His publications include Al-Ghazali on the Principles of Islamic Spirituality, Skylight Paths, 2011; Apples and Oranges: The Logic of the Early and Later Logicians, Brill, 2010; and Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, Harrasowitz, 2009. His book The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of al-Bajuri was published by the State University of New York Press. (see below for a more complete list)
He has also written a Sufi fantasy fiction novel for young adult readers called Nimrullah: The Quest for the Green Dagger. (www.nimrullah.com)
To read his books visit his Amazon page: amazon.com/author/aaronspevack
To read his Academic articles: https://colgate.academia.edu/AaronSpevack
Published Works
Monographs:
- The Archetypal Sunni Scholar: Law, Theology, and Mysticism in the Synthesis of al-Bajuri. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2014.
Annotated Translations:
- Ghazali on the Principles of Islamic Spirituality: Selections from the Forty Foundations of Religion–Annotated and Explained. Woodstock, NY: Skylight Paths Publishing, 2012.
Journal Articles:
- “Disconnection and Doubt: Revisiting Schacht’s Theories of Ijtihad.” The Journal of Islamic Philosophy. 1 (2012): 3-23.
- “Apples and Oranges: The Logic of the Early and Later Arabic Logicians.” Islamic Law and Society1 (2010): 159-184.
Book Chapters and Essays:
- “Al-Suyuti, the Intolerant Ecumenist: Law and Theology in Ta’yid al-Haqiqa al-‘aliyya wa tashyid al-Tariqa al-Shadhiliyya.” In Ghersetti, Antonella (ed.). Al-Suyuti, a Polymath of the Mamluk Period: Proceedings of the Themed Day of the First Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies (Ca’ Foscari University, Venice, June 23, 2014) Islamic History and Civilization. Brill, 2016.
- “Egypt and the Later Ash’arite School.” In Sabine Schmidke (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2016. pp. 534-46.
- “Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti” in Essays in Arabic Literary Biography, 1350-1850. Edited by Joseph E. Lowry and Devin J. Stewart. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2009: 386-409.
Encyclopedia Entries:
- “Al-Bajuri, Ibrahim b. Muhammad” co-authored with Ken Cuno, in The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Third Edition. Edited by Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas and Everett Rowson. Brill, 2009: 130-132. (refereed)
- Various entries in The Encyclopedia of Islam in the United States. Edited by Jocelyne Cesari (Harvard) et al. (Greenwood Press, 2007).
- “Ahl Sunnah”
- “Al-Shadhili”
- “Nuh Keller”
- “Music”
Biographical Appendices:
- Various biographies in appendices The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi. Translation, Annotation, and Introduction by Hamza Yusuf. (Sandala: 2007).
- Various biographies of Hadith Scholars in appendices of The Content of Character: Ethical Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. Translation and Introduction by Hamza Yusuf. (Sandala, 2005).
(works submitted and in-progress will be added as they come out)