New Religions titles received in June

Go to the Library's "New and notable" acquisitions blog to see titles on the Study of Religions received in June.

The link is http://blogs.soas.ac.uk/libraryacquisitions/2012/06/06/religions-june-2012/

"So, what did the Muslims do for the Jews?"

Professor David Wasserman argues that "in 570 CE, when the Prophet Mohammad was born, the Jews and Judaism were on the way to oblivion. And second, the coming of Islam saved them, providing a new context in which they not only survived, but flourished, laying foundations for subsequent Jewish cultural prosperity - also in Christendom - through the medieval period into the modern world."

David Wasserman is the Eugene Greener Jr Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University. This article from the Jewish Chronicle is adapted from last week's Jordan Lectures in Comparative Religion at the School of Oriental and African Studies.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE

New web resource: Theological Commons from Princeton Theological Seminary

To celebrate its 200th Anniversary, Princeton Theological Seminary has launched an open-access collection of digital and non-digital material held in the Seminary's Library.
Material in the collection dates from circa 975 to the 20th century and as well as covering Christianity, mission studies and theology, there are also substantial holdings on the Eastern Church, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism.
The collection is in a database format, so searches for particular topics can be refined by date, language and keyword etc.

CLICK HERE TO TRY OUT THIS NEW RESOURCE

A link will shortly be appearing on the Library web subject guide for Religions, under Electronic Publications

Hajj and Eid al-Adha 2011

An excellent photo essay from Atlantic Magazine online looks at this year's Hajj pilgrimage and celebrations of Eid al-Adha across the globe

Islamic art in New York

The new galleries of Islamic art at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art have just re-opened following a renovation which began in 2003.
This article in the New York Times reviews the new galleries

"The art itself, some 1,200 works spanning more than 1,000 years, is beyond fabulous. An immense cultural vista — necessary, liberating, intoxicatingly pleasurable — has been restored to the city."

Jewish-Muslim dialogue today: Centre for Jewish Studies talk

"Isaac and Ishmael: what next? - On Jewish-Muslim relations today"
A talk by Dr. Ed Kessler of the University of Cambridge (chaired by Prof. Tudor Parfitt) will take place in the Brunei Gallery (Room B104) on 17th November between 5.30 and 7.30 p.m.
This is one of a series of lectures being given this term by the Centre for Jewish Studies

For further details, contact cs52@soas.ac.uk, or phone 020-7898-4358