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Iran in World History
Richard FoltzIn this book, Richard Foltz traces the spread of Iranian culture among diverse populations ranging from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, and along the Silk Roads as far as China, from prehistoric times up to the present day.
Islam and ecology: a bestowed trust
Richard FoltzMOHAMMAD YUSUF SIDDIQ JL here is a popular story in the Islamic east that tells of five wise brothers who were traveling together. They arrived in a place where, all of a sudden, each one of them found he had lost inner consciousness and ...
Spirituality in the land of the noble: how Iran shaped the ...
Richard FoltzAlthough today associated exclusively with Islam, Iran has in fact played annparalleled role within all the world religions, injecting Iranian ideasnto the Jewish, Buddhist, Christian, and Manichaean traditions of theerchants who passed ...
Persian Studies in North America: Studies in Honor of ...
PreviewRICHARD FOLTZ Harvard University Both Omar Khayyam and Hafez of Shiraz are known for writing about wine and love, yet the use of similar images by the two poets belies a great difference in content. This should not be surprising, since ...
Mughal India and Central Asia
Richard FoltzThis book explores the Central Asian element in the formation of the civilization of Mughal India, focusing on the 16th and 17th centuries.
Sufis in Western Society: Global Networking and Locality
PreviewReferences. Chishti, Saadia (2003) 'Fitra: An Islamic Model for Humans and the Environment', in Islam and Ecology, Richard Foltz, Frederick Denny and Azizan Baharuddin (eds). Cambridge: Harvard CSWR. Geaves ...
Animals in Islamic Traditions and Muslim Cultures
Richard FoltzThis book, the first of its kind, surveys Islamic and Muslim attitudes towards animals, and human responsibilities towards them, through Islam's philosophy, literature, mysticism and art.
Religions of Iran: From Prehistory to the Present
Richard Foltz112–113. 4. Mehrdad R. Izady, The Kurds: A Concise Handbook, Washington: Taylor and Francis, 1992, especially Chapter 5. Izady includes the Alevi branch of Shi'ism alongside Yezidism and the Yaresan as the three surviving expressions ...
Religions of the Silk Road: Premodern Patterns of Globalization
R. FoltzDrawing on the latest research and scholarship, this newly revised and updated edition of Religions of the Silk Road explores the majestically fabled cities and exotic peoples that make up the romantic notions of the colonial era.
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