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Motivated by the intellectual historian Shahab Ahmed's observation that "the history of Islamic paideia has yet to be written," Islam as Education explores multiple forms that the search for knowledge and the transmission of wisdom have taken in Islam, focusing on the classical period (800-1500 CE). Ghiloni draws on a wide range of Islamic primary source material, ranging from sacred texts and parables to neglected pedagogical literature and paintings. He depicts three Islamic religious practices--pilgrimage, prophecy, and jihad--as modes of pedagogy: embodied ways of defining, defusing, and defending sacred knowledge. Islam as Education's educational heuristic not only aids in understanding Islam, but also provides guidance for intercultural and interreligious relations. Ghiloni argues that Islam's grand ʿilm (knowledge) tradition serves as a bridge between Muslims and non-Muslims, and compares it with the educational theory of John Dewey, the celebrated American pragmatist. Based on this discussion, a final chapter develops practical tools for learning from cultural and religious difference.

Education --- Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages --- Prophecy --- Jihad --- 297.15 --- Holy war (Islam) --- Islamic holy war --- Jahad --- Jehad --- Muslim holy war --- War (Islamic law) --- Forecasting --- Islamic pilgrims and pilgrimages --- Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim --- Muslim travelers --- Pilgrims and pilgrimages --- Children --- Education, Primitive --- Education of children --- Human resource development --- Instruction --- Pedagogy --- Schooling --- Students --- Youth --- Civilization --- Learning and scholarship --- Mental discipline --- Schools --- Teaching --- Training --- 297.15 Islam: ethiek; religieuze wetten --- Islam: ethiek; religieuze wetten --- Islam

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Imagining the Unimaginable deftly reveals the experiences of artists and developments in mass culture and in the press against the backdrop of the broader trends in Russian politics, economics, and social life from the mid-nineteenth century to the revolution. After 1914, avant-garde artists began to imagine many things that had once seemed unimaginable. As Marc Chagall later remarked, "The war was another plastic work that totally absorbed us, which reformed our forms, destroyed the lines, and gave a new look to the universe."

Modernism (Art) --- Art and society --- World War, 1914-1918 --- Art, Russian --- Art, Modernist --- Modern art --- Modernism in art --- Modernist art --- Aesthetic movement (Art) --- Art, Modern --- Art --- Art and sociology --- Society and art --- Sociology and art --- Bubnovyĭ valet (Group of artists) --- Golubai︠a︡ roza (Group of artists) --- Inspekt︠s︡ii︠a︡ medit︠s︡inskai︠a︡ germenevtika (Group of artists) --- History --- Social aspects --- moderne kunst --- avant-garde --- Wereldoorlog I --- politiek --- sociale geschiedenis --- 1914 - 1917 --- 19de eeuw --- 20ste eeuw --- Rusland --- moderne kunst. --- avant-garde. --- Wereldoorlog I. --- politiek. --- sociale geschiedenis. --- 1914 - 1917. --- 19de eeuw. --- 20ste eeuw. --- Rusland. --- architectuur. --- L'Orme, Philibert de. --- 16de eeuw. --- Frankrijk.

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What does it mean to be a Jew in the twenty-first century? Exploring the multifaceted and intensely complicated characteristics of this age-old, ever-changing community, Judaisms examines how Jews are a culture, ethnicity, nation, nationality, race, religion, and more. With each chapter revolving around a single theme (Narratives, Sinais, Zions, Messiahs, Laws, Mysticisms, Cultures, Movements, Genocides, Powers, Borders, and Futures) this introductory textbook interrogates and broadens readers' understandings of Jewish communities. Written for a new mode of teaching-one that recognizes the core role that identity formation plays in our lives-this book weaves together alternative and marginalized voices to illustrate how Jews have always been in the process of reshaping their customs, practices, and beliefs. Judaisms is the first book to assess and summarize Jewish history from the time of the Hebrew Bible through today using multiple perspectives. Ideal for classroom use, Judaismsprovides a synthetic and coherent alternative understanding of Jewish identity for students of all backgrounds;focuses on both the history of and potential futures for physical and ideological survival;includes an array of engaging images, many in color;offers extensive online resources including notes, key terms, a timeline of major texts, and chapter-by-chapter activities for teaching.

Judaism. --- Jews --- Religions --- Semites --- Religion --- borders. --- culture. --- future. --- genocide. --- introduction to judaism. --- jewish religion. --- judaism. --- kosher. --- law. --- messiah. --- mysticism. --- narrative. --- power. --- religion and faith. --- sinai. --- spirituality. --- zion.

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The book of Esther was a conscious reaction to much of the conventional wisdom of its day, challenging beliefs regarding the Jerusalem Temple, the land of Israel, Jewish law, and even God. Aaron Koller identifies Esther as primarily a political work, and shows that early reactions ranged from ignoring the book to 'rewriting' Esther in order to correct its perceived flaws. But few biblical books have been read in such different ways, and the vast quantity of Esther-interpretation in rabbinic literature indicates a conscious effort by the Rabbis to present Esther as a story of faith and traditionalism, and bring it into the fold of the grand biblical narrative. Koller situates Esther, and its many interpretations, within the intellectual and political contexts of Ancient Judaism, and discusses its controversial themes. His innovative line of enquiry will be of great interest to students and scholars of Bible and Jewish studies.

Rabbinical literature --- History and criticism. --- Esther, --- Ester, --- Esther --- Hadassah, --- אסתר --- אסתר, --- Istir, --- Bible. --- Ester (Book of the Old Testament) --- Esther (Book of the Old Testament) --- Megilat Aḥashṿerosh --- Megilat Ester --- מגילת אסתר --- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish. --- Arts and Humanities --- Religion --- Rabbinical literature - History and criticism. --- Esther, - Queen of Persia.