[PDF] A New Introduction To Islam eBook

Author : Daniel W. Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 47,24 MB
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1444357727

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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

Author : Daniel W. Brown
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,44 MB
Release : 2003-10-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780631216049

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Written in an engaging style, this text introduces students not just to what Muslims believe and practise, but also to the history and development of Islamic studies as a discipline. Provides a thought-provoking account of the origins, major features and lasting impact of the Islamic tradition. Introduces students to the history and development of Islamic studies as a discipline. Examines how monotheism in the Near East produced a unique and brilliant intellectual and religious tradition spanning the fields of Islamic law, theology, philosophy and mysticism. Surveys the ways in which Islamic tradition has enriched the world and in turn been enriched by interaction with other civilizations, from the Mongols to the modern West. Considers the opportunities and challenges facing Muslims today. Includes detailed chronologies, tables summarizing key information, and useful maps and diagrams.

Author : Daniel W. Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 22,41 MB
Release : 2017-02-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1118953487

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Covering the origins, key features, and legacy of the Islamic tradition, the third edition of A New Introduction to Islam includes new material on Islam in the 21st century and discussions of the impact of historical ideas, literature, and movements on contemporary trends. Includes updated and rewritten chapters on the Qur’an and hadith literature that covers important new academic research Compares the practice of Islam in different Islamic countries, as well as acknowledging the differences within Islam as practiced in Europe Features study questions for each chapter and more illustrative material, charts, and excerpts from primary sources

Author : Frederick Denny
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 34,66 MB
Release : 2015-09-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1317347277

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An Introduction to Islam, Fourth Edition, provides students with a thorough, unified and topical introduction to the global religious community of Islam. In addition, the author's extensive field work, experience, and scholarship combined with his engaging writing style and passion for the subject also sets his text apart. An Introduction to Islam places Islam within a cultural, political, social, and religious context, and examines its connections with Judeo-Christian morals. Its integration of the doctrinal and devotional elements of Islam enables readers to see how Muslims think and live, engendering understanding and breaking down stereotypes. This text also reviews pre-Islamic history, so readers can see how Islam developed historically.

Author : Tariq Ramadan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,52 MB
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0190467509

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From one of the most prominent intellectuals in the Muslim world comes a timely new introduction to one of the world's most practiced-and most misunderstood-religions. In frank, unapologetic language, Tariq Ramadan walks readers through Islam and its principles, rituals, diversity, and evolution. Ramadan, known for his efforts to reform and change the understanding of Islam in the West, avoids ideology and idealism, instead attempting to depict the true meaning of Islam for readers who have no previous experience with the religion. The book is therefore focused on defining the basic principles of Islam and offering an overview of the faith's history: from its beginnings in prophetic mission, to the Sunni-Shi'a schism, to the formation of distinct schools of law, theology, philosophy, and mysticism. Perhaps the most misinterpreted aspect of Islam, shariah, literally translated as "the way that leads to a source of water," receives an entire chapter of attention. Ramadan explains the ways in which shariah has been reduced by fundamentalism to a mere criminal code and expands upon its place in the larger Islamic worldview. He then confronts some of the most pressing issues facing Muslims today, including gender equality, religious diversity, and violence. Both sensitive and accessible, Introduction to Islam is a much-needed guide to understanding the role of Islam in the modern world.

Author : David Waines
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 12,16 MB
Release : 2003-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521539067

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A revised and updated edition of Waines' wide-ranging account of the history and theology of Islam.

Author : Reuven Firestone
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 24,74 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0827610491

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Helping Jews understand Islam--a reasoned and candid view

Author : Annemarie Schimmel
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 45,58 MB
Release : 1992-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1438418981

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It is a splendid introduction—carefully researched and comprehensive, yet readable. It corrects many popular and erroneous notions about Islam that prevail in non-Muslim societies. For the general reader there are many profound insights of great consequence, for example, the passages on women, marriage, and inheritance, or the section on jihad, nearly always completely misunderstood in the press.

Author : Frederick Mathewson Denny
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 12,85 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN :

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The author's extensive field work, experience, and scholarship combined with his engaging writing style and passion for the subject sets this text apart. An Introduction to Islam, Third Edition, provides students with a thorough and unified topical introduction to the global religious community of Islam. It places Islam within a cultural, political, social, and religious context and examines its connections with Judeo-Christian morals. The text's integration of the doctrinal and devotional elements of Islam enables students to see how Muslims think and live--engendering understanding and breaking down stereotypes. "An Introduction to Islam, Third Edition" also reviews pre-Islamic history so students can see how Islam developed historically.

Author : Aminah Beverly McCloud
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 28,41 MB
Release : 2013-01-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1118273915

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This engaging introduction to Islam examines its lived reality, its worldwide presence, and the variety of beliefs and practices encompassed by the religion. The global perspective uniquely captures the diversity of Islam expressed throughout different countries in the present day. A comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, and global introduction to Islam, covering its history as well as current issues, experiences, and challenges Incorporates key new research on Muslims from a variety of countries across Europe, Latin America, Indonesia, and Malaysia Central Asia Directly addresses controversial issues, including political violence and ‘terrorism’, anti-western sentiments, and Islamophobia Explores different responses from various Islamic communities to globalizing trends Highlights key patterns within Islamic history that shed light upon the origins and evolution of current movements and thought