An Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous Religions

An Islamic Philosophy of Virtuous ReligionsExplores the approach to peaceful religious coexistence offered by Alfarabi, the greatest Islamic political philosopher. Joshua Parens provides an introduction to the thought of Alfarabi, a tenth century Muslim political philosopher whose writings are particularly relevant today. Parens focuses on Alfarabi's Attainment of Happiness, in which he envisions the kind of government and religion needed to fulfill Islam's ambition of universal acceptance.

members of New Haven's Italian American community evoke the rhythms of the streets and the pulse of life in the old ethnic neighborhoods

isolated in their respective subject-matter areas

A powerful love story set in the class-conscious Tsarist Russia of the early 19th century

Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary source material

Beautifully illustrated with more than one hundred color photographs

Bruce Cole's extensive work in Italian art of the 14th and 15th centuries is highlighted

In its application of ethnographic methodology to the study of an indigenous Indian industry

including making vaccination a top international public sector priority

intersect with categories such as race

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Powdery mildew pathogens are among the most important cereal disease-causing organisms

while participating in community-oriented activities for the aged