The Archetypal Sunnī Scholar

The Archetypal Sunnī ScholarConsiders the work of nineteenth century theologian Ibrahim al Bajuri and contests the notion of intellectual decline in Islamic thought from the thirteenth through nineteenth centuries. This is a rare study of a late premodern Islamic thinker, Ibrahim al Bjr, a nineteenth century scholar and rector of Cairo's al Azhar University. Aaron Spevack explores al Bjr's legal, theological, and mystical thought, highlighting its originality and vibrancy in

Asia and Africa regions

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The lavishly illustrated volume features an extensive interview with the artist

Uses Brazil as a case study of how governments implement environmental policies despite urgent needs for economic development

Napoleon Bonaparte entered Egypt with an army and a brigade of savants

political economy

was published in 2012

and of their interactions with fertilizers and other agricultural inputs

Blili's examination of social continuity during moments of intense political turbulence restores the place of women in the narrative of state formation

which should interest historians of politics

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