David Cook is an American historian and professor of the history of Islam at Rice University. Cook earned his PhD at the University of Chicago.
Cook is noted among scholars of Islam for his "diligent reading and clear translations" of Islamic texts.[1]
Books
edit- Studies in Muslim Apocalyptic. Princeton: Darwin Press, 2003, in the series "Studies in Late Antiquity and Early Islam".
- Contemporary Muslim Apocalyptic Literature. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2005.
- Understanding Jihad. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005.[1] ISBN 978-052024203-6
- Martyrdom in Islam. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.[2][3][4]
- Understanding and Addressing Suicide Attacks (with Olivia Allison). Westport, CT: Praeger Press, 2007.
References
edit- ^ a b Kelsay, John (2007). "Review of Understanding Jihad". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 39 (1): 134–135. doi:10.1017/S002074380728256X. JSTOR 4129122. S2CID 162670585.
- ^ Hawting, Gerald (2009). "Review of Martyrdom in Islam". The English Historical Review. 124 (506): 116–117. doi:10.1093/ehr/cen405. JSTOR 24454501.
- ^ Lawson, Todd (2008). "Review of Martyrdom in Islam". Middle East Journal. 62 (4): 730–731. JSTOR 25482590.
- ^ Melchert, Christopher (2009). "Review of Martyrdom in Islam". Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 52 (2): 343–344. doi:10.1163/156852009X434418. JSTOR 25651171.