Islam: Essays on Scripture, Thought and Society : A Festschrift in Honour of Anthony H. Johns (Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Science) [Hardcover]

Peter G. Riddell (Editor), Tony Street (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997

Comprising 17 articles on various aspects of Islamic studies, this volume spans Islam from the medieval Middle East to Islam in Southeast Asia. The book was compiled to celebrate the work of Professor A.H. Johns. The first section of the text contains nine papers which deal with Islam as a scriptual religion, concerned to revere and interpret the Qur'an and promote the spread and doctrinal purity of Islam. Part two of the volume contains eight articles that explore Islam in Southeast Asia, especially Javanese Islam and modern articulations of Islam.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 362 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004106928
• ISBN-13: 978-9004106925
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,299,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peter Riddell took his PhD at the Australian National University, focusing on Islam in Southeast Asia. He studied Qur'anic Exegesis at L'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes/Sorbonne (Paris) and held a post-doctoral fellowship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has previously taught at the Australian National University, the Institut Pertanian Bogor (Indonesia), the London School of Oriental and African Studies, and was appointed as Professor of Islamic Studies at the London School of Theology, where he served from 1996-2007 as the founding Director of the Centre for Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Relations. He currently serves as Professorial Dean of the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at the Melbourne School of Theology in Australia, and is also Senior Fellow with the Kairos Journal.