Binding: Paperback
Description: Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices offers a survey of Islamic history and thought from the formative period of the religion to the contemporary period. It examines the unique elements which have combined to form Islam in particular the Qur n and perceptions of the Prophet Mu ammad and traces the ways in which these ideas have interacted to influence Islam's path to the present. Combining core source materials with coverage of current scholarship and of recent events in the Islamic world Bernheimer and Rippin introduce this hugely significant religion including alternative visions of Islam found in Shi ism and Sufism in a succinct challenging and refreshing way. The improved and expanded fifth edition is updated throughout and includes new textboxes. With detailed illustrations and a new companion website Muslims is the ideal introduction for students who wish to explore the key issues of Muslims from the Qur n to Islamic feminism to issues of identity Islamophobia and modern visions of Islam.
Title: Muslims Their Religious Beliefs And Practices
Author(s): Rippin Andrew (University Of Victoria Canada)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138219687
Pages: 338 Pages, 25 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 9/22/2018
Series: The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices
Category: Islam