Brannon Wheeler
Biographic Data
| ID | 3768628 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brannon Wheeler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brannon |
| FAMILY NAME | Wheeler |
| SIGNATURE | WHEELER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | United States Naval Academy |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam
Where the Two Seas Meet
Where the Two Seas Meet: The Qurʾānic Story of al-Khiḍr and Moses in Sufi Commentaries as a Model of Spiritual Guidance. By Hugh Talat Halman. Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 2013. Pp. xxi + 319. $29.95 (paper
Quran as Scripture in Classical Muslim Scholarship
Recent scholarship focuses on the plasticity of the concept of "scripture" as it is defined by different religious traditions. Based on its contents, the Quran is most commonly compared to the Bible, yet such an approach misses the distinct way that the Quran is understood as an authoritative text by classical Muslim scholarship. Even "basic" information-knowing the number of words, the names of surahs, the structure of the text-is essential to u…
Islamist Exegesis of Q 3
Is there an Islamic version of the UN doctrine of the "Responsibility to Protect"? Are Muslims obligated to defend their own community, and to save the rest of the world from tyranny andoppression? The UN doctrine commits member states to protect people from certain types of harm, and specifically includes protecting populations from their own governments. If a comparable Islamic doctrine exists, it is especially ironic that the UN doctrine is so…
Moses in the Qur'an and Islamic Exegesis
Relating the Muslim understanding of Moses in the Qur'an to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Alexander Romances, Aramaic Targums, Rabbinic Bible exegesis, and folklore from the ancient and medieval Mediterranean, this book shows how Muslim scholars authorize and identify themselves through allusions to the Bible and Jewish tradition. Exegesis of Qur'an 18:60-82 shows how Muslim exegetes engage Biblical theology through interpretation of the ancient Israeli…
Guillaume Postel and the Primordial Origins of the Middle East
Guillaume Postel is often credited as one of the founding fathers of the modern “orientalist” European study of the Middle East, and of Arabic, Islam, and the Quran in particular. He published his most influential work in 1544, calling on the French king to lead a Crusade against the Ottomans and usher in a new, apocalyptic age. Although usually credited as a pioneer in the comparative study of Semitic languages, an influential figure in French-O…
Gift of the Body in Islam
The following pages examine the relationship between the prophet Muhammad's sacrifice of the camels and the distribution of his hair at the conclusion of his farewell pilgrimage just before his death. A study of the accounts of the Prophet's camel sacrifice shows that it prefigures the annual rites of the Hajj using the biblical model of Abraham's sacrifice to align other pre-Islamic practices, including those associated with the cult at Mecca, w…
The United States Naval Academy’s Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
In August 2005, the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studieswas established at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis,Maryland. This was the result of a multi-year review of the academy’scurriculum as part of far-reaching efforts under AdmiralRodney Rempt, the current superintendent, to provide a moreinternational and interdisciplinary curriculum to the students
Arab Prophets of the Qur'an and Bible
Recent scholarship on the Qur'an has noted the need for more attention to the historical content of the Qur'an, and in evaluating how the historical study of the Qur'an compares to the long tradition of Biblical studies in Europe and North America. This paper examines the question of the historicity of the Qur'an's contents with particular attention to how historical information in the Qur'an has traditionally been used and compared to the histor…
Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic World
Book Review| January 01 2005 Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic World Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic WorldBeckett, Katharine Scarfe Brannon Wheeler Brannon Wheeler Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Literature Studies (2005) 42 (3): 232–234. https://doi.org/10.2307/40247494 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Brannon Wheeler; Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islami…
Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism
Both traditions recognize and draw theological and historical lessons from some of the same narrative sources, but this is the first comparative resource to provide interdisciplinary coverage of the history and textual sources associated with prophets and prophecy. This thorough treatment of a difficult and increasingly controversial subject area will encourage and cultivate knowledge and understanding
Touching The Penis in Islamic Law
Theme Issue
Identity in the Margins
An examination of a number of unpublished commentaries on the Mukhtasar fī al-fiqh al-Hanafī of Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Qudūrī (d. 428/1037), shows that the Hanafī madhhab gains its authority and identity through a pedagogy focused on the conflict of opinions. Hanafī fiqh scholarship provides a case study of how commentary functions to define and perpetuate the institutional identity of individual scholars and the madhhab to which they are attached.…
Muhammad in the Qur'an
History Testifies to the Infallibility of the Qur'an
Dr. Fatoohi and Prof. al-Dargazelli have produced an intriguing and farreachingcomparison of the Bible and the Qur' an relating to Moses and theIsraelites. Both authors are kha/ifahs of Shaykh Muhammad al-Casnazanial-Husseini of the Aliyyah Qadiriyyah Casnazaniyyah Sufi tariqah. Theyhold degrees in physics from Baghdad University and Durham University,and have authored numerous books, especially on Sufism, in Arabic andEnglish.Although readers mi…
Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought . Daniel W. Brown
The Origins of Islamic Law
Between Muslim and Jew
Report on the International Workshop on the Integration of lslamic Studies into Liberal Arts Curricula
On March 6-7, 1998 the incipient program in Comparative IslamicStudies at the University of Washington (UW) hosted an internationalworkshop on the Integration of Islamic Studies into Liberal ArtsCurricula. This workshop was sponsored by the Department of NearEastern Languages and Civilization, the Walter Chapin SimpsonCenter for the Humanities, the Henry M. Jackson School forInternational Studies, the Comparative Religion Program, the MiddleEast …
Moses or Alexander? Early Islamic Exegesis of Qurʾān 18
The Jewish Origins of Qurʾān 18
The story of Moses and the anonymous servant of God mentioned in Q 18:65-82 has elicited much comment. Probably the most influential explanation of these verses is that offered by Arent Jan Wensinck, who claims that it is based on the Jewish legend of Rabbi Joshua b. Levi and Elijah. I will argue, rather, that the legend of Joshua and Elijah is derived from information found in the early commentaries on Q 18:65-82. Such examination highlights how…
Deciphering the Signs of God
The Political Dimensions of Religion. Said Amir Arjomand
Orientalist “translation” and anthropological “reading”
The Jewish Origins of Qurʾān 18
The story of Moses and the anonymous servant of God mentioned in Q 18:65-82 has elicited much comment. Probably the most influential explanation of these verses is that offered by Arent Jan Wensinck, who claims that it is based on the Jewish legend of Rabbi Joshua b. Levi and Elijah. I will argue, rather, that the legend of Joshua and Elijah is derived from information found in the early commentaries on Q 18:65-82. Such examination highlights how…
Touching The Penis in Islamic Law
Identity in the Margins
An examination of a number of unpublished commentaries on the Mukhtasar fī al-fiqh al-Hanafī of Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Qudūrī (d. 428/1037), shows that the Hanafī madhhab gains its authority and identity through a pedagogy focused on the conflict of opinions. Hanafī fiqh scholarship provides a case study of how commentary functions to define and perpetuate the institutional identity of individual scholars and the madhhab to which they are attached.…
Moses or Alexander? Early Islamic Exegesis of Qurʾān 18
Quran as Scripture in Classical Muslim Scholarship
Recent scholarship focuses on the plasticity of the concept of "scripture" as it is defined by different religious traditions. Based on its contents, the Quran is most commonly compared to the Bible, yet such an approach misses the distinct way that the Quran is understood as an authoritative text by classical Muslim scholarship. Even "basic" information-knowing the number of words, the names of surahs, the structure of the text-is essential to u…
Gift of the Body in Islam
The following pages examine the relationship between the prophet Muhammad's sacrifice of the camels and the distribution of his hair at the conclusion of his farewell pilgrimage just before his death. A study of the accounts of the Prophet's camel sacrifice shows that it prefigures the annual rites of the Hajj using the biblical model of Abraham's sacrifice to align other pre-Islamic practices, including those associated with the cult at Mecca, w…
Religion, Learning and Science in the 'Abbasid Period . M. J. L. Young , J. D. Latham , R. B. Serjeant
Orientalist “translation” and anthropological “reading”
The Political Dimensions of Religion. Said Amir Arjomand
Deciphering the Signs of God
Report on the International Workshop on the Integration of lslamic Studies into Liberal Arts Curricula
On March 6-7, 1998 the incipient program in Comparative IslamicStudies at the University of Washington (UW) hosted an internationalworkshop on the Integration of Islamic Studies into Liberal ArtsCurricula. This workshop was sponsored by the Department of NearEastern Languages and Civilization, the Walter Chapin SimpsonCenter for the Humanities, the Henry M. Jackson School forInternational Studies, the Comparative Religion Program, the MiddleEast …
Moses or Alexander? Early Islamic Exegesis of Qurʾān 18
The Jewish Origins of Qurʾān 18
The story of Moses and the anonymous servant of God mentioned in Q 18:65-82 has elicited much comment. Probably the most influential explanation of these verses is that offered by Arent Jan Wensinck, who claims that it is based on the Jewish legend of Rabbi Joshua b. Levi and Elijah. I will argue, rather, that the legend of Joshua and Elijah is derived from information found in the early commentaries on Q 18:65-82. Such examination highlights how…
Between Muslim and Jew
History Testifies to the Infallibility of the Qur'an
Dr. Fatoohi and Prof. al-Dargazelli have produced an intriguing and farreachingcomparison of the Bible and the Qur' an relating to Moses and theIsraelites. Both authors are kha/ifahs of Shaykh Muhammad al-Casnazanial-Husseini of the Aliyyah Qadiriyyah Casnazaniyyah Sufi tariqah. Theyhold degrees in physics from Baghdad University and Durham University,and have authored numerous books, especially on Sufism, in Arabic andEnglish.Although readers mi…
Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought . Daniel W. Brown
The Origins of Islamic Law
Theme Issue
Identity in the Margins
An examination of a number of unpublished commentaries on the Mukhtasar fī al-fiqh al-Hanafī of Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Qudūrī (d. 428/1037), shows that the Hanafī madhhab gains its authority and identity through a pedagogy focused on the conflict of opinions. Hanafī fiqh scholarship provides a case study of how commentary functions to define and perpetuate the institutional identity of individual scholars and the madhhab to which they are attached.…
Muhammad in the Qur'an
Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism
Both traditions recognize and draw theological and historical lessons from some of the same narrative sources, but this is the first comparative resource to provide interdisciplinary coverage of the history and textual sources associated with prophets and prophecy. This thorough treatment of a difficult and increasingly controversial subject area will encourage and cultivate knowledge and understanding
Touching The Penis in Islamic Law
Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic World
Book Review| January 01 2005 Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic World Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic WorldBeckett, Katharine Scarfe Brannon Wheeler Brannon Wheeler Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Literature Studies (2005) 42 (3): 232–234. https://doi.org/10.2307/40247494 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Brannon Wheeler; Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islami…
Arab Prophets of the Qur'an and Bible
Recent scholarship on the Qur'an has noted the need for more attention to the historical content of the Qur'an, and in evaluating how the historical study of the Qur'an compares to the long tradition of Biblical studies in Europe and North America. This paper examines the question of the historicity of the Qur'an's contents with particular attention to how historical information in the Qur'an has traditionally been used and compared to the histor…
The United States Naval Academy’s Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
In August 2005, the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studieswas established at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis,Maryland. This was the result of a multi-year review of the academy’scurriculum as part of far-reaching efforts under AdmiralRodney Rempt, the current superintendent, to provide a moreinternational and interdisciplinary curriculum to the students
Gift of the Body in Islam
The following pages examine the relationship between the prophet Muhammad's sacrifice of the camels and the distribution of his hair at the conclusion of his farewell pilgrimage just before his death. A study of the accounts of the Prophet's camel sacrifice shows that it prefigures the annual rites of the Hajj using the biblical model of Abraham's sacrifice to align other pre-Islamic practices, including those associated with the cult at Mecca, w…
Moses in the Qur'an and Islamic Exegesis
Relating the Muslim understanding of Moses in the Qur'an to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Alexander Romances, Aramaic Targums, Rabbinic Bible exegesis, and folklore from the ancient and medieval Mediterranean, this book shows how Muslim scholars authorize and identify themselves through allusions to the Bible and Jewish tradition. Exegesis of Qur'an 18:60-82 shows how Muslim exegetes engage Biblical theology through interpretation of the ancient Israeli…
Guillaume Postel and the Primordial Origins of the Middle East
Guillaume Postel is often credited as one of the founding fathers of the modern “orientalist” European study of the Middle East, and of Arabic, Islam, and the Quran in particular. He published his most influential work in 1544, calling on the French king to lead a Crusade against the Ottomans and usher in a new, apocalyptic age. Although usually credited as a pioneer in the comparative study of Semitic languages, an influential figure in French-O…
Islamist Exegesis of Q 3
Is there an Islamic version of the UN doctrine of the "Responsibility to Protect"? Are Muslims obligated to defend their own community, and to save the rest of the world from tyranny andoppression? The UN doctrine commits member states to protect people from certain types of harm, and specifically includes protecting populations from their own governments. If a comparable Islamic doctrine exists, it is especially ironic that the UN doctrine is so…
Where the Two Seas Meet
Where the Two Seas Meet: The Qurʾānic Story of al-Khiḍr and Moses in Sufi Commentaries as a Model of Spiritual Guidance. By Hugh Talat Halman. Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 2013. Pp. xxi + 319. $29.95 (paper
Quran as Scripture in Classical Muslim Scholarship
Recent scholarship focuses on the plasticity of the concept of "scripture" as it is defined by different religious traditions. Based on its contents, the Quran is most commonly compared to the Bible, yet such an approach misses the distinct way that the Quran is understood as an authoritative text by classical Muslim scholarship. Even "basic" information-knowing the number of words, the names of surahs, the structure of the text-is essential to u…
Philosophy (23 works) · Islam (18 works) · Islamic Studies and History (17 works) · Theology (16 works) · History (15 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Art (9 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (8 works)