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Editorial Summer 2009 Edition (2009/6/9)
A quote from Samuel Zwemer introduces this edition of the Zwemer Journal for Muslim Studies: "While Moslems profess to believe in one God and repeat His glorious incommunicable attributes in their daily worship, they everywhere permit this glorious doctrine to be buried under a mass of pagan superstitions borrowed either originally from the demon worship of the Arabs, the Hindu gods, or the animistic practices of Malaysia and Central Africa."
Ethnographic Methods (2009/6/9)
by Rabban Sauma To be an ethnographer means being a particular kind of writer, one who writes about an ethnos: a people, tribe or other social group, including Muslim communities. Christians and Muslims have differences of belief, which deserve serious inquiry, but if you choose to do ethnographic research, you will not be studying Islamic theology or developing a Christian apologetic. You will be a specialist in people, in Muslim men and women: their thinking, their customs, their behavior, and their spiritual life.
Spiritual Warfare in the Orthodox Tradition (2009/6/9)
by Rev. Dr. David Teague The first Egyptian desert monastics developed the basis for all later Christian understanding of spiritual warfare. In this paper we will explore this tradition, both in its classical formulation and in the popular teachings of the influential Coptic Orthodox Pope, Shenouda III. In examining Shenouda’s writings, we will mull over ways by which the ancient teaching might enrich our own ministries as mission partners today.
Animism in Islam (2009/6/9)
by Samir Ibrahim
Many Muslims believe there is a material world of the senses, and behind it a world of spirits, with whom they have a relationship by means of religion or magic. In pre-Islamic Arabia, the spirit-world consisted of "Allah" and the "Jinn." The link between men and the "Jinn" or spirits were magicians, soothsayers, et cetera. As Islam spread throughout the world, it came in contact with other supernatural beliefs, magical arts, and rituals. Notably, it not only retained some of its former magical practices in Arabia, but adopted certain local animistic concepts and practices.
Book Review: The Unseen Face of Islam (2009/6/8)
by Sam Strauss
This remarkable book on the practices and beliefs of ordinary Muslims is indeed an eye-opener. As the title suggests, most westerners--including missionaries--learn and think only about what is seen. By uncovering what is going on inside the Muslim heart readers will see a much truer face of Islam.
Bibliography for Popular Islam (2009/6/8)
by Warren Larson
A comprehensive list of works concerning Popular Islam, including the editor’s bibliography from the class Spirit World of Islam, taught at Columbia International University.
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