Books
The Mediterranean Diaspora in Late Antiquity: What Christianity Cost the Jews by Call Number: Online ResourceISBN: 9780190062958Publication Date: 2020
Sea of the Caliphs by Call Number: DS37.8 .P52813 2018ISBN: 9780674660465Publication Date: 2018-01-21
Subversives and Mavericks in the Muslim Mediterranean by
Subaltern studies, the study of non-elite or underrepresented people, have revolutionized the writing of Middle Eastern history. Subversives and Mavericks in the Muslim Mediterranean represents the next step in this transformation. The book explores the lives of eleven nonconformists who became agents of political and social change, actively organizing new forms of resistance?against either colonial European regimes or the traditional societies in which they lived?that disrupted the status quo, in some cases, with dramatic results. These case studies highlight cross-border connections in the Mediterranean world, exploring how these channels were navigated. Chapters in the book examine the lives of subversives and mavericks, such as Tawhida ben Shaykh, the first Arab woman to receive a medical degree; Mokhtar al-Ayari, a radical Tunisian labor leader; Nazli Hanem, Kmar Bayya, and Khiriya bin Ayyad, three aristocractic women who resisted the patriarchal structures of their societies by organizing and participating in intellectual salons for men and women and advocating social reform; Qaid Najim al-Akhsassi, an ex-slave and military officer, who fought against French and Spanish colonial expansion; and Boubeker al-Ghandjawi, a nearly illiterate trader who succeeded, though his diverse connections, in establishing important relations between the Moroccan sultan and the representative of the British government. Although based on individual and local perspectives, Subversives and Mavericks in the Muslim Mediterranean reveals new and unrecognized trans-local connections across the Muslim world, illuminating our understanding of these societies beyond narrow elite circles.
ISBN: 9781477310915Publication Date: 2016-12-13
Research Databases
- Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online This link opens in a new windowFocuses on the history of early Christian texts, authors and ideas. Its content is intended to bridge the gap between the fields of New Testament studies and patristics, covering the whole period of early Christianity up to 600 CE.
- Christian-Muslim Relations Online This link opens in a new windowA general history of relations between practitioners of Christianity and Islam as told through works written by and about both sides. These works are split in two parts chronologically, 600-1500 and 1500-1900. Languages include English, Syriac, Arabic, Greek, Latin, and others.
- Index Islamicus This link opens in a new window
Alternate version: Index Islamicus in the classic EBSCO user interface (best for exporting more than 50 results or combining saved searches). Index to literature on Islam, the Middle East and Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, and Muslim minorities elsewhere. Includes citations to over 2,000 journals, conference proceedings, monographs, and book reviews from 1906 to present.
- Index to Jewish Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Alternate version: Index to Jewish Periodicals in the classic EBSCO user interface (best for exporting more than 50 results or combining saved searches). This database provides a comprehensive guide to English-language articles, book reviews, and feature stories in more than 160 journals devoted to Jewish affairs. Titles include Contemporary Jewry, Holy Land Studies, Jewish Culture & History, Journal of Palestine Studies, Studies in American Jewish Literature, and many more. Most references are not found in standard periodical literature guides. Index to Jewish Periodicals is intended for students of Jewish thought and others interested in contemporary Jewish and Middle Eastern affairs. Journal coverage dates back as far as 1988.
- Manchester Religious Studies This link opens in a new windowA collection of books covering theology, philosophy, history of religion, and sociology, focusing on Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.