Islam : beliefs and observances / Caesar E. Farah.
Material type: TextPublication details: Hauppauge, NY : Barron's, 2003.Edition: 7th edDescription: ix, 500 p. : map ; 21 cmISBN:- 0764122266 (alk. paper)
- BP161.2 .F37 2003
Current library | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks | BKS | BP 161.2 .F37 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | AUA017309 | Available | AUA017309 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
An introduction to Islam --
The setting in Arabia --
Muhammad the prophet --
Muhammad the man --
Foundations of Islam: the Qurʼān --
The fundamentals of Islam: --
The fundamentals of Islam: obligations --
Solidarity through institutional unity --
Heterodoxy and orthodoxy --
Formalism and free expression --
"Medievalism" and the dawn of "Renaissance" --
Islamic resilience --
Islamic resilience --
Islamic dynamism --
Islam in transition --
Current trends --
Perspectives on activist Islam
Summary:
Discusses Islam as a world religion, the core of Islamic beliefs, Islam's many sects, and the motivations of Islamic extremist factions