Middle East, Islamic, and African Studies - Brill Publishing

25/01/2025

From Old Aramaic to modern dialects, Stefan Bruweleit examines how Aramaic verbs function—whether they express aspect, tense, or mood. This study not only clarifies Biblical Aramaic’s participle usage but also traces the roots of North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic dialects back to a common ancestor. Highly recommended for linguists, historians, and anyone interested by the evolution of language. Find out more: https://brill.ws/ho1-187

24/01/2025

'The Church Fathers in Arabic Translations' explores how Middle Eastern Christians translated, preserved, and engaged with the Church Fathers in Arabic. From Palestine to Antioch, discover lost texts, Patristic heritage, and unexpected influences on Islamic thought. It presents texts from Gregory of Nazianzus, Ephrem the Syrian, and a rare Patristic treatise: the Noetic Paradise. Find out more: https://brill.ws/repa2

03/01/2025

New and in Open Access: 'Eighteenth-Century Indian Muraqqaʿs', edited by Friederike Weis. This book offers a detailed look at Indo-Persianate albums, showcasing stunning paintings, calligraphy, and decorative borders, created for the Mughal nawabs of Awadh, local elites, and Europeans. Through fourteen insightful essays, it sheds light on the production, collecting practices, and diverse audiences of these beautiful works. Download the e-book: https://brill.ws/imb23_

30/12/2024

Discover the untold story of Indonesian Islam in museums with 'Legacies of Colonialism in Museum Collections' by Mirjam Shatanawi. This book reveals how Dutch colonialism marginalized Indonesian Islamic heritage in collections and exhibitions. By tracing the journey of objects from their origins to their reinterpretation in Dutch museums, it highlights the enduring impacts of colonialism and charts pathways for decolonization. A transformative read for today’s museum world. Find out more: https://brill.ws/aaiw22

27/12/2024

'Constantinople Through the Ages' offers a fascinating look at the long history of one of the world’s most iconic cities. From its founding to present-day Istanbul, the book explores how the city’s past is visible in its present form. With contributions from leading experts, it examines how later generations have interacted with and interpreted the legacy of earlier ones. A thought-provoking exploration of the continuity and change embedded in the city’s tangible and intangible heritage. Find out more:

23/12/2024

'The Wolf Era Ends, and The Sheep Era Starts' by Pooriya Alimoradi studies the Maʿnī-yi Vahman Yasht, the most important Zoroastrian text in the apocalyptic genre. Pooriya Alimoradi provides a critical edition, translation, and commentary, shedding light on its distinct origins and resolving decades-old debates on its characters and events. A vital resource for anyone studying Zoroastrianism, Iranian apocalypticism, or the Arab conquests in 6th–9th c. CE. Find out more: https://brill.ws/ais16_

21/12/2024

New and in Open Access: 'Key Classical Works on Islamic Ethics' by Mutaz al-Khatib presents analytical readings of sources spanning the 3rd/9th to 8th/14th centuries. It bridges disciplines such as Qurʾān, ḥadīth, Sufism, philosophy, and more, showcasing the richness of ethical traditions in Islamic heritage. Download the e-book here: https://brill.ws/sie7_

20/12/2024

'The Persian Miniatures Collection of the Rijksmuseum, A Hidden Treasure Trove' by Forough Sajadi showcases the finest and rarest Persian folios (13th–20th century) in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, explored in-depth for the first time. From intricate designs to rich histories, this work is a great read for enthusiasts of Persian art and history. Find out more: https://brill.ws/spch20_

14/12/2024

We warmly congratulate Tahera Qutbuddin for winning at the Sheik Hammad Translation Awards (category: Arabic to English Translation, third place) with 'Nahj al-Balāghah: The Wisdom and Eloquence of ʿAlī'. This book was published in April this year and is available in Open Access.

More about the awards (in Arabic): https://brill.ws/3ZA46CX.
Download the e-book here: https://brill.ws/ITS15

13/12/2024

09/12/2024

Have you seen this “taqsireh” jacket? 🔎

In 1922, a stunning ensemble of Bethlehem textiles—featuring exquisite embroidery and a silver and gold chin-chain—was gifted to Princess Mary for her wedding. Representing Palestine’s “national dress,” this garment carried deep political significance.
But where is this priceless “thob al-malak” now?

After years of searching, Brill author Moya Tönnies shares her findings in her book "Colonial Diplomacy through Art. Jerusalem 1918–1926" and is now turning to you to help her find this garment.

Read the full story on our blog and join the quest to uncover the whereabouts of this remarkable piece of history!

👉middle https://brill.ws/toennies

05/12/2024

*New Book Series Arabian Heritage*📚 📚 📢
Announcement and Call for Manuscripts

It is our
pleasure to launch an exiting new Brill book series with a strong focus on archaeology, epigraphy, heritage and art history:

ARABIAN HERITAGE (AHE)

The Series is edited by Jérémie Schiettecatte, CNRS, UMR 8167 Orient & Méditerranée, Paris,
Irene Rossi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale (CNR-ISPC), Naples,
and Abdullah Alzaharani, Majlis al-Shura, Heritage Commission, KSA

Arabian Heritage (AHE) focuses on the study of the heritage of the Arabian Peninsula over a long period of time, from the prehistory to the end of the Ottoman period. It includes the study of material culture and intangible heritage in a broader sense. To reflect the current rapidly expanding research activities and collection building in the region, the series at present mainly covers archaeology, history, epigraphy, philology, art history, ethnography, (ancient) crafts and techniques, anthropology, and the study of manuscripts and collections. Interdisciplinary studies on relevant topics are very welcome, as well as relevant research in the field of museum and heritage studies.

The series is open to monographs, edited volumes, conference proceedings, and text editions. Books will be published simultaneously in full colour, in print and in electronic format. The series is open to co-publications and publications in Open Access.

English is encouraged, as well as bilingual monographs Eng/Ar. Arabic manuscripts must be accompanied by translations. French and German are also accepted.

An inclusive, international advisory board of scholars will be established asap.
The first volume in Arabian Heritage is to be expected in 2025.

ISSN: 3050-7421

Call for Manuscripts:
Authors and Editors are cordially invited to submit proposals and/or full manuscripts by e-mail to Acquisitions Editor Teddi Dols: [email protected]

Readership:
Scholars, curators, and other professionals in the fields of Archaeology, (Art) History, Material and Visual Culture, Heritage, including Intangible Heritage, Ethnography, Anthropology, Epigraphy, Museum Studies & Heritage Education. Scholars and students of Philology, Middle Eastern Studies, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, Ottoman Studies, the Ancient Near and Middle East, East Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.

28/11/2024

The second book launch of 'Contemporary Moroccan Thought', with the author Mohammed Hashas, is happening on 6 December in Berlin (at Divan - Das Arabische Kulturhaus) . Entrance is free! More information and registration: https://brill.ws/h1186

27/11/2024

Dive into 'The Book for the Completion of Musical Knowledge', a rare 11th-century treatise by practicing musician al-Kātib. Complementing the 10th-century works of al-Fārābī and al-Iṣfahānī, it reveals how to set poetry to music, choose great teachers, and enhance vocal and instrumental performance. Packed with practical advice for breath control and musical ornamentation, this text is a must-read for anyone exploring the rich legacy of early Islamic music theory and practice.

Find out more: https://brill.ws/ihc215_

26/11/2024

Abū Yazīd al-Basṭāmī (d. ca 234/848), popularly known as “Bāyazīd”, remains one of the most celebrated yet controversial figures in the history of Islamic mysticism. This new, in-depth study by Annabel Keeler draws from early sources to explore his family, education, disciples, and memorable sayings. It examines his views on the mystical path, God, the Prophet, and his community, as well as his bold, sometimes contentious expressions and spiritual miʿrāj. The book also traces his profound influence on later Sufism and its literature. Find out more: https://brill.ws/sufi9_

25/11/2024

Join this special conference with our author Mehdi Berriah , tomorrow (26 November) at 7:00 PM, Kuwait time. This conference will be held in English at CEFREPA, Kuwait (Dasman, Block 1, Street 166, Villa 14).

20/11/2024

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19/11/2024

On August 3, 2014, the Sinjar region of Northern Iraq was attacked by the “Islamic State”. Killing and abducting thousands, the jihadists also destroyed many of the religious minority’s shrines. Others, however, were defended by local fighters and groups affiliated with the PKK. In the aftermath of the genocide, stories of divine intervention into the defence bolstered land claims of serveral Kurdish political groups. Through extensive fieldwork in the region, Benjamin Rassbach's fieldwork traces imaginaries of Sinjar as a landscape of resistance and a communal history of continuous persecution to current political disputes and attempts to construct a unified Yezidi identity.

Find out more: https://brill.ws/icm4_