A New Introduction to Islam - Softcover

Brown, Daniel W.

 
9781405158077: A New Introduction to Islam
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1405158077 ISBN 13: 9781405158077
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

The second edition of this student-friendly textbook explores the origins, major features and lasting influence of the Islamic tradition.
* Traces the development of Muslim beliefs and practices against the background of social and cultural contexts extending from North Africa to South and Southeast Asia
* Fully revised for the second edition, with completely new opening and closing chapters considering key issues facing Islam in the 21st century
* Focuses greater attention on everyday practices, the role of women in Muslim societies, and offers additional material on Islam in America
* Includes detailed chronologies, tables summarizing key information, useful maps and diagrams, and many more illustrations

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Daniel W. Brown has lived in Egypt and in Pakistan, where he spent his first 18 years. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the International Islamic University in Islamabad, at the Institute of Islamic Culture in Lahore and at Cairo University, and has taught Islamic studies at Mount Holyoke, Amherst, and Smith colleges. He is the author of Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought.

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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.

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Verlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1405158077
ISBN 13 
9781405158077
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
358
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