John Obert Voll
Biographic Data
| ID | 998828 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Obert Voll |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Obert |
| FAMILY NAME | Voll |
| SIGNATURE | VOLL J O |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Islam as a Community of Discourse and a World-System
Renewal and Reformation in the Midtwentieth Century
Political Islam
The End of Civilization is Not So Bad (1993 Mesa Presidential Address)
The sounds and activities of an increasingly globalized human world often drown out the noises of the debates in scholarly journals and intellectual magazines about the coming wars among civilizations. This globalized theater of life is paradoxical, conflictridden and often destructive of many human values, but it is fundamentally an increasingly one-world context. Its struggles and conflicts cannot be best understood by viewing them as if they w…
Historical Dictionary of the Sudan
Conservative and Traditional Brotherhoods
The major Sufi brotherhoods have a significance in the development of political Islam in the modern era that is often underestimated. The traditional brotherhoods provided the basis for much of the militant opposition to European imperial expansion in the nineteenth century and, through these efforts, created symbols for Islamic authenticity that have remained important throughout the twentieth century. These brotherhoods also were major conserva…
Mediation of Civil Wars
As civil wars become forums for international conflicts and ideological rivalries, their containment and resolution is an increasingly important requisite for international peace. This book explores mediation as a means toward resolving such wars. Dr. Assefa argues that the sovereign sensitivities of incumbent governments, the risk of international
The Sudan
Little known in the United States and Western Europe, the Sudan is nevertheless a country of major importance in international affairs. This analytic introduction to the modern Sudan, first published in 1985, provides a summary of the basic dynamics of the country’s political, social, cultural, and economic life, as well as a general framework for interpreting the modern Sudanese experience. The authors present a clear picture of the Sudan as a d…
Islam
Islam
Islam
Historical Dictionary of the Sudan
African Historical Dictionaries in Perspective
Systèmes de signes. Textes réunis en hommage à Germaine Dieterlen
Historical Dictionary of the Sudan
Historical Dictionary of the Sudan
Conservative and Traditional Brotherhoods
The major Sufi brotherhoods have a significance in the development of political Islam in the modern era that is often underestimated. The traditional brotherhoods provided the basis for much of the militant opposition to European imperial expansion in the nineteenth century and, through these efforts, created symbols for Islamic authenticity that have remained important throughout the twentieth century. These brotherhoods also were major conserva…
Renewal and Reformation in the Midtwentieth Century
Systèmes de signes. Textes réunis en hommage à Germaine Dieterlen
Historical Dictionary of the Sudan
African Historical Dictionaries in Perspective
Historical Dictionary of the Sudan
Islam
Islam
Islam
The Sudan
Little known in the United States and Western Europe, the Sudan is nevertheless a country of major importance in international affairs. This analytic introduction to the modern Sudan, first published in 1985, provides a summary of the basic dynamics of the country’s political, social, cultural, and economic life, as well as a general framework for interpreting the modern Sudanese experience. The authors present a clear picture of the Sudan as a d…
Mediation of Civil Wars
As civil wars become forums for international conflicts and ideological rivalries, their containment and resolution is an increasingly important requisite for international peace. This book explores mediation as a means toward resolving such wars. Dr. Assefa argues that the sovereign sensitivities of incumbent governments, the risk of international
Conservative and Traditional Brotherhoods
The major Sufi brotherhoods have a significance in the development of political Islam in the modern era that is often underestimated. The traditional brotherhoods provided the basis for much of the militant opposition to European imperial expansion in the nineteenth century and, through these efforts, created symbols for Islamic authenticity that have remained important throughout the twentieth century. These brotherhoods also were major conserva…
Historical Dictionary of the Sudan
The End of Civilization is Not So Bad (1993 Mesa Presidential Address)
The sounds and activities of an increasingly globalized human world often drown out the noises of the debates in scholarly journals and intellectual magazines about the coming wars among civilizations. This globalized theater of life is paradoxical, conflictridden and often destructive of many human values, but it is fundamentally an increasingly one-world context. Its struggles and conflicts cannot be best understood by viewing them as if they w…
Political Islam
Renewal and Reformation in the Midtwentieth Century
Islam as a Community of Discourse and a World-System
History (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Islamic Studies and History (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Islam (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works) · African history and culture analysis (4 works)