2. Edition - March 2009
26.90 Euro
2009. 360 Pages, Softcover
- Practical Approach Book -
ISBN-10: 1-4051-5807-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-5807-7 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
A New Introduction to Islam offers students a fresh account of the origins, major features, and lasting impact of the Islamic tradition. The development of Muslim beliefs and practices is carefully explored against the background of social and cultural contexts that extend from North Africa to South and Southeast Asia, providing a new and illuminating perspective.

This second edition builds on the success of the first and offers additional material on Islam in America, on gender and women, and on recent trends in Islamic thought, making it more comprehensive and up to date. Additional features such as detailed chronologies, tables summarizing key information, useful maps and diagrams, and many more illustrations further enhance this critical introduction to the major issues in Islamic studies.

From the contents
List of Illustrations

Preface to the Second Edition

Source Acknowledgments

Part I: The Formation of the Islamic Tradition:

1. Islam in Global Perspective

2. Arabia

3. The Pre-Islamic Near East

4. The Life of Muhammad

5. The Qur'n

6. The Tradition Literature

Part II: The Expansion of Islam:

7. The Conquests

8. Religion of Empire

9. The Caliphate

Part III: Islamic Institutions:

10. Islamic Law

11. Islamic Theology and Philosophy

12. Skf+sm

Part IV: Crisis and Renewal in Islamic History:

13. Turks, Crusaders, and Mongols

14. Revival and Reform

15. Islam and the West

16. The Turbulent Twentieth Century

17. Islam in the Twenty-First Century

Glossary

Bibliography

Index