Oratory and sermons had a fixed place in the religious and civic rituals of pre-modern Muslim societies and were indispensable for transmitting religious knowle

A remarkable book analysing the importance of oratory for transmitting religious knowledge, legitimising rulers and inculcating moral values in the medieval Isl

This book offers a fresh perspective on religious culture in the medieval Middle East. It investigates the ways Muslims thought about and practiced at sacred sp

An innovative exploration of the local histories of the Persianate world and its preoccupation with identity, authority, and legitimacy.

Arguing Islam after the Revival of Arab Politics analyzes the politics of religion in the Arab world after the emergence of new public spheres over the past few