Essential Islam
A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice
1st Edition
Published on 12. November 2009
296 pages
978-0-313-36026-8 (ISBN)
Description
An introductory guide to the important elements of the world's largest religion, including the Quran, the Pillars of Faith, and the life of Muhammad, as well as Islamic history, customs and rituals, and contributions to world culture.
Essential Islam: A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice is the ideal beginner's resource on the core elements of a faith that, like Christianity and Judaism, offers a guide to holy living and a path to salvation-one that like other world faiths has inspired peace and war, tolerance and brutality, enlightenment and abysmal ignorance.
Essential Islam offers an insightful, objective look at Islam from its inception to the present day, including a discussion of Islamic beliefs about God, history, warfare, marriage, the afterlife, and the relationship between Islam and other faiths. It is a rich source for dispelling misconceptions-for example, only 10 percent of Muslims are Arabic, and only a quarter of those reside in the Middle East-and for understanding tensions between groups within and outside Islam. More importantly, it gives readers a portrait of Islam not as a religion of extremists, but as a dynamic living faith practiced by people of all kinds in virtually every corner of the world.
Essential Islam: A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice is the ideal beginner's resource on the core elements of a faith that, like Christianity and Judaism, offers a guide to holy living and a path to salvation-one that like other world faiths has inspired peace and war, tolerance and brutality, enlightenment and abysmal ignorance.
Essential Islam offers an insightful, objective look at Islam from its inception to the present day, including a discussion of Islamic beliefs about God, history, warfare, marriage, the afterlife, and the relationship between Islam and other faiths. It is a rich source for dispelling misconceptions-for example, only 10 percent of Muslims are Arabic, and only a quarter of those reside in the Middle East-and for understanding tensions between groups within and outside Islam. More importantly, it gives readers a portrait of Islam not as a religion of extremists, but as a dynamic living faith practiced by people of all kinds in virtually every corner of the world.
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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
978-0-313-36026-8 (9780313360268)
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11/2009
Praeger Publishers Inc
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Person
Diane Morgan is adjunct professor of religion and philosophy at Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA. She has published nearly 40 books, including Praeger's Snakes in Myth, Magic and History: The Story of a Human Obsession, Fire and Blood: Rubies in Myth, Magic, and History, and From Satan's Crown to the Holy Grail: Emeralds in Myth, Magic and History.
Content
Notes on Language and Orthography
Author's Note
Introduction and Background
Chapter 1 What Muslims Believe: Essential Articles of Faith
Chapter 2 Essential Elements of Islamic Practice
Chapter 3 Muhammad
Chapter 4 Islamic Law and Cultural Practices
Chapter 5 The Many Faces of Islam
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index
Author's Note
Introduction and Background
Chapter 1 What Muslims Believe: Essential Articles of Faith
Chapter 2 Essential Elements of Islamic Practice
Chapter 3 Muhammad
Chapter 4 Islamic Law and Cultural Practices
Chapter 5 The Many Faces of Islam
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index
