Islam
The Religious and Political Life of a World Community
1st Edition
Published on 15. September 1984
321 pages
978-0-313-39044-9 (ISBN)
Description
Written in straight-forward language by leading Islamic scholars, 14 essays cover the basics of Islamic faith and practice, the foundations of state and society, the early Muslim empires, Islamic universalism in the later Middle Ages, and the later Muslim empires.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-39044-9 (9780313390449)
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Content
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- Chapter 1 Faith and Practice
- Chapter 2 The Message and the Messenger
- Chapter 3 The Foundations of State and Society
- Chapter 4 The Early Muslim Empires: Umayyads, Abbasids, Fatimids
- Chapter 5 Islamic Universalism in the Later Middle Ages
- Chapter 6 The Later Muslim Empires: Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals
- Chapter 7 The Colonial Period
- Chapter 8 Muslim Responses to Colonialism
- Chapter 9 Muslim Nation-States
- Chapter 10 Muslim Societies Today
- Chapter 11 Islamic Law
- Chapter 12 The Changing Arab Muslim Family
- Chapter 13 Muslims in the United States
- Chapter 14 Present Tendencies, Future Trends
- GLOSSARY
- A
- B
- C
- D
- F
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- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- A
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- ABOUT THE EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTORS
