Introducing Islam
Introduction : approaching the subject -- History of the community -- On the eve of Islam : the Hellenistic-Iranian world -- Arabia : Muhammad and history of Islam to about 700 CE -- Expansion and flowering : history of Islam from about 700 to 1700 CE -- Aspects of Islam -- The Qurʼan -- The prophet...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
London [u.a.]
Routledge
2009
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In: | Year: 2009 |
Edition: | 1. publ. |
Series/Journal: | World religions series
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Islam
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Further subjects: | B
Islam
History
B Islam |
Summary: | Introduction : approaching the subject -- History of the community -- On the eve of Islam : the Hellenistic-Iranian world -- Arabia : Muhammad and history of Islam to about 700 CE -- Expansion and flowering : history of Islam from about 700 to 1700 CE -- Aspects of Islam -- The Qurʼan -- The prophet Muhammad : "the best of all creation" -- Rituals and celebrations -- Divisions in the umma : sects, political theory -- Those who know : scholars and learning -- To know God's will : Islamic law -- Theology and philosophy -- The path to God : Sufism and wisdom -- Three major figures : a philosopher, a scholar-mystic, and a reformer -- Culture and counter-culture : literature and other arts -- Modern developments -- Modern challenges : Western imperialism and Muslim response -- Turkey : secularist reform -- Ideology and politics in Egypt : between secularism and Islamism -- Ideology and politics in Iran : from secularism to Islamic revolution -- Indonesia : Islamic society or Islamic state? -- Globalization |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0415455170 |