Author: James Stewart
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Category : Xhosa language
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Kafir Phrase Book
Author: James Stewart
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Category : Xhosa language
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Category : Xhosa language
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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A Grammar of the Kafir Language
Author: William Binnington Boyce
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Category : Kafir language (Bantu)
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Category : Kafir language (Bantu)
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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The Kafir Language
Author: John William Appleyard
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Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Languages : en
Pages : 426
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The Kafir Language
Author: John Whittle Appleyard
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Category : African languages
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Category : African languages
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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An easy Zulu vocabulary and phrase book
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Category : Zulu language
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Category : Zulu language
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Kafir Scholar's Companion
Author: I. Bud-M'Belle
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Category : Bantu philology
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Category : Bantu philology
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Xhosa Phrase Book and Vocabulary
Author: James Stewart
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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The Káfirs of the Hindu-Kush
Author: Sir George Scott Robertson
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Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Kafiristan, or "The Land of the Infidels," was a region of eastern Afghanistan where the inhabitants had retained their traditional pagan culture and religion and rejected conversion to Islam. The Káfirs of the Hindu-Kush is a detailed ethnographic account of the Kafirs, written by George Scott Robertson (1852-1916), a British administrator in India. With the approval of the government of India, Robertson made a preliminary visit to Kafiristan in October 1889, and then lived among the Kafirs for almost a year, from October 1890 to September 1891. Robertson describes his journey from Chitral (in present-day Pakistan) to Kafiristan and the difficulties he encountered in traveling about the country and in gaining information about the Kafir culture and religion. The latter, he writes, "is a somewhat low form of idolatry, with an admixture of ancestor-worship and some traces of fire-worship also. The gods and goddesses are numerous, and of varying degrees of importance or popularity." Robertson describes religious practices and ceremonies, the tribal and clan structure of Kafir society, the role of slavery, the different villages in the region, and everyday life and social customs, including dress, diet, festivals, sport, the role of women in society, and much else that he observed first-hand. The book is illustrated with drawings, and it concludes with a large fold-out topographical map, which shows the author's route in Kafiristan. In 1896 the ruler of Afghanistan, Amir 'Abd al-Rahman Khan (reigned 1880-1901), conquered the area and brought it under Afghan control. The Kafirs became Muslims and in 1906 the region was renamed Nuristan, meaning the "Land of Light," a reference to the enlightenment brought by Islam.
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Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Kafiristan, or "The Land of the Infidels," was a region of eastern Afghanistan where the inhabitants had retained their traditional pagan culture and religion and rejected conversion to Islam. The Káfirs of the Hindu-Kush is a detailed ethnographic account of the Kafirs, written by George Scott Robertson (1852-1916), a British administrator in India. With the approval of the government of India, Robertson made a preliminary visit to Kafiristan in October 1889, and then lived among the Kafirs for almost a year, from October 1890 to September 1891. Robertson describes his journey from Chitral (in present-day Pakistan) to Kafiristan and the difficulties he encountered in traveling about the country and in gaining information about the Kafir culture and religion. The latter, he writes, "is a somewhat low form of idolatry, with an admixture of ancestor-worship and some traces of fire-worship also. The gods and goddesses are numerous, and of varying degrees of importance or popularity." Robertson describes religious practices and ceremonies, the tribal and clan structure of Kafir society, the role of slavery, the different villages in the region, and everyday life and social customs, including dress, diet, festivals, sport, the role of women in society, and much else that he observed first-hand. The book is illustrated with drawings, and it concludes with a large fold-out topographical map, which shows the author's route in Kafiristan. In 1896 the ruler of Afghanistan, Amir 'Abd al-Rahman Khan (reigned 1880-1901), conquered the area and brought it under Afghan control. The Kafirs became Muslims and in 1906 the region was renamed Nuristan, meaning the "Land of Light," a reference to the enlightenment brought by Islam.
Islamic Rulings on Warfare
Author: Sherifa Zuhur
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428910395
Category : Hadith
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
The global war on terror (GWOT) and the battles with specific Islamist groups is, to some degree, a war of ideas. With a better understanding of Islamic concepts of war, peace, and Muslim relations with non-Muslims, those fighting the GWOT may gain support and increase their efficacy. The authors explain the principles of jihad and war and their conduct as found in key Islamic texts, the controversies that have emerged from the Quranic verses of war and peace, and the conflict between liberal or moderate Islamic voices and the extremists on matters such as the definition of combatants, treatment of hostages, and suicide attacks.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428910395
Category : Hadith
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
The global war on terror (GWOT) and the battles with specific Islamist groups is, to some degree, a war of ideas. With a better understanding of Islamic concepts of war, peace, and Muslim relations with non-Muslims, those fighting the GWOT may gain support and increase their efficacy. The authors explain the principles of jihad and war and their conduct as found in key Islamic texts, the controversies that have emerged from the Quranic verses of war and peace, and the conflict between liberal or moderate Islamic voices and the extremists on matters such as the definition of combatants, treatment of hostages, and suicide attacks.
Mendelssohn's South African Bibliography
Author: Sidney Mendelssohn
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Category : South Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 1182
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Category : South Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 1182
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