction to Qur'anic Arabic by Munther A. Younes
RRP: £52.99Booksplease Price: £47.64The Routledge Introduction to Qur'anic Arabic is an innovative, text-based, language course designed for students interested in acquiring a foundation in Qur'anic and Classical Arabic.Focused on... -
Critical Muslim 12: Dangerous Freethinkers by Ziauddin Sardar
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £18.88Ziauddin Sardar argues that free thinkers are essential for any culture to survive and thrive; Aziz al-Azmeh outlines how Abbasid Culture established freethinking humanism; Oliver Leaman highlights...