The emergence of Islam: classical traditions in contemporary perspective
Part 1. The Prophet Muhammad and the rightly guided caliphs. Introduction to part 1 : historical overview -- Muhammad in Mecca -- Muhammad in Medina -- The birth of an empire -- Part 2. The Qurʼan. Introduction to part 2 : history and literature -- The Qurʼan and its message -- The Qurʼan and the Bi...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Minneapolis, Minn.
Fortress Press
c 2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Muḥammad 570-632
/ Koran
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| Further subjects: | B
Islam
History
B Qurʼan Criticism, interpretation, etc |
| Summary: | Part 1. The Prophet Muhammad and the rightly guided caliphs. Introduction to part 1 : historical overview -- Muhammad in Mecca -- Muhammad in Medina -- The birth of an empire -- Part 2. The Qurʼan. Introduction to part 2 : history and literature -- The Qurʼan and its message -- The Qurʼan and the Bible -- Rethinking the biography of the Prophet -- The historical context of the Qurʼan -- Part 3. Contemporary perspectives. Introduction to part 3 : classical texts and contemporary religion -- Contemporary Muslim narratives of Islam's emergence |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-222) and index Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:c 2012 |
| Physical Description: | XXI, 226 S., Ill., Kt., Faks., 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-8006-9859-2 978-0-8006-9859-1 |
