Religion — Markus Wiener Publishers

Subject: Religion

From Berber State to Moroccan Empire: The Glory of Fez Under the Marinids
	Shatzmiller, Maya Subject: Africa, Middle East, Religion	“A masterpiece of historical scholarship”–Midwest Book Review (March 2020) Medieval Fez was a main center of education, art, and commerce from the 13th to the 16th centuries after the Berber tribe of the Marinids seized power in Morocco and moved … More Information

From Marxism to Judaism: Collected Essays of Will Herberg
	Herberg, Will Subject: Religion	This is the first book of essays by Will Herberg. His writings have had a major impact on American intellectual and political thought. They represent milestones of a spectrum of ideological stances, comprising American Marxism and conservatism as well as … More Information

Hidden Lives of Jews and Africans: Underground Societies in the Iberian Atlantic World
	Schorsch, Jonathan Subject: Caribbean, Jewish Studies, Afro-Latino, Religion	“A real tour de force” –Reviews in History “Schorsch introduces a cast of characters in a series of one-act plays, short stories, and extended mediations that describe particular engagements with what it meant to live between identities.” –Journal of … More Information

Hildegard of Bingen: Healing and the Nature of the Cosmos
	Schipperges, Heinrich (translated by John A. Broadwin) Subject: Europe, Religion	Hildegard of Bingen’s contemporaries called her “prophetissa teutonica,” honoring her philosophical writings and interpretation of the cosmos. Medievalists still consider her one of the leading mystics, and point to her active spiritual and artistic life in the twelfth century as … More Information

Hinduism and Islam in India: Caste, Religion, and Society from Antiquity to Early Modern Times
	Desika Char, S. V. (edited by Noel Q. King) Subject: Asia, Religion	While there are numerous books on Islam and the West, this analysis of Islam takes a novel approach by focusing on the Hindu perspective. Islam and Hinduism co-existed in India for hundreds of years, dominating, suppressing, and influencing one another. … More Information

Holy City on the Nile: Omdurman During the Mahdiyya, 1885–1898
	Kramer, Robert S. Subject: Africa, Religion, Middle East	The late 19th century of the Common Era also marked the end of the 13th Islamic century, a time when millions of Muslims—especially in sub-Saharan Africa—fervently expected the arrival of a Mahdi, a “divinely guided one,” who would fill the … More Information

Ibn Fadlan’s Journey To Russia: A Tenth-Century Traveler From Baghdad to the Volga River
	Frye, Richard N., editor Subject: Asia, Europe, Middle East, Religion	This is the first English translation of the famous Risala, letters by the tenth-century traveler Ibn Fadlan, one of the great medieval travelers in world history, akin to Ibn Battuta. Ibn Fadlan was an Arab missionary sent by the Caliph … More Information

Iran: A Short History
	Gronke, Monika (translated by Steven Rendall) Subject: Middle East, Religion	No country in the Islamic Middle East presents as unique and distinguished a history and culture as Iran, which has managed to maintain its inherent characteristics — some of them from pre-Islamic times — over the course of centuries of … More Information

Islam in Europe: The Lure of Fundamentalism and the Allure of Cosmopolitanism
	Göle, Nilüfer Subject: Europe, Middle East, Religion	French Selection for the PEN World Voices Literary Festival Islam in Europe is a book full of striking images: the assassination of and the death threats against artists and intellectuals; violent demonstrations demanding Sharia [Koranic] law for … More Information

Islam, Judaism, and Christianity: Theological and Historical Affiliations
	Busse, Heribert (translated by Allison Brown) Subject: Middle East, Religion	Islam is by nature and history related to Judaism and Christianity. Muhammad grappled with conflicting attitudes toward both religions for a long period before opting for his own way. Ultimately, he acknowledged Judaism and Christianity as independent but less legitimate … More Information