Islam
A Short Guide to the Faith
Published on 3. March 2011
153 pages
978-1-4674-3465-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this straightforward and authoritative collection of fifteen essays -- each by a different, specialized expert in the field -- readers will encounter all the major elements of Islam, including its history, its beliefs, its practices, and its interactions, notably with Christianity, Judaism, and the modern world. Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith will inform and enlighten all who wish to better understand this increasingly influential world religion.Contributors:Roger AllenRuba Kana'anAhmet T. KaramustafaBruce B. LawrencePaul LöfflerJoseph E. LowryScott C. LucasJon McGinnisTahera QutbuddinAbdulaziz SachedinaJane I. SmithMark N. SwansonShawkat M. ToorawaMark S. WagnerHomayra ZiadAron Zysow
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword, by Bruce B. Lawrence
- Editors' Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Note to Readers
- I. Introduction
- 1. Islam-Shawkat M. Toorawa
- II. Origins
- 2. Qur?an-Roger Allen
- 3. Muhammad-Tahera Qutbuddin
- 4. Hadith and Sunna-Scott C. Lucas
- III. Doctrine
- 5. Shari?a-Aron Zysow
- 6. Islamic Philosophy-Jon McGinnis
- 7. Sufism-Ahmet T. Karamustafa-
- 8. Shi?ites, Shi?ism-Abdulaziz Sachedina
- 9. Sunnis, Sunnism-Scott C. Lucas
- IV. Institutions
- 10. Mosque-Ruba Kana?an
- 11. Islamic Government-Joseph E. Lowry
- V. Interactions
- 12. Women and Islam-Homayra Ziad
- 13. Islam and Judaism-Mark S. Wagner
- 14. Islam and Christianity-Paul Löffler and Mark N. Swanson
- 15. Islam in America-Jane I. Smith
- Glossary
- Bibliography for Further Viewing and Reading
- Contributors
