17 episodes
Islamicate Book Reviews Usaama al-Azami
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- Religion & Spirituality
As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Omar Anchassi and Dr Usaama al-Azami discuss books from the academic field of Islamic studies and reflect on what they mean for both the scholarly field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/islamicatebookreviews/support
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17. 'Before Sufism: Early Islamic Renunciant Piety' by Christopher Melchert
As part of a regular series of conversations, Usaama al-Azami interviews Omar Anchassi about books from the academic field of Islamic studies. We reflect on what they mean for both the field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.
This week we discuss Christopher Melchert's recent work. 'Before Sufism: Early Islamic Renunciant Piety'.
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16. 'Salafism and Traditionalism' by Emad Hamdeh
As part of a regular series of conversations, Usaama al-Azami interviews Omar Anchassi about books from the academic field of Islamic studies. We reflect on what they mean for both the field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.
This week we discuss Emad Hamdeh's recent work. 'Salafism and Traditionalism: Scholarly Authority in Modern Islam'.
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15. 'Islamic Knowledge and the Making of Modern Egypt' by Hilary Kalmbach
As part of a regular series of conversations, Usaama al-Azami interviews Omar Anchassi about books from the academic field of Islamic studies. We reflect on what they mean for both the field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.
This week we discuss Hilary Kalmbach's recent book, 'Islamic Knowledge and the Making of Modern Egypt'.
We welcome audience participation with questions and comments during the livestream.
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14. 'A History of Muslim Views of the Bible' by Martin Whittingham
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This week's episode reviews: 'A History of Muslim Views of the Bible' by Martin Whittingham.
As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of Islamic studies by way of reflecting on what these books mean for both the field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.
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13. 'Transformations of Tradition' by Junaid Quadri
This week's episode reviews: 'Transformations of Tradition' by Junaid Quadri.
As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of Islamic studies by way of reflecting on what these books mean for both the field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.
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12. 'Women as Imams' by Simonetta Calderini
This week's episode reviews: 'Women as Imams' by Simonetta Calderini.
As part of a regular series of conversations, Dr Usaama al-Azami interviews Dr Omar Anchassi regarding the latter's broad reading from the academic field of Islamic studies by way of reflecting on what these books mean for both the field and Islam and Muslims in the modern world.
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