Islamic Scholarly Exchange in Central Asia, 1747-1917
A review of The Persianate Sphere during the Age of Empires: Islamic Scholars and Networks of Exchange in Central Asia,…
Mobility and Senses of Belonging among the Fatani People
A review of Be-longing: Fatanis in Makkah and Jawi, by Muhammad Arafat bin Mohamad. Muhammad Arafat bin Mohamad offers an…
Cambodian Cham Identities in a Global Age
A review of From the Khmer Rouge to Hambali: Cham Identities in a Global Age, by Kok-Thay Eng. The Cambodian…
Negotiating Tradition, Authority, and Sovereignty in Pakistan
A review of The ‘Ulamā’ and the State: Negotiating Tradition, Authority and Sovereignty in Contemporary Pakistan, by Mashal Saif The…
Memory and Textualization in Early Modern Persian Ismāʿīlism
A review of The Legendary Biographies of Nāṣir-i Khusraw: Memory and Textualization in Early Modern Persian Ismāʿīlism, by Daniel Beben.…
The Architecture and Spatial Components of Mosques in China
A review of The Traditional Chinese Style Mosque, by Sadiq Javer. The first chapter, also the Introduction, describes the scope…
The National Archives of Afghanistan
A review of the Archif-e Milli (National Archives) in Afghanistan, Kabul. The Archif-e Milli in central Kabul is the appropriate…
Gender, Authority, and Islam in Suburban Chicago
A review of The Construction of American Islam: Gender, Authority, and Tradition in Suburban Chicago, by Justine Howe. Justine Howe’s…
Environmentalism in Iran
A review of Remaking Nature in Iran: Environmentalism, Science and the Nation, by Satoshi Abe. Satoshi Abe’s dissertation Remaking Nature…
Iranian Religious Intellectuals and the “Islamist Left”
A review of Disenchanting Political Theology in Post-Revolutionary Iran: Reform, Religious Intellectualism and the Death of Utopia, by Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi.…