David Waines (Lancaster University)

An Introduction to Islam

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For this revised and updated second edition, David Waines has added a long section tackling head-on the issues arising from Islam's place in the changing world order at the turn of the new millennium. This new section offers thought-provoking reflections on the place of religion in the current conflicts.

Produktdetails

• Introduction to Religion
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2., überarb. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9780521539067
• ISBN-10: 0521539064
• Artikelnr.: 12204512

Autorenporträt

David Waines is Professor of Islamic Studies, Department of Religious Studies, Lancaster University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; Part I. Foundations: 1. 'There is no god but Allah ...'; 2. Tradition in the making; Part II. Islamic Teaching and Practice: 3. Divine will and the law; 4. Theology: faith, justice, and last things; 5. The way of the Sufi; 6. The way of the Imams; Part III. Islam in the Modern World: 7. The heartlands and beyond; 8. Issues in contemporary Islam; Excursus on Islamic origins; Glossary; Notes; Further reading; Index.

Rezensionen

'Reviewers do not always agree with writers of blurbs, but in this case the reviewer must ... the book really is essential reading for all those interested in Islamic history and culture.' Geoffrey Lewis , Asian Affairs