Description |
ix, 356 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
Series |
Library of religious beliefs and practices.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-343) and indexes. |
Contents |
Pt. 1. Formative elements of classical Islam. Prehistory -- The Qurʼān -- Muḥammad -- pt. 2. Emergence of Islamic identity. Political action and theory -- Theological exposition -- Legal developments -- Ritual practice -- pt. 3. Alternate visions of classical Islamic identity. The Shīʻa -- Ṣūfī devotion -- pt. 4. Consolidation of Islamic identity. Intellectual culture -- Medieval visions of Islam -- pt. 5. Modern visions of Islam. Describing modernity -- Muḥammad and modernity -- The Qurʼān and modernity -- Issues of identity: ritual and politics -- pt. 6. Re-visioning Islam. Women, intellectuals, and other challenges -- Perceptions of Muslims in the twenty-first century. |
Summary |
Offers a survey of Islamic history and thought from the formative period of the religion to modern times. It examines the unique elements which have combined to form Islam, in particular the Qur'an and the influence of Muhammad, and traces the ways in which these sources have interacted historically to create Muslim theology and law as well as the alternative visions of Islam found in Shi'ism and Sufism. --from publisher description |
Subject |
Islam.
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Muslims.
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Islam -- Doctrines.
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Islam -- Customs and practices.
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ISBN |
9780415489393 |
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0415489393 |
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9780415489409 (pbk) |
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0415489407 |
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9780203805213 (ebk) |
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0203805216 (ebk) |
OCLC # |
705350878 |
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