Toshihiko Izutsu: Ethico-religious concepts in the Qur'ān. (McGill Islamic Studies, I.) [i] xii284 pp. Montreal: McGill University Press [for the] McGill University Institute of Islamic Studies, 1966. $9. (Distributed in G.B. by Leicester University Press. 63 s.)

1968 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Burton
Fontanus ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Swanick

The Islamic Studies Library (ISL) was founded in 1952 in conjunction with the Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS). The founder, Dr. Wilfred Cantwell Smith, persuaded Principal F. Cyril James in 1951 that the study of Islam at McGill University was a worthwhile pursuit. From 1952 to the present, the ISL has grown from a modest 250 books to a collection of over 150, 000 volumes. The Library works to highlight and illustrate the breadth of Islamic civilization. This paper examines the ISL’s growth and evolution in its 60 years of existence.ResuméLa Bibliothèque d’études islamiques (BEI) fut fondée en 1952 en conjonction avec l’Institut d’études islamiques (IEI). Le fondateur, le docteur Wilfred Cantwell Smith, a persuadé le Principal F. Cyril James en 1951 qu’il serait souhaitable que les études islamiques deviennent un domaine d’activité à l’Université. Dotée en 1952 d’une modeste collection de 250 livres, la BEI possède aujourd’hui plus de 150 000 volumes. La Bibliothèque vise à mettre en relief et à illustrer l’ampleur de la civilisation islamique. Cet article examine la croissance et l’évolution de la BEI au cours de ses 60 années d’existance.


1962 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Hodgkin

This is a topic which I discussed in a series of five lectures given under the auspices of the Program of African Studies at Boston University, in April 1961. It had previously been the theme of a seminar conducted during two terms in 1960–1 at the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University, Montreal.


2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 103-105
Author(s):  
Nasrin Rahimieh

This ambitious undertaking, comprising 6 chapters, 16 tables, 4 appendixes,and a glossary, is the culmination of a doctoral program at McGill University’sInstitute of Islamic Studies. A specialist in Islam, world religions, andgender studies, Minoo Derayeh is now an assistant professor at York Universityin Toronto.Gender Equality in Iranian History seeks to uncover the social, political,and economic status of women across the vast expanse of Iranian history.In her “Foreword,” Ratna Gosh (McGill University) applauds theauthor’s contribution for showing that the “concept of Islamic feminism isfounded on the idea of complementary rather than equal rights” and, equallyimportantly, for laying bare “the root of cultural patriarchy” (p. ii). The veryidea of complementarity, as the book’s chapters reveal, has not always beenunproblematically present in Iran’s encounter with Islam ...


Exchange ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-84

AbstractDuring the academic year 1992-1993 Karel Steenbrink of IIMO-Leiden had the opportunity to serve as a Visiting Professor to the Institute of Islamic Studies at the McGill University of Montreal. During this period IIMO engaged two specialists of Christianity in Africa, Wiel Eggen and Gerard van 't Spijker, to perform a study on theology of creation in Africa, on a part-time basis. From Montreal Karel Steenbrink writes about his experiences.


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