Living Islamic History. Studies in Honor of Professor Carole Hillenbrand

318 pp, b/w figures, hb, in English.

In honor of Carole Hillenbrand's outstanding achievements in Islamic and Middle Eastern scholarship, this volume, gathers original research from a range of leading European and American scholars. Chapters illuminate topics in medieval Islamic history, Islamic doctrine and practice, and the interaction between Islam and the modern world. Presenting fresh evidence and engaging approaches to old and new material, contributors enable a richer understanding of the interaction between historical events, social trends, religious practice, and lived experience in medieval Turkey, Central Asia, Iran, and Arabic-speaking lands. The book will also discuss how some of the most abiding themes in the Arab-Islamic tradition continue to resonate in the modern world. The book will feature contributions from: Julia Bray, Edmund Bosworth, Farhad Daftary, Gerhard Endress, Gary Leiser, Remke Kruk, Charles Melville, A. H. Morton, Ian Netton, Andrew Newman, A. Kevin Reinhart and Yasir Suleiman.