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010			_a2002025354
020			_a0764122266 (alk. paper)
040			_cJTL
050			_aBP161.2 _b.F37 2003
100			_aFarah, Caesar E. _950607
245			_aIslam : _bbeliefs and observances / _cCaesar E. Farah.
250			_a7th ed.
260			_aHauppauge, NY : _bBarron's, _c2003.
300			_aix, 500 p. : _bmap ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aContents:
505			_aAn 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
520			_aSummary:
520			_aDiscusses Islam as a world religion, the core of Islamic beliefs, Islam's many sects, and the motivations of Islamic extremist factions
650			_aIslam. _950608
856			_3Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/barrons041/2002025354.html _uContributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2002025354-b.html
942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBP 161.2 _i.F37 2003
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