Islam A Short Introduction: Signs, Symbols and Values

Name: Islam A Short Introduction: Signs, Symbols and Values
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ISBN: 9781851681921

ISBN-10: 1851681922

ISBN-13: 9781851681921

Edition: 1999

Authors: Abdulkader Tayob

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Abdulkader Tayob introduces Islamic teachings, practices and values, referring to issues such as gender and community and the challenges and opportunities that face members of the Islamic faith in the 21st century.

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 7/27/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English

Abdulkader Tayob is professor of Islamic studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. His books include Islam: A Short Introduction.



List of figures


Preface


Note on dates, transliteration and translations



The Minaret: the Call of Islam


Islam and the Other


Height as symbol


Music and the human voice


The call to prayer amplified: technology and religion



Ablution: Purification, Self-Mastery and the Body


Purification rituals in Islam


The significance of purity: Islamic jurisprudence


Purity as cosmology


Life cycle and rites of passage


The nafs and self-control


Fasting



The Interior of the Mosque: Space, Gender Dynamics and Aesthetics


The world is a mosque


Celebrating and commemorating


Gendered space: from mosque to society


Aesthetics



The Prayer Niche: the Inexpressible Goal of Islamic Devotion


How do we know?


Pilgrimage


The Muslim community



The Minbar: Power and Authority in Islam


Minbar and mihrab


Models of leadership


Leadership of power


Leadership of personality


Leadership of knowledge


Leadership beyond models



Challenges and Opportunities in the Twenty-First Century


Globalization


Human rights: seeking equity in a global village


Symbol and reality


Bibliography


Index