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An introduction to Islam / David Waines

By: Waines, DavidMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003Edition: Second editionDescription: xi, 367 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0521831415; 9780521831413; 0521539064; 9780521539067; 0521429293; 9780521429290Subject(s): IslamDDC classification: 297 LOC classification: BP161.2 | .W29 2003
Contents:
Part 1. Foundations -- "There is no god but Allah--" -- Tradition in the making -- Part 2. Islamic teaching and practice -- Divine will and the law -- Theology : faith, justice, and last things -- The way of the Sufi -- The way of the Imams -- Part 3. Islam in the modern world -- Islam in the modern world. The heartlands and beyond -- Issues in contemporary Islam
Summary: This revised and updated second edition features a new section tackling the issues arising from Islam's changing role in the volatile world order of the new millennium. Appearing at the end of a book which explores the ideas and traditions of Islam in depth, this new section offers thought-provoking reflections on the role of religion in the current conflicts
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-337) and index

Part 1. Foundations -- "There is no god but Allah--" -- Tradition in the making -- Part 2. Islamic teaching and practice -- Divine will and the law -- Theology : faith, justice, and last things -- The way of the Sufi -- The way of the Imams -- Part 3. Islam in the modern world -- Islam in the modern world. The heartlands and beyond -- Issues in contemporary Islam

This revised and updated second edition features a new section tackling the issues arising from Islam's changing role in the volatile world order of the new millennium. Appearing at the end of a book which explores the ideas and traditions of Islam in depth, this new section offers thought-provoking reflections on the role of religion in the current conflicts

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