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Robson has created a play about East and West in which a lonely man and a resouceful woman try and mend their broken lives. Martin and his spinster sister Ivy live on a farm - the arrival of his Filipino bride causes Ivy to dig up information about her past, with shocking consequences for them all.
This fast-paced, romantic comedy focuses on Giles Short, successful editor at a once-prestigious publishing house - a kind, honourable man. But he is also a kind man with a wife, a mistress, a lunch date, and an undertaking to tell the truth for the next 12 hours.
Norma Green, a 45-year old working-class Mancunian conceals a desperate sense of wasted time beneath her strong-willed but vulnerable exterior. Trying to find her Mr Wonderful through a dating agency, the story unfolds as she meets three men and tries to cope with her bedridden, controlling mother.
A sympathetic account of how Islam has historically viewed Jesus, this little book sets out to present material from the Quran and other major sources that directly reference Jesus. Passages are presented in the order that they occur rather than being arranged in any artificial, chronological order.
An introduction to the work of Aristophanes, one of the world's greatest comic writers. It tackles key questions posed by Aristophanes' plays, such as staging, humour, songs, obscene language, politics and the modern translation and performance of Aristophanic comedy.
Explores 'word', rva-, and their relationship in the book of "Ezekiel". This book interprets the emphasis on rva- in "Ezekiel" in terms of the self-authentication of the ministry of the prophet. It examines the relationship between rva- and prophecy in "Ezekiel", and shows that the dominant paradigm requires modification.
Jesus (Peace be upon him) and the disciples with him passed by the carcase of a dog. The disciples said, "What a stench this dog makes!" Then he (Blessing and peace be upon him!) said, "How white are its teeth!"A man said to Jesus, son of Mary (Blessing and peace be upon him!), "Give me some advice." He replied, "Consider where your bread comes from."The Messiah (God bless him and grant him peace!) said, "The world is a bridge, so pass over it and do not inhabit it.Stories and sayings of Jesus are found throughout the Muslim tradition, in the Qur'an, in the writings of the Sufis and in the works of the great Islamic philosophers. James Robson's classic collection of these shows us the Islamic version of Jesus, a humble wanderer who was willing to learn from anyone, and who passed on his understanding to his disciples using pithy aphorisms and teaching situations.James Robson was Professor of Arabic at Glasgow university. Andrew Phillip Smith (foreword) is the author of The Lost Sayings of Jesus: Annotated & Explained, The Gospel of Philip: Annotated & Explained, and The Gospel of Thomas: A New Version Based On the Inner Meaning.
From courtship and marriage to adultery and prostitution, Sex and Sexuality in Classical Athens takes a broad look at the sex lives and sexual beliefs of ancient Athenians.
Mountains have always been integral components of China's religious landscape. Early in Chinese history five mountains were co-opted into the imperial cult and declared sacred peaks-yue-demarcating and protecting the imperium's boundaries. Here, Robson demonstrates the value of local and Buddho-Daoist studies in research on Chinese religion.
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