Islam
Essays in the Nature and Growth of a Cultural Tradition
1st Edition
Published on 29. November 2007
Book
Hardback
278 pages
978-0-415-44735-5 (ISBN)
Description
The essays in this volume deal with three fundamental problems in Islamic civilization; the growth among Muslims of a consciousness of belonging to a culture; the unity of Muslim civilization as expressed in literature, political thought, attitude to science and urban structure; and the interaction of Islam with other civilizations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
670 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-44735-5 (9780415447355)
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Content
Introduction; THE PROFILE OF MUSLIM CIVILIZATION; growth GROWTH; Chapter 2 THE BEGINNINGS OF CULTURE CONSCIOUSNESS IN ISLAM; Chapter 3 ARAB CULTURE; expressions EXPRESSIONS; Chapter 4 THE KORAN; Chapter 5 THE SPIRIT OF ISLAM AS SHOWN IN ITS LITERATURE; Chapter 6 MUSLIM WORLD VIEW AND MUSLIM SCIENCE; Chapter 7 GOVERNMENT IN ISLAM; Chapter 8 THE STRUCTURE OF THE MUSLIM TOWN; encnounters ENCOUNTERS; Chapter 9 ISLAM AND HELLENISM; Chapter 10 FIRDAUSI'S CONCEPT OF HISTORY; Chapter 11 ATTEMPTS AT SELF-INTERPRETATION IN CONTEMPORARY ISLAM; Chapter 12 WESTERNIZATION IN ISLAM AND THE THEORY OF CULTURAL BORROWING;