The Islamic World (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Rippin, Andrew

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Exploring the history, philosophy and practice of one of the world's greatest religious traditions, this is the perfect reference for all students of Islam. Ideal for both introductory-level study and as a definitive reference source.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 704
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136803505
• Artikelnr.: 39959569

Autorenporträt

Andrew Rippin is Professor of Islamic History and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Victoria Canada, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His publications include Muslims: their religious beliefs and practices (third edition Routledge 2005) and The Qur'an and its interpretative tradition (2001).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Geo-political Islamic World Part 2: The Religious Islamic World Part 3: The Intellectual Islamic World Part 4: The Cultural Islamic World Part 5: Social Issues and the Islamic World

Rezensionen

'Unlike many other works that attempt to look at the Islamic world from one perspective, the essays in this volume by well-known scholars in their respective fields shed light on the Islamic world from several perspectives: geo-political, religious, intellectual, cultural and social...Despite the challenges of dealing with such a vast geographical region crossing linguistic, ethnic and cultural boundaries over 1400 years , the essays presented here maintain superb academic rigour, comprehensive coverage and authoritativeness while keeping the material accessible to the student of Islam...This is a brilliant work, presented within a multidisciplinary framework, that both scholars and students of Islam will find exciting and stimulating.' - Abdullah Saeed, University of Melbourne, Australia

'Unlike many other works that attempt to look at the Islamic world from one perspective, the essays in this volume by well-known scholars in their respective fields shed light on the Islamic world from several perspectives: geo-political, religious, intellectual, cultural and social...Despite the challenges of dealing with such a vast geographical region crossing linguistic, ethnic and cultural boundaries over 1400 years , the essays presented here maintain superb academic rigour, comprehensive coverage and authoritativeness while keeping the material accessible to the student of Islam...This is a brilliant work, presented within a multidisciplinary framework, that both scholars and students of Islam will find exciting and stimulating.' - Abdullah Saeed, University of Melbourne, Australia