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Mecca and Eden
Nineteenth-century philologist and Biblical critic William Robertson Smith famously concluded that the sacred status of holy places derives not from their intrinsic nature, but …
Moses in the Qur'an and Islamic Exegesis
Relating the Muslim understanding of Moses in the Qur'an to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Alexander Romances, Aramaic Targums, Rabbinic Bible exegesis, and folklore from the ancient and …
Words of Experience
Carl W. Ernst devoted his academic life to translating Islam, linguistically and culturally, typically within the intellectual context of religious studies. His work has focussed …
Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam
Islam is the only biblical religion that still practices animal sacrifice. Indeed, every year more than a million animals are shipped to Mecca from all over the world to be …
Prophets in the Quran
What was the name of Noah's son who did not survive the Flood? Why do Pharaoh and Haman build the Tower of Babel? For what reasons does Moses travel to the ends of the Earth? Who …
Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism
Discusses the history of prophecies and prophets in both Judaism and Islam.
East by Mid-East
It is almost universally recognized that the Middle East and Asia constitute two of the most important regions today when thinking about international relations, energy and …
Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World
In the religious systems of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, gods and demigods were neither abstract nor distant, but communicated with mankind through signs and …