This major monograph has been prepared for readers, academic and non-academic, who are interested in understanding Islamicjerusalem and its new field of inquiry. It aims to identify the nature, identity, characters, and key features of Islamicjerusalem; and to provide a theoretical and conceptual framework for discussion of the role of Islamicjerusalem in historical and contemporary contexts. It aims also to lay the intellectual foundations, set the scene for advanced research in Islamicjerusalem Studies, and to provide an essential tool to develop the learning, teaching and research in this new field of inquiry.
Within an introduction and a conclusion, the book has been divided into seven chapters: definitions, the Barakah Circle Theory of Islamicjerusalem, the land of Amal (Hope), Umar's Assurance of Safety (Aman) to the People of Aelia (Islamicjerusalem), Islamicjerusalem as a models for conflict resolution and multiculturalism. In short, it is a major significant contribution to and an essential reference source of Islamicjerusalem studies.
Professor Abd al-Fattah El-Awaisi is the founder of the new field of inquiry of Islamicjerusalem Studies with interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary approaches.
He is also the first Chair in Islamicjerusalem Studies and the founding Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Al-Maktoum Institute.
- ISBN10 1904436056
- ISBN13 9781904436058
- Publish Date November 2005
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Al-Maktoum Institute Academic Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 191
- Language English