{"product_id":"the-prophets-ascension-cross-cultural-encounters-with-the-islamic-miraj-tales-hardback-9780253353610","title":"The Prophet's Ascension; Cross-Cultural Encounters with the Islamic Mi'raj Tales (Hardback) 9780253353610","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Prophet's Ascension\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCross-Cultural Encounters with the Islamic Mi'raj Tales\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristiane Gruber (Edited by), Frederick S. Colby (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253353610\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 February 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages, 24 b\u0026amp;w illus., 32 color illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 3.7 cm, 1.211 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The edtiors are to be commended for bringing together a diverse series of perspectives on the ascension story. . . . One hopes that further collective explorations of the mi'raj are in the works.\"—\u003ci\u003eReview of Middle East Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"All in all, the contents of [this] volume . . . undeniably add greatly to our knowledge of the general subject area and represent a rich collection of source materials and well-researched, perceptive, analyses.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Muslim World Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"All in all this is a superb work of scholarship. The articles have been extremely well chosen, and are cogent and clearly written. . . . Co -editors Christian Gruber and Frederick Colby have done an excellent job in compiling this work, and it will undoubtedly become one of the authoritative works on the mirāj and its place in this Islamic world.\"—\u003ci\u003eMELA Notes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The essays in 'The Prophet's Ascension' are uniformly excellent and some of them are simply outstanding. The authors examine various 'mirajnamahs' and discuss the formation of narratives from various perspectives, such as missionary purpose and historical background, and variously identify esoteric, artistic and performative aspects.26.2 2014\"—\u003ci\u003eAl-Masaq\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Rigorous in its scholarship, engaging in its writing, and theoretically groundbreaking, The Prophet's Ascension confronts a topic critical to the history and religion of Islam and to the wider discussion of religions, boundaries, and cultural-religious contestation.\"—Michael Sells, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Chicago Divinity School\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tales of the mi'raj describe the prophet Muhammad's journey through the heavens, his encounters with prophets and angels, and his visit to heaven and hell. The tales are among Islam's most popular, appearing in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish literature, and in later adaptations throughout the Muslim world. Often serving as narratives designed to promote the worldview of particular Muslim groups, the tales were also a means for communities to construct rules of normative behavior and ritual practices, and were used to assert the superiority of Islam over other religions. The essays in this collection discuss the formation of this narrative, the mi'raj as a missionary text, its various adaptations, its application to esoteric thought, and its use in performance and ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. The Formation of \u003ci\u003eMi'raj\u003c\/i\u003e Narratives as Missionary Texts\u003cbr\u003e 1. Tours of Hell and Punishments of Sinners in \u003ci\u003eMi'raj\u003c\/i\u003e Narratives: Use and Meaning of Eschatology in Muhammad's Ascension \/ Roberto Tottoli\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Ilkhanid \u003ci\u003eMi'rajnama\u003c\/i\u003e as an Illustrated Sunni Prayer Manual \/ Christiane Gruber\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Jews at the Edge of the World in a Timurid-Era \u003ci\u003eMi'rajnama\u003c\/i\u003e: The Islamic Ascension Narrative as Missionary Text \/ Maria E. Subtelny\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Chaghatay \u003ci\u003eMi'rajnama\u003c\/i\u003e Attributed to Hakim Suleyman Ata: A Missionary Text from the Twelfth or Thirteenth Century Preserved in Modern Manuscripts \/ Max Scherberger\u003cbr\u003e 5. Contesting the Eschaton in Medieval Iberia: The Polemical Intersection of Beatus of Liebana's Commentary on the Apocalypse and the Prophet's Mi'rajnama \/ Heather M. Coffey\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. The Adaptation of \u003ci\u003eMi'raj\u003c\/i\u003e Narratives in Esoteric and Literary Contexts\u003cbr\u003e 6. Early Imami Shi'i Narratives and Contestation over Intimate Colloquy Scenes in Muhammad's \u003ci\u003eMi'raj\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Frederick Colby\u003cbr\u003e 7. Prophetic Ascent and the Initiatory Ascent in Qadi al-Nu'man's \u003ci\u003eAsas al-Ta'wil\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Elizabeth R. Alexandrin\u003cbr\u003e 8. \u003ci\u003eMi'raj\u003c\/i\u003e and the Language of Legitimation in the Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophical Traditions: A Case Study of Avicenna and Abraham ibn Ezra \/ Aaron W. Hughes\u003cbr\u003e 9. Pious Journey, Sacred Desire: Observations on the \u003ci\u003eMi'raj\u003c\/i\u003e in Early Anatolian Turkish Verse Narratives \/ Selim S. Kuru\u003cbr\u003e 10. Skepticism and Forgiveness: The \u003ci\u003eMi'rac \u003c\/i\u003ein Veysi's \u003ci\u003eDurretu t-tac\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Gottfried Hagen\u003cbr\u003e 11. Mystical Love, Prophetic Compassion, and Ethics: An Ascension Narrative in the Medieval Bengali \u003ci\u003eNabivamsa\u003c\/i\u003e of Saiyad Sultan \/ Ayesha Irani\u003cbr\u003e 12. Persian Illustrated Lithographed Books on the \u003ci\u003eMi'raj\u003c\/i\u003e: Improving Children's Shi'i Beliefs in the Qajar Period \/ Ali Boozari\u003cbr\u003e Part 3. The \u003ci\u003eMi'raj\u003c\/i\u003e as Performance and Ritual\u003cbr\u003e 13. Reading the \u003ci\u003eMi'raj\u003c\/i\u003e Account as a Theatrical Performance: The Case of \u003ci\u003eMa'arij al-Nubuwwa\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Ozgen Felek\u003cbr\u003e 14. Reworking the Ascension in Ottoman Lands: An Eighteenth-Century \u003ci\u003eMi'rajnama\u003c\/i\u003e in Greek from Epirus \/ Phokion P. Kotzageorgis\u003cbr\u003e 15. Shah Isma'il Safevi and the \u003ci\u003eMi'raj\u003c\/i\u003e: Hata'i's Vision of a Sacred Assembly \/ Amelia Gallagher\u003cbr\u003e 16. When the Prophet Went on the \u003ci\u003eMirac \u003c\/i\u003eHe Saw a Lion on the Road: The \u003ci\u003eMirac\u003c\/i\u003e in the Alevi-Bektasi Tradition \/ Vernon Schubel\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52701993402648,"sku":"9780253353610","price":40.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-prophets-ascension-cross-cultural-encounters-with-the-islamic-miraj-tales-hardback-9780253353610","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}