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30/08/2024

𝗡𝗲𝘄: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

A Mudejar Religious-Philosophical Treatise against Christians and Jews
A Study and Accompanying Text Edition

The Book of Disputation was written by a (subject Muslim living under Christian rule in late ) and offers new insight into the cultural and intellectual life of this Muslim minority.

Learn more about the first critical edition and study here: ➡️ brill.ws/Aparicio

29/08/2024

We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Professor Hans Daiber, pictured here with his wife, soulmate and travel partner Helga. His family and friends are in our thoughts.

Professor Daiber was a prolific author, editor, colleague and friend, an inspiring scholar known for his extensive work on Islamic philosophy, theology, the history of sciences, and Greek-Syriac-Arabic-Latin translations. As series editor he was an energetic driving force behind two of Brill’s most important book series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Sciences (IPTS) and Aristoteles Semitico-Latinus (ASL).

With Brill he published many articles and books, including Thought in the Dialogue of Cultures (2012) and Bibliography of Islamic Philosophy, 3 vols. (1999 and 2007).

In recent years Hans and Helga Daiber worked intensively on the realization of From the Greeks to the Arabs and Beyond (2021-2023), a monumental six volume collection of scattered writings, journal articles, essays and encyclopaedia entries on Greek-Syriac-Arabic translations, Islamic theology and Sufism, the history of science, Islam in Europe, manuscripts and the history of oriental studies. The couple spent many hours editing and organizing the volumes from their home in Mallorca. We are forever grateful and honored that we were invited to collaborate on these works. The collection reflects Hans Daiber’s deep, erudite knowledge of the intercultural character of Islamic thought and sheds new light on many aspects ranging from the Greek pre-Socratics to the Malaysian philosopher Naquib al-Attas. It contains published and previously unpublished works.

There are at present still two articles forthcoming in print: “Eine Muʿtalizilitische Diskussion zum Theodizeeproblem.” In A Key to Locked Doors: Festschrift for Gerrit Bos on the Occasion of His 75th Birthday, edited by Fabian Käs, Jessica Kley, and Felix Hedderich. And “Miskawayh’s Kitāb Ṭahārat al-Nafs as a Program Leading to Ethicisation of Knowledge.” In Key Classical Works, edited by Mutaz al-Khatib.

This last chapter will be published in Open Access. https://lnkd.in/eWseAzuv https://lnkd.in/exZjuA76

28/08/2024

Only three days left of our Summer Sale!

Have a look at Nawal Nasrallah's epic translation of a cookbook by thirteenth-century Andalusi scholar Ibn Razīn al-Tujībī (1227–1293) if you haven't yet.

Until the 31st of August, this and many more fascinating titles are available for 50% off on our website.

Have a look at the book here: 🥘 brill.ws/Nasrallah

Asked for his summer reading pick, digital communications manager Billy Sawyers nominated Brill's "Best of Delectable Foods and Dishes from al-Andalus and al-Maghrib."

He explains: "Nawal Nasrallah's epic translation of a cookbook from 13th-century Andalusia is making me long for more scholarly works that stimulate both intellect and appetite. This enormous book presents some beautiful illustrations alongside Ibn Razīn al-Tujībī’s 475 recipes – most of which sound pretty tasty, as well as being interesting historical documents. I'm looking forward to trying his aubergine omelet and following his advice for pickling lemons. Though I'm a bit less keen on the browned sparrows, soured with vinegar." More here: https://brill.com/display/title/60748

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25/08/2024

📢 Arab Law Quarterly (ALQ) Volume 38 Issue no. 4 (July 2024) Special issue on Islamic Constitutionalism is now available! This issue includes the following contents:

📍 Introduction by ALQ Editor in Chief Haider Ala Hamoudi in ⤵
https://brill.com/view/journals/alq/38/4/article-p363_1.xml

📍 “Print, Publish, Punish: The Qur’an and the Law from Colonial India to Contemporary Pakistan” by Martin Lau in ⤵
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📍”Religious Approaches to Constitutionalism: Empirical Scholarship and Exceptionalism” by Russell Powell

📍 “Islamic Constitutionalism in Pakistan” by Mohammad Wasseem

📍 “Do Adjectives Matter? Exploring the ‘Islamic’ in Constitutions and Constitutionalism(s)” by Shaheen Sardar Ali, Arjumand Bano Kazmi, and Ashraf Kunnummal

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22/08/2024

We warmly congratulate Denise Aigle for receiving an Honorable Mention from the Saidi Sirjani Award Committee for her book 'Saints hommes de Chiraz et du Fārs'. This great book was published in our Iran Studies book series. Congratulations Denise!

21/08/2024

Only 10 Days left of our ! Check out our Acquisitions Editor Teddi Dols' recommendation for this summer "Scent from the Garden of Paradise" and receive 50% off this and many other fascinating titles.

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16/08/2024

* Podcast *
Faces of God
Images of Devotion in Indo-Muslim Painting, 1500-1800

In a podcast with Raj Balkaran for New Books Network, Murad Khan Mumtaz discusses his latest book 'Faces of God'. In the book, he argues that Islamic art is often misrepresented as an iconophobic tradition. As a result of this assumption, the polyvalence of figural artworks made for South Asian Muslim audiences has remained hidden in plain view.

'Faces of God' situates manuscript illustrations and album paintings within cultures of devotion and ritual shaped by Islamic intellectual and religious histories. Central to this story are the Mughal siblings, Jahanara Begum and Dara Shikoh, and their Sufi guide Mulla Shah. Through detailed art historical analysis supported by new translations, this study contextualizes artworks made for Indo-Muslim patrons by putting them into direct dialogue with written testimonies.

Listen to the podcast here: http://brill.ws/ho2-39_
The book is available in Open Access here: http://brill.ws/ho239_

14/08/2024

𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻

This new volume is a collection of essays which offer a number of new perspectives on the role and power of in refashioning the country’s politics, culture, and religion.

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05/08/2024

𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 𝗔𝗹-𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼-𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱

The first part of the long-awaited fourth volume of André Wink’s Al-Hind introduces a new perspective on the rise of the dynasty of the Great and the transition of the - world from the to the early modern centuries.

Learn more here 👉 brill.ws/Wink4

31/07/2024

New!

𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼-𝗘𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮, 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮

This interdisciplinary volume, edited by Gerda Kuiper, Eric Kioko, and Michael Bollig, provides a comprehensive and rich analysis of the century-long socio-ecological transformation of Lake Naivasha, Kenya. The chapters in this volume exemplify the multiple, intertwined socio-environmental crises that consequently have played out in Naivasha in the past and the present, and that continue to shape its future.

Learn more: ➡️ brill.ws/LakeNavaisha

30/07/2024

July 30th is Paperback Book Day! Brill has published well over 300 books as paperback edition in Middle East & Islamic Studies, with titles going back all the way to the 1880's. Find an overview of all available paperbacks, as well as some of our recent favourites, on our Paperback Landing Page: http://brill.ws/me-pb_

All available titles are currently 50% off during our Summer Sale (lasting until 31 August 2024). More information, conditions and order instructions can be found on this page: http://brill.ws/sale24_

24/07/2024

𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 - 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗽

Africana Philosophy, Vol 1

Cultural research ethics requires more attention and in-depth articulation. With specific case studies, this vital volume edited by Ike Iyioke, John-Moses Uwanduoma Maduabuchi, Tonia Onyeka and Michael O'Rourke provides unique perspectives on topics such as social autonomy vis-a-vis interests of individuals.

Learn more: ➡️ brill.ws/AFPH1

22/07/2024

This collection challenges the prevailing conflict of laws approach to the interaction of state and indigenous legal systems. It introduces adaptive legal pluralism as an alternative framework that emphasises dialogue and engagement between these legal systems. By exploring a dialogic approach to legal pluralism, the authors shed light on how it can effectively address the challenges stemming from the colonial imposition of industrial legal systems on Africa’s agrarian political economies. brill.ws/DIIL80

18/07/2024

South Africa is at a crossroads and many are deeply concerned about its future. This book explains through a political economy/ecology analysis why and how the degeneration of national liberation politics has happened, while making praxis-centered arguments for a new transformative left politics. brill.ws/SCSS278

05/07/2024

🏖️ Whether you're planning to do your summer research in the library or out in the field (i.e. on the beach), we hope you'll spend it with a good book—one from De Gruyter Brill!

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28/06/2024

*New at Brill*

We are delighted to partner with the Hassan Bin Mohammed Center for Historical Studies for the publication of a new diamond Open Access journal in Ancient Arabia Studies: Athīrat: Journal of Ancient Arabia. With the support of the Center, all author charges will be waived. The journal will start publishing as early as 2025 and will welcome submissions shortly. Journal articles are accepted in English and Arabic, and are subject to peer review.

The Journal is dedicated to the field of the study of Ancient Arabia covering all of its subdisciplines and approaches (in terms of theories, methodologies, approaches, and findings). It welcomes a wide range of historical, archaeological, epigraphic, rock art, linguistic, textual, philological, social, cultural, economic and intellectual approaches. Find out more:

28/06/2024

𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮? 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮

Stephen Onyango Ouma details the colonial experiences in through what the author refers to as a ‘social construct,’ and also vehemently criticises modern African governments for their current corruption and maintenance of the continent's situation.

By looking at and , this book tries to trace the problematic aspects of and within the contexts of -colonialism and continued of Africa by external forces, as well as the complicity of Africans themselves.

👉 brill.ws/AfricanaPhil2

26/06/2024

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗼’𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 - 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Since the advent of the reign of Mohammed VI in 1999, has deployed a new continental foreign policy. This study by Yousra Abourabi presents, on an empirical level, the conditions of the elaboration and conduct of this , and analyzes, on a theoretical level, the evolution of the Moroccan role identity in the system.

➡️ brill.ws/Abourabi

24/06/2024

*Podcast*

For New Books Network, SherAli Tareen talks with Tahera Qutbuddin about her recently published English translation of Nahj al-Balagha. According to Tareen, "The publication of this volume is an event of seismic importance in the study of Islam, religion, and Arabic. Qutbuddin’s translation is animated with the purpose of rendering the Arabic text of Nahj al-Balagha in English in a fashion that amplifies its literary and philosophical potency, a task at which she excels throughout the translation. The experience of reading this translation is nothing short of a deeply moving, philosophically enriching, and linguistically powerful rhapsody."

Listen to the podcast here: http://brill.ws/nbn-its15_
The translation of Nahj al-Balagha is available in Open Access: https://brill.ws/ITS15

19/06/2024

𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 - Social Histories in Times of Colonization and Post Independence (1920s - 1970s)

Who were the actors involved in colonial and post-independence education in Africa? This book, edited by Ellen Vea Rosnes, Pierre Giudi, and Jean-Luc Martineau gives a special attention to narratives of marginalized voices. With cases from ten countries involving four colonial powers it constitutes a dynamic and rich contribution to the field.

➡️ brill.ws/AEGIS33

17/06/2024

Throwback to this incredible event, where Honey & Co. chefs cooked at Hay Festival from our publication "Best of Delectable Foods and Dishes from al-Andalus and al-Maghrib: A Cookbook by Thirteenth-Century Andalusi Scholar Ibn Razīn al-Tujībī (1227–1293)"

Check it out here and enjoy trying out some medieval cuisine:
brill.ws/Nasrallah

15/06/2024

The new Diamond Open Access 'Islamic Studies Journal' and 'Philosophical Studies Journal' both just published their first issue! Read all articles free of charge at http://brill.ws/isj- and http://brill.ws/psj-.

14/06/2024

We're happy to launch a new book series: Islamic Sources / Maṣādir Islāmiyya (ISMI). This series will publish text editions of primary sources of the Arab-Islamic heritage, covering all periods and regions of the Islamic world. The series is open to works from all disciplines. All works will be preceded by a solid scholarly introduction in Arabic, English, French, German or Spanish.

More info and how to submit: http://brill.ws/ismi_

12/06/2024

𝗡𝗲𝘄! 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗭𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆

This volume by Gennady Kurin and Metin Atmaca is an annotated correspondence, of nearly forty years, between the two prominent Orientalists V. F. Minorsky and C. J. Edmonds. The letters cover a range of topics related to the Mountains, its peoples, their history, culture, and languages. They also offer a glimpse into the personal lives and careers of the two scholars, give valuable insights on the development of the field of Studies, and to an extent outline the contours of what the two referred to as .



Learn more 👉 brill.ws/Zagrology

11/06/2024

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵!

Brill is pleased to offer you a selection of podcasts, book and journal content, some of which is in free or open access. Listen to in-depth conversations on Brill's "Across the Rainbow" podcast and browse books ranging from q***r vampire narratives to homosexuality in Islam, and more.

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04/06/2024

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 👏

The Yearbook of Muslims in Europe is an essential resource for analysis of Europe's dynamic Muslim populations. Featuring up-to-date research from forty-three European countries, this comprehensive reference work summarises significant activities, trends, and developments within those communities.

Find more information here: ➡️ brill.ws/YME15

31/05/2024

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝟳𝟬𝟬-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸?

At Hay Festival this Saturday, you can travel back in time with Honey & Co. chefs Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich, as they demonstrate a recipe from Thirteenth-Century Andalusi Scholar Ibn Razin al-Tujibi (1227-1293). The medieval recipes originate from his manuscript "Best of Delectable Foods and Dishes from al-Andalus and al-Maghrib", now out in paperback, translated and introduced by Nawal Nasrallah. Packer and Srulovich, two of the UK's best-loved chefs, will also talk to Polly Russell, a food historian and curator at the British Library. The event is sold out.

Sad to miss it? Have a look at two recipes from the book here and try some medieval cuisine yourself! 🧑‍🍳
👉 www2.brill.com/ihc186-sample

To the book: ➡️ brill.ws/Nasrallah

30/05/2024

𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀

Building upon previous volumes by same editor Alexander Mallett, this book contains studies of nine of the most important writers of Arabic-language textual sources for the Crusades and the Frankish presence in the eastern Mediterranean in the period 1097-1291.

Learn more here 👉 brill.ws/Mallett5

27/05/2024

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

In his 'Beautifying the Ugly and Uglifying the Beautiful' (Taḥsīn al-qabīḥ wa-taqbīḥ al-ḥasan) the prolific anthologist al-Thaʿālibī (d. 429/1038) offers a thematically arranged selection of Arabic poems and prose anecdotes or sayings with contrary or paradoxical purport, such as praise of miserliness, boredom, sickness, and death, or condemnation of generosity, intelligence, youth, and music.

This book contains a new edition of the Arabic text and a complete English translation (the first in any language) with extensive annotation, preceded by an introduction by GJ van Gelder.

To the book: brill.ws/Contrariness

21/05/2024

𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗵
by Michael Boivin

In a context of the hardening of religious boundaries, especially between Hinduism and Islam, the book argues that many physical and non-physical sites of religious encountering are still at work, both in Pakistan and in India. In India, the Hindu Sindhis worshipped a god, Jhulelal, who is also venerated in Pakistan as a saint. In Sehwan Sharif, in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, there are Hindu Sufi masters who initiate Muslims to Sufism.

This study by Michel Boivin is based on an array of sources collected in three continents, such as manuscripts, printed and oral sources, as well as artefacts from material cultures, 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦.

Learn more here: ➡️ brill.ws/Boivin