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Avestan Literature (2009)
Book Chapter
Hintze, A. (2009). Avestan Literature. In R. E. Emmerick, & M. Macuch (Eds.), The Literature of Pre-Islamic Iran. Companion Volume I to A History of Persian Literature (1-71). Taurus

Marũa Ma Maitũ (2009)
Book
Githiora, C. (2009). N. W. Thiong'o (Ed.), Marũa Ma Maitũ. JC Press

An epic of Mexico in Gĩkũyũ (Kikuyu) Language

Die Pfingstbewegung (2009)
Book Chapter
Haustein, J., & Quaas, A. (2009). Die Pfingstbewegung. In M. Mühling (Ed.), Kirchen und Konfessionen (170-185). Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht

State formation and the establishment of non Muslim hegemony in the post-Mughal nineteenth century Panjab. (2009)
Thesis
Singh, R. State formation and the establishment of non Muslim hegemony in the post-Mughal nineteenth century Panjab. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the state formation process in Panjab and the qualitative change in the hegemony of elites from Muslims to non Muslims in the first half of the nineteenth centuiy. The work argues that after the emergence of the Sikh faith in the... Read More about State formation and the establishment of non Muslim hegemony in the post-Mughal nineteenth century Panjab..

Contextualising the navel of the earth : The emergence, sustenance and religious transformation of Buddhism in the Bodhgaya region (circa 300 BCE-1200 CE). (2009)
Thesis
Amar, A. S. Contextualising the navel of the earth : The emergence, sustenance and religious transformation of Buddhism in the Bodhgaya region (circa 300 BCE-1200 CE). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This study aims to examine the history of Buddhism at its birth-place, Bodhgaya, in the South Bihar region in early India (c. 300 BCE - 1200 CE) by analysing its social milieu and broader regional context. In an attempt to inquire into processes that... Read More about Contextualising the navel of the earth : The emergence, sustenance and religious transformation of Buddhism in the Bodhgaya region (circa 300 BCE-1200 CE)..

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the construction of the Ahmadiyya identity. (2009)
Thesis
Khan, A. H. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the construction of the Ahmadiyya identity. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The presence of Jama'at-i Ahmadiyya has reinvigorated the debate on Islamic orthodoxy in South Asia's Muslim mainstream. Assessing Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's career has been made difficult by the polarized nature of the questions surrounding his reputation... Read More about Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the construction of the Ahmadiyya identity..

Javanese indentured labourers in British North Borneo, 1914-1932. (2009)
Thesis
De Silva, M. Javanese indentured labourers in British North Borneo, 1914-1932. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the historical realities of Javanese indentured labour in British North Borneo from 1914 to 1932. The empirical findings are interpreted in terms of the theoretical debate surrounding the indentured labour system, seen either as... Read More about Javanese indentured labourers in British North Borneo, 1914-1932..

Teaching and learning in the madrasas of Istanbul during the late Ottoman period. (2009)
Thesis
Erbay, H. I. Teaching and learning in the madrasas of Istanbul during the late Ottoman period. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This dissertation deals with madrasa education in Istanbul during the late Ottoman period. It mainly focuses on the period between 1839 when the Tanzimat was promulgated and 1908 when the Young Turk Revolution took place. The subject has usually been... Read More about Teaching and learning in the madrasas of Istanbul during the late Ottoman period..

Contested land: Land and tenancy disputes in Gedeo, southern Ethiopia (1941-1974). (2009)
Thesis
Tesfaye-Aragaw, B. Contested land: Land and tenancy disputes in Gedeo, southern Ethiopia (1941-1974). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This dissertation investigates land and tenancy disputes in Gedeo, southern Ethiopia, between 1941 and 1974. Such disputes were a deeply entrenched feature of Ethiopian land tenure systems until the revolution, and despite its importance the subject... Read More about Contested land: Land and tenancy disputes in Gedeo, southern Ethiopia (1941-1974)..