Islam A Short Guide to the Faith

Name: Islam A Short Guide to the Faith
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ISBN: 9780802866004

ISBN-10: 080286600X

ISBN-13: 9780802866004

Edition: 2010

Authors: Roger M. A. Allen, Shawkat M. Toorawa

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In Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith, editors Roger Allen and Shawkat M. Toorawa have assembled fifteen chapters by fifteen noted scholars, each of which provides a lucid description and exploration of an aspect of Islam, its institutions, doctrines, and interactions, notably with Christianity, Judaism, and the modern world. The chapters are preceded by a foreword by a renowned scholar, sixteen full-color images, and a user-friendly bibliography for further viewing and reading. This concise yet thorough introduction to Islam is ideal for the general reader interested in learning more about Islam, and for use as an introductory text in high school and college classes.

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Publication date: 3/3/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Shawkat Toorawa is Associate Professor of Arabic Literature and Islamic Studies at Cornell University. He is author of Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur and Arabic Writerly Culture (2005).



Foreword



Editors' Preface


Acknowledgments


Note to Readers



Introduction



Islam




Origins



Qur'an




Muhammad




Hadith and Sunna




Doctrine



Shari'a




Islamic Philosophy




Sufism




Shi'ites, Shi'ism




Sunnis, Sunnism




Institutions



Mosque




Islamic Government




Interactions



Women and Islam




Islam and Judaism




Islam and Christianity




Islam in America



Glossary


Bibliography for Further Viewing and Reading


Contributors


Index