This is Islam
From Muhammad and the Community of Believers to Islam in the Global Community
Published on 30. April 2017
Book
Hardback
152 pages
978-1-933782-89-8 (ISBN)
Description
This Is Islam presents a lively introduction to a religion that has a dramatic history and plays a crucial role in the world today. Designed for people unfamiliar with Islamic beliefs, rituals, and customs, it explains the history of Islam, the importance of Islamic law, and major sects including Sunnism, Shi'ism, and Sufism.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Great Barrington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
825 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-933782-89-8 (9781933782898)
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Jamal J. Elias is Chair of the Department of Religious Studies and Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He has written and lectured widely on the Qur'an, Sufism, and religion and material culture acrossthe Islamic world. He is the author of numerous books on Islam and Islamic society, including Key Themes for the Study of Islam (Oneworld, 2010), On Wings of Diesel: Trucks, Identity and Culture in Pakistan (Oneworld, 2010), Islam (Prentice Hall and Routledge, 1999), Death Before Dying: Sufi Poems of Sultan Bahui (University of California Press, 1998), and The Throne Carrier of God: The Life and Thought of 'Ala' ad-dawla as-Simnanii (SUNY Press, 1995).