Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys
http://bridgingcultures.neh.gov/muslimjourneys/
Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys is a program sponsored by the American Library Association and National Endowment for the Humanities that brings together publications that provide new and diverse perspectives on the people, places, histories, beliefs, practices, and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world. Collins Library is fortunate to have been selected as one of the recipients of this grant, and pleased to provide additional information on the resources that are available to you, your students, and the general community.
A selection of resources by theme is included at the end of this email message. For additional information on individual titles and study guide materials, visit the Muslim Journeys site. All titles are listed in our library catalogs. In addition, the Muslim Journeys grant program provides free access for community members to the resource: Oxford Islamic Studies Online. The Muslim Journeys website also includes a wealth of additional information, including reference articles, images, spoken-word recordings, discussion guides, and annotated Web links. This is an exceptional resource that may be of value in a variety of classes, as well as for personal enrichment.
A selection of the diverse images and resources available to
Puget Sound faculty members and students from the program website.
List of resources arranged by theme – all available in Collins Catalog.
American Stories:
- Prince Among Slaves by Terry Alford
- The Columbia Sourcebook of Muslims in the United States edited by Edward E. Curtis IV
- Acts of Faith by Eboo Patel
- A Quiet Revolution by Leila Ahmed
- The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman’s Journey to Love and Islam by G. Willow Wilson
Connected Histories:
- When Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the “Riches of the East” by Stewart Gordon
- The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance by Jim Al-Khalili
- The Ornament of the World by Maria Rosa Menocal
- Leo Africanus by Amin Maalouf translated by Peter Sluglett
- In an Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh
Literary Reflections:
- When Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the “Riches of the East” by Stewart Gordon
- The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance by Jim Al-Khalili
- The Ornament of the World by Maria Rosa Menocal
- Leo Africanus by Amin Maalouf translated by Peter Sluglett
- In an Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh
Pathways of Faith:
- The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam by F. E. Peters
- Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan A. C. Brown
- The Story of the Qur’an: Its History and Place in Muslim Life by Ingrid Mattson
- The Art of Hajj by Venetia Porter
- Rumi: Poet and Mystic edited and translated by Reynold A. Nicholson (currently out of print—see instead A Rumi Anthology edited and translated by Reynolds A. Nicholson)
Points of View:
- The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam by F. E. Peters
- Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan A. C. Brown
- The Story of the Qur’an: Its History and Place in Muslim Life by Ingrid Mattson
- The Art of Hajj by Venetia Porter
- Rumi: Poet and Mystic edited and translated by Reynold A. Nicholson (currently out of print—see instead A Rumi Anthology edited and translated by Reynolds A. Nicholson)
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