englischThe history of the Kızılbaş-Alevis in the Ottoman Empire is often remembered and written as a history of persecution and oppression. This study opens up a perspective on the Ottoman state and the Kızılbaş-Alevis beyond such dominant narratives. It approaches the period between the 16th and [...]

englisch"Muslims do nothing against extremism in their own ranks"! Such slogans are quite popular within anti-Islam hate-groups. Trying to avoid being labelled as racists, many would say that they do not consider all Muslims to be terrorists, but since the majority would stay silent in the face of [...]

englischThe book presents six very different source texts on time and progress (four in Ottoman Turkish and two in Arabic). The accompanying commentaries examine in different ways the transformation of concepts and semantics, ideology and rhetoric, which changed significantly in these regions during [...]

englischThis study examines late 20th century depictions of embryonic development derived from the Quran, which are referred to as a scientific miracle of the Qur'an. This approach of harmonizing religious and scientific knowledge has so far only been evaluated as a marginal phenomenon. Using the [...]

englischIslamic theological studies in Germany are regularly asked about the contribution of ‘Islamic ethics’ to the present. This raises the question of how contemporary ethical questions can be answered with respect to Islamic theological tradition. This book first presents four conceptions of [...]

Die wirkungsreiche und hochumstrittene Studie des klassischen Philologen und Religionswissenschaftlers Walter F. Otto (1874-1958) "Dionysos. Mythos und Kultus" bildet erstmals den Gegenstand einer Monographie. Ottos Klassiker aus dem Jahr 1933 wird vor dem Hintergrund sämtlicher Publikationen dieses [...]

Zumindest in Europa war das Verhältnis zwischen Kirche und modernen Gesellschaften lange Zeit von gegenseitiger Skepsis geprägt. Auf der einen Seite ließ ein auf die mathematisch exakten Naturwissenschaften aufgebautes Weltbild Religion und Kirche als vormodernes Relikt erscheinen. Auf der anderen [...]

englischThe subject of this study is the invective of the Franconian imperial knight Ulrich von Hutten and that of his opponents. Ulrich von Hutten succeeded in becoming one of the most prominent and productive authors on the eve of the Reformation through broad transalpine connections and intensive [...]

Die vorliegende Studie beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, ob eine Vergleichskategorie "Mission" auch für nicht-christliche Religionen etabliert werden kann. Es wird argumentiert, dass die Idee einer gezielten Verbreitung allen drei untersuchten Religionen (Christentum, Buddhismus und Islam) existiert - [...]

englisch‘Turkish Studies’ deal with the history, culture, religions, languages and literature of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey. The scope of the book includes everything relating to Turkey, e.g. Kurdish, Armenian, Greek or Jewish matters, as well as its relations with the Turkic [...]

englischTranscendence and science – in everyday speech the two terms signify a clear contradiction. In this book, however, they are set in a new relation. From a historical perspective, transcendence has not only been applied to theological, but also to epistemological questions. Transcendence [...]

englischThis volume brings together fifteen new perspectives on the angel in primarily Islamic contexts. The contributions examine the origin, evolution, visual representation, and conceptual elaboration of this vital class of beings that bridges the gap between divine and human realms. The [...]

englischDiscover the groundbreaking insights of a visionary thought leader in the age of data-driven civilization. In this experimental essay, the author presents a radical innovation ethic of combining human creativity and artificial intelligence, whose complex interplay he explores herein. [...]